EPA RCRA ID: VAD089027759
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- 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.
In Spring 2012, EPA entered into two consent orders with Avionics and the prior owner and operator of this Facility. These consent orders require Avionics to provide access to the site and to continue the sampling of offsite residential drinking water wells and maintenance of carbon filters that were installed in 2007. The prior owner (TDY Industries, L.L.C.) is required to complete a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) and Corrective Measures Study (CMS), and to implement any Interim Measures that are identified as necessary to protect human health and the environment.
A Draft RFI Work Plan and Description of Current Conditions Report were submitted by TDY in July 2012. EPA met with TDY in January 2013 to discuss the draft documents and strategy for completing the investigation work required for the facility. Revised documents were submitted to EPA in May 2013, and on June 4, 2013 EPA issued approval and asked TDY to proceed with the fieldwork. The RFI was conducted in a phased approach in accordance with EPA approved work plans and amendments. The first phase was completed between June and August 2013, and additional work was recommended based on the findings. The second phase of the RFI was completed between June and October 2014, and extended into 2015 to complete the characterization of surface water and groundwater. A final site wide groundwater sampling event occurred in 2016. The RFI Report documenting the findings was approved by EPA in December 2017.
Based on the findings of the first phase of investigation work, TDY proposed several Interim Measures in 2015 and a final IM Work Plan was approved by EPA in June 2016. The IMs were completed between July 2016 and December 2017, and included the excavation and offsite disposal of impacted soils, replacement of one impacted drinking water well, and pilot testing of two remedial technologies (soil vapor extraction and enhanced reductive dechlorination) to evaluate their potential application as final cleanup options for the site. A draft report documenting the completion of this work was submitted in June 2017 and EPA issued conditional approval in December 2017.
EPA plans to meet with TDY and their contractor in early 2018 to discuss the preparation of a Corrective Measures Study report and the evaluation of cleanup options that can be used to return this site to beneficial use.
On July 14, 2023, EPA determined the Corrective Action Environment
In Spring 2012, EPA entered into two consent orders with Avionics and the prior owner and operator of this Facility. These consent orders require Avionics to provide access to the site and to continue the sampling of offsite residential drinking water wells and maintenance of carbon filters that were installed in 2007. The prior owner (TDY Industries, L.L.C.) is required to complete a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) and Corrective Measures Study (CMS), and to implement any Interim Measures that are identified as necessary to protect human health and the environment.
A Draft RFI Work Plan and Description of Current Conditions Report were submitted by TDY in July 2012. EPA met with TDY in January 2013 to discuss the draft documents and strategy for completing the investigation work required for the facility. Revised documents were submitted to EPA in May 2013, and on June 4, 2013 EPA issued approval and asked TDY to proceed with the fieldwork. The RFI was conducted in a phased approach in accordance with EPA approved work plans and amendments. The first phase was completed between June and August 2013, and additional work was recommended based on the findings. The second phase of the RFI was completed between June and October 2014, and extended into 2015 to complete the characterization of surface water and groundwater. A final site wide groundwater sampling event occurred in 2016. The RFI Report documenting the findings was approved by EPA in December 2017.
Based on the findings of the first phase of investigation work, TDY proposed several Interim Measures in 2015 and a final IM Work Plan was approved by EPA in June 2016. The IMs were completed between July 2016 and December 2017, and included the excavation and offsite disposal of impacted soils, replacement of one impacted drinking water well, and pilot testing of two remedial technologies (soil vapor extraction and enhanced reductive dechlorination) to evaluate their potential application as final cleanup options for the site. A draft report documenting the completion of this work was submitted in June 2017 and EPA issued conditional approval in December 2017.
EPA plans to meet with TDY and their contractor in early 2018 to discuss the preparation of a Corrective Measures Study report and the evaluation of cleanup options that can be used to return this site to beneficial use.
On July 14, 2023, EPA determined
In Spring 2012, EPA entered into two consent orders with Avionics and the prior owner and operator of this Facility. These consent orders require Avionics to provide access to the site and to continue the sampling of offsite residential drinking water wells and maintenance of carbon filters that were installed in 2007. The prior owner (TDY Industries, L.L.C.) is required to complete a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) and Corrective Measures Study (CMS), and to implement any Interim Measures that are identified as necessary to protect human health and the environment.
A Draft RFI Work Plan and Description of Current Conditions Report were submitted by TDY in July 2012. EPA met with TDY in January 2013 to discuss the draft documents and strategy for completing the investigation work required for the facility. Revised documents were submitted to EPA in May 2013, and on June 4, 2013 EPA issued approval and asked TDY to proceed with the fieldwork. The RFI was conducted in a phased approach in accordance with EPA approved work plans and amendments. The first phase was completed between June and August 2013, and additional work was recommended based on the findings. The second phase of the RFI was completed between June and October 2014, and extended into 2015 to complete the characterization of surface water and groundwater. A final site wide groundwater sampling event occurred in 2016. The RFI Report documenting the findings was approved by EPA in December 2017.
Based on the findings of the first phase of investigation work, TDY proposed several Interim Measures in 2015 and a final IM Work Plan was approved by EPA in June 2016. The IMs were completed between July 2016 and December 2017, and included the excavation and offsite disposal of impacted soils, replacement of one impacted drinking water well, and pilot testing of two remedial technologies (soil vapor extraction and enhanced reductive dechlorination) to evaluate their potential application as final cleanup options for the site. A draft report documenting the completion of this work was submitted in June 2017 and EPA issued conditional approval in December 2017.
EPA plans to meet with TDY and their contractor in early 2018 to discuss the preparation of a Corrective Measures Study report and the evaluation of cleanup options that can be used to return this site to beneficial use.
On July 14, 2023, EPA determined the EPA determined that no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration of groundwater contamination was under control.
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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The Facility contains a vacant manufacturing plans and occupies approximately 12 acres adjacent to the southeast corner of the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Airport. The plant was constructed in 1954 and the Facility was operated by Teledyne from 1966 to 1992 and by Avionics from 1993 until 2010 as a manufacturer of aircraft parts and components. The Facility consists of four buildings, including a manufacturing building, an adjacent office building, a parts finishing and testing building and a chemical storage garage. In early 2017 the Facility was sold to a private party that is currently using the buildings for storage of equipment. The area surrounding the Facility and airport is primarily rural. A residential subdivision (Walnut Hill) is located approximately 800 feet northwest of the Facility.
Wastes generated at the Facility during its history of operations included spent solvents, residual industrial liquids and aluminum polishing washwater.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants detected in soil and groundwater at the Facility include tetrachloroethene (PCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA), trichloroethene (TCE), 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and 1,4-dioxane.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The need for institutional controls is yet to be determined.
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) Type |
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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Enforcement and Permit Tools (EP) |
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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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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Non-Groundwater |
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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.