Hazardous Waste Cleanup: CSX Transportation Incorporated (Formerly: Beazer East) in Richmond, Virginia
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
The remedy selected by EPA is being implemented through a Site-wide corrective action permit which is administered by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ). On August 17, 2010 VADEQ approved CSXT’s permit application and issued CSXT a hazardous waste management permit for corrective action. The hazardous waste management permit contains provisions for implementing corrective action at the Site consistent with the remedy selected by EPA in 2009. The hazardous waste management permit became effective on September 16, 2010.
Cleanup Status
The final remedy has been selected for this Facility and the construction of the remedy is complete. EPA prepared and released its Final Decision and Response to Comments for the selected cleanup approach for the Facility in December 2009. The remedy was implemented through a Site-wide corrective action permit which is administered by VADEQ. On August 17, 2010 VADEQ approved CSXT's permit application and issued CSXT a hazardous waste management permit for corrective action. The permit contained provisions for implementing corrective action at the Site consistent with the remedy selected by EPA in 2009. The hazardous waste management permit became effective on September 16, 2010.
On September 29, 2016 EPA issued approval of a Corrective Measures Implementation Report for this Facility. This report documents the completion of construction of the $6,950,000 remedy selected by EPA in December 2009 for this former wood treating facility. The remedy construction work was completed between June 2014 and September 2015 and included the installation of a slurry wall that encircles an approximate 7.4 acre area encompassing the closed former surface impoundment, the former creosote unloading area and treatment area, the northern end of the drip tracks and the water supply pond. Approximately 35,000 cubic yards of impacted soils and sediment and construction debris were excavated, stabilized and consolidated inside the slurry wall containment area prior to the construction of an engineered cap and drainage features. Additional cleanup work included the installation of free product recovery wells, restoration of excavated areas including wetlands revegetation, treatment of impacted groundwater outside of the slurry wall containment area using In-Situ Chemical Oxidation ("ISCO") and final stabilization of the vegetated cap and restored excavations.
A final inspection was conducted in June 2016 and after completion of a few minor repairs to drainage features, the site was found to be stabilized and the remedy functioning as designed. EPA expects to continue working with CSX, their contractors and VADEQ to implement performance monitoring, routine inspections and the Institutional Controls ("ICs") that are required to ensure the long term effectiveness of the remedy.
Site Description
Interactive Map of CSX Transportation Incorporated (Formerly: Beazer East), Richmond, VA
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This former wood treating site is located in the eastern part of Henrico County, Virginia, approximately 2.5 miles east of the City of Richmond, Virginia. The CSXT facility covers approximately 52 acres, and is located adjacent to the Eastport Industrial Park on Charles City Road in Richmond, Virginia. The site is currently an unused former industrial facility which is bordered by a closed Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) landfill to the immediate west, the CSX railroad to the south, and mixed agricultural and light industrial uses (including one occupied residence) to the north along Charles City Road. Between 1949 and 1983, Koppers operated a wood treatment facility on the property that produced creosote-treated railroad ties. The site contains a pond and a closed surface impoundment for which groundwater monitoring was conducted pursuant to the requirements of a Post Closure Care Permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Operations at the site ceased in the summer of 1983, when the plant was decommissioned and equipment was removed. In 2007 additional fence was installed around the perimeter of the property and a sediment trap was put into place to control the offsite migration of contaminants as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) interim measures. The buildings that were present at the site were demolished in 2009 in preparation for remedy implementation.
Contaminants at this Facility
The main contaminants in the soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater at the site are phenols such as pentachlorophenol, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as benzo(a)pyrene, and volatile organics such as xylene.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
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Groundwater Use
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X
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Residential Use
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X
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Excavation
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X
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Vapor Intrusion
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X
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Capped Area(s)
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X
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Other Engineering Controls
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X
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Other Restrictions
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X
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Institutional controls to be utilized at the Site will:
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The site is being reused.
Site Responsiblity at this Facility
RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility are being conducted under the direction of the EPA Region 3 with assistance from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.