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 in 2009 is being implemented through a Site-wide corrective action permit which is administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) and became effective on September 16, 2010. The remedy is also being implemented through an environmental covenant pursuant to the UECA and recorded on August 1, 2018.
Beazer East, Inc. (Beazer) entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (the Consent Order) with EPA on April 24, 1991, pursuant to Section 3008(h) of RCRA to address corrective action requirements under RCRA applicable to the Site. The Consent Order required Beazer to implement certain interim measures, to complete a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI), and to complete a Corrective Measures Study (CMS) in connection with the Site. Interim measures included implementing source control measures, installing a perimeter security fence, and installing a sediment trap in the Eastern Drainage Ditch. The obligations of the Consent Order were transferred from Beazer to CSXT effective April 22, 1998, in connection with transfer of the property from Beazer to CSXT in March 1997.
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, and has since been renewed on June 28, 2021, effective until June 28, 2031.
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. Post-construction activities include groundwater and hydraulic monitoring to evaluate effectiveness of corrective measures and natural attenuation; free product recovery; site inspections and maintenance; and monitoring and maintaining institutional controls. Pursuant to the Virginia Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA), an environmental covenant was recorded on August 1, 2018, establishing institutional controls for the Site.
On July5, 2023, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the cleanup remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment
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 a vacant former industrial facility which is bordered by a closed Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) landfill to the immediate west, the CSXT 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, the Koppers Company, Inc. operated a wood treatment facility on the property that produced creosote-treated railroad ties. Operations at the Site ceased in the summer of 1983, when the plant was decommissioned and equipment was removed. Thereafter, through a series of corporate transactions, ownership of the Site passed to Beazer, and ultimately CSXT acquired the Site from Beazer on March 21, 1997. Prior to implementing the corrective remedy, the Site contained 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 VADEQ in May 2000.
Contaminants at this Facility
The main contaminants in the soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater at the site are phenols, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), metals, and volatile organics.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Restrictions or Controls that Address: | Yes | No |
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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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Pursuant to UECA, the Facility recorded an environmental covenant on August 1, 2018, to maintain the following controls:
(1) Prohibit the use of the Site for residential purposes.
(2) Prohibit the use of groundwater from beneath the Site.
(3) Restrict subsurface soil excavation at the Site except in conformance with an appropriate soil management plan.
(4) Restrict activities that would interfere with or adversely impact the integrity of the remedy or slurry wall.
(5) Require that the cap over the containment area be periodically inspected and maintained.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The site is closed and vacant.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility are being conducted under the direction of the VADEQ with assistance from EPA Region 3.