EPA RCRA ID: VAD091222588
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.
EPA has determined that no further action under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action program is required at this time. A 45-day public comment period on the proposed decision extended from July 15 to August 30, 1999. No comments were received during that time. Therefore, EPA has issued a final Agency Determination that no further corrective action activities are required at the General Motors Corporation (GM) Powertrain Group facility at this time.
There were no records of releases from any units causing unacceptable threats to human health or the environment. Two drum storage pad areas were certified "clean closed" by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) on February 27, 1996. "Clean closure" is a term that is used to define the process of completely removing all waste that was treated, stored, or disposed in a hazardous waste unit.
Another area of concern was the former site of a 100,000 gallon above ground tank that was used to store No. 2 fuel oil. This tank was removed and GM sampled the soil in the vicinity to determine if there had been any releases associated with the unit. No contamination was found in the soil samples and the site was deemed "clean closed" by VDEQ's Above Ground Storage Tank Program on March 11, 1997. There were no documented releases associated with this area.
There is no further corrective action required at the GM Powertrain Group facility at this time.
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 GM Powertrain Group facility is located in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia along Route 17 and the site is situated on a 76.5 acre parcel of land. The Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park is located southwest of the facility while the Fredericksburg Country Club is to the northeast. The remaining area immediately surrounding the facility is zoned for industrial use. The areas to the south and northeast are residential areas. The GM Powertrain Group facility was purchased by General Motors in 1978 and was previously known as the Delco Moraine Division Fredericksburg Plant, General Motors Corporation. The facility manufactures torque converter clutches for use in other GM plants and the automotive industry.
Contaminants at this Facility
There are no documented hazardous waste releases at this facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls were not required at the site.
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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| 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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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.