EPA RCRA ID: VAD054039961
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.
A Post-Closure Permit was issued in 1994 for two closed hazardous waste management units (HWMUs). In 1998, the Post-Closure Permit was modified to implement a Base Corrective Action Program for groundwater at the Facility to address concentrations of TCE above the groundwater protection standard (GPS). In 2001, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) issued a Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (1984) Corrective Action Permit (HSWA Permit) for facility-wide corrective action at solid waste management units and areas of concern (AOCs) identified at the Facility by the EPA. The HSWA Permit required the permittee to complete a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation, implement interim measures as necessary, and complete a Corrective Measures Study (CMS).
In September 2012, the facility's Hazardous Waste Management Permit was modified to incorporate a final remedy detailed in a Statement of Basis developed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which includes active remediation and institutional and engineering controls. The Statement of Basis and Permit modifications underwent a 60-day public comment period during which a public meeting was conducted. No comments were received during the comment period. The modified Permit became effective on September 18, 2012, and represents Remedy Selection and Remedy Construction Complete determinations in accordance with the Corrective Action process.
The final remedy detailed in the Statement of Basis requires the Facility to operate and maintain a soil vapor extraction (SVE) system, to continue operating the existing groundwater pump and treat (P&T) system (installed in 1998), perform long term groundwater monitoring, and maintain certain property mechanisms known as Institutional and Engineering Controls.
On September 19, 2024 , 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
| Action | Status | Date of Action |
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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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Federal-Mogul Corporation (Federal-Mogul) is located on approximately 58 acres of land approximately three miles southeast of the Town of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.
On August 21, 1998, a groundwater recovery and treatment system was started to manage site-wide groundwater contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE). The treatment system, consisting of an air stripper and carbon filtration units, treats TCE-impacted groundwater removed from three on-site extraction wells.
Federal-Mogul constructed potable water lines to deliver city drinking water to residents along Jennelle Road, located south of the facility, whose water wells were impacted by the facility’s groundwater plume. The potable water lines were extended to provide city drinking water to other nearby non-impacted residences as an added safety measure.
In November 2007, and November 2009, and December 2009, the Facility performed short term pilot tests for SVE using two extraction wells and six vapor monitoring points. In April 2010, a full scale SVE pilot test was initiated using 18 extraction wells and 16 vapor monitoring points.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary constituent of concern is TCE.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls include:
1. Operation of the groundwater Pump and Treat (P&T) system
2. Long-term performance monitoring of groundwater
3. Operation of the Soil Vapor Extraction system
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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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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.