EPA RCRA ID: VAD030341077
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
On October 10, 2000, a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Permit was issued to the facility to investigate Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) identified during the EI inspection and previous investigations/assessments.
In 2002, Continental began a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) and in 2003 began cleanup activities implemented via Interim Measures (IMs). In October 2008, Continental received final DEQ approval for their RFI Report.
On September 16, 2004, DEQ EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Continental submitted a final Corrective Measures Study (CMS) to Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in December 2012, evaluating several potential corrective measures for groundwater. The CMS presented the results of a pilot test study that evaluated the effectiveness of in-situ chemical oxidation using permanganate. Based on the results, in situ chemical oxidation was selected as the proposed remedy and the CMS was approved by DEQ on May 13, 2013.
Continental Automotive Systems (Continental) completed a class II permit modification to their Hazardous Waste Management Permit for Site-Wide Corrective Action (Permit). The Permit modification was completed on September 10, 2014, and included selection of the facility’s final corrective action remedy. A 60 day public comment period occurred between dates June 17 and August 20, 2014, soliciting comments on the Permit modifications and the Statement of Basis, which describes the proposed remedy. No comments were received. Therefore the proposed remedy was selected as the final remedy for the site.
Continental’s final remedy consists of in situ chemical oxidation to reduce contaminants in groundwater, on-going groundwater monitoring for remedial effectiveness, and institutional controls required by their Permit. The facility is currently implementing the final remedy.
On June 27, 2019, the VDEQ conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. VDEQ determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The Continental facility occupies approximately 89 acres of property in Culpeper, Virginia where they have been manufacturing brake and suspension components for the automobile industry since 1972.
The Facility is bounded by Lovers Lane to the north. US Highway 29 is located north of Lovers Lane, followed by a manufacturing facility and several residential neighborhoods. Areas to the west consist of light industrial facilities, commercial facilities, and agricultural land. The Facility is bounded by a heavy rail line to the east, followed by agricultural land, a business park, and residential properties. Agricultural land adjoins the Facility grounds to the south.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants in groundwater include tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene and associated degradation compounds. Secondary contaminants in groundwater include chromium.
No unacceptable risks to human health and the environment from soil have been identified during the environmental investigations.
No impacts to air, surface water, or sediments were identified during the environmental investigations
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls include:
- Groundwater from beneath the property cannot be used for any purposes other than environmental testing unless it is demonstrated that such use does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.
- Residential land use is prohibited within the boundary of the former pretreatment lagoon and sludge drying beds. (SWMUs Five and Six).
- Must inspect and maintain the final cover for the former pretreatment lagoon (SWMU Six).
- A vapor mitigation or control system must be installed in any new structure intended for occupation within 100 feet of contaminated groundwater unless it is demonstrated that it is not necessary to protect human health.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.