EPA RCRA ID: VAD981730930
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.
Various foundry buildings have operated on the property since the 1890s. The former New River Foundry became operational in 1977 and produced medium-sized iron parts for automobiles, farm equipment and construction equipment. The former New River Foundry was owned and operated by subsidiaries of Intermet Corporation from 1977 until May 2010 when it was sold to Virginia Casting Industries, LLC. Virginia Casting Industries, LLC owned and operated the Facility until March 2012 when the Facility was sold to Grede Radford, LLC. Grede Radford, LLC owned and operated the Facility until early 2014 when the Facility closed. The property is now owned by Radford Trading, LLC. Most of the foundry equipment was decommissioned, dismantled and removed from the Facility in late 2015 and early 2016.
The Facility is bounded by the demolished Former Radford Foundry to the North; the New River to the West; railroad tracks and parking lots to the South; and West Main Street to the East.
Numerous hazardous chemicals, non-hazardous chemicals, and petroleum products were historically used during the manufacturing process. The raw chemicals and petroleum products were stored in small aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), 55-gallon drums, and carboys.
Solid non-hazardous wastes generated at the facility included commercial wastes, foundry production wastes, and waste fluids. Commercial waste was disposed off-site through contracted trash hauling services. Foundry production wastes were formerly disposed at on-site landfills until the landfills were full.
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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Various foundry buildings have operated on the property since the 1890s. The former New River Foundry became operational in 1977 and produced medium-sized iron parts for automobiles, farm equipment and construction equipment. The former New River Foundry was owned and operated by subsidiaries of Intermet Corporation from 1977 until May 2010 when it was sold to Virginia Casting Industries, LLC. Virginia Casting Industries, LLC owned and operated the Facility until March 2012 when the Facility was sold to Grede Radford, LLC. Grede Radford, LLC owned and operated the Facility until early 2014 when the Facility closed. The property is now owned by Radford Trading, LLC. Most of the foundry equipment was decommissioned, dismantled and removed from the Facility in late 2015 and early 2016.
The Facility is bounded by the demolished Former Radford Foundry to the North; the New River to the West; railroad tracks and parking lots to the South; and West Main Street to the East.
Numerous hazardous chemicals, non-hazardous chemicals, and petroleum products were historically used during the manufacturing process. The raw chemicals and petroleum products were stored in small aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), 55-gallon drums, and carboys.
Solid non-hazardous wastes generated at the facility included commercial wastes, foundry production wastes, and waste fluids. Commercial waste was disposed off-site through contracted trash hauling services. Foundry production wastes were formerly disposed at on-site landfills until the landfills were full.
Contaminants at this Facility
The contaminants of concern (COCs) include metals, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The final RCRA CA remedy decision requires the following Institutional Controls to be implemented and maintained:
- The property shall not be used for residential purposes unless it is demonstrated to VDEQ that residential use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment and VDEQ provides prior written approval for such use.
- Groundwater beneath the Facility shall not be used for potable purposes unless and until it is demonstrated to VDEQ that its use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment and VDEQ provides prior written approval of such use.
- To ensure that potential exposures to hazardous constituents in soil and groundwater encountered during construction or other intrusive activities are minimized, the then owner of the Facility shall comply with, and ensure that its contractors comply with, the Materials Management Plan prepared by Haley & Aldrich, Inc. dated September 2018, as the same may be amended by VDEQ.
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.