List of Superfund sites in Virginia
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This is a list of Superfund sites in Virginia designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to create a list of polluted
locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund
sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List
(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 26, 2010, there were 31 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Virginia
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
(EPA) to create a list of polluted
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund
Superfund
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances...
sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List
National Priorities List
The National Priorities List is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on...
(NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of March 26, 2010, there were 31 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
| CERCLIS ID | Name | County/City | Reason | Proposed | Listed | Constructioncompleted | Partiallydeleted | Deleted |
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| VAD980551683 | Abex Corp. | City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S... |
06/24/1988 | 08/30/1990 | ||||
| VAD042916361 | Arrowhead Associates/Scovill Corp. | Westmoreland Co. Westmoreland County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302565 | 06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | |||
| VAD990710410 | Atlantic Wood Industries, Inc. | City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302836 | 06/10/1986 | 02/21/1990 | |||
| VAD070358684 | Avtex Fibers, Inc. | Warren Co. Warren County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile . There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302606 | 10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | |||
| VAD089027973 | Buckingham County Landfill | Buckingham Co. | http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302624 | 04/10/1985 | 10/04/1989 | |||
| VAD049957913 | C & R Battery Co., Inc. | Chesterfield Co. Chesterfield County, Virginia Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302581 | 01/22/1987 | 07/22/1987 | |||
| VAD980712913 | Chisman Creek | York Co. York County, Virginia York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302756 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | |||
| VAD059165282 | Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc. | Culpeper Co. Culpeper County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 34,262 people, 12,141 households, and 9,045 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 12,871 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302592 | 10/15/1984 | 10/04/1989 | |||
| VA3971520751 | Defense General Supply Center (DLA Defense Logistics Agency The Defense Logistics Agency is an agency in the United States Department of Defense, with more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world... ) |
Chesterfield Co. Chesterfield County, Virginia Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302849 | 10/15/1984 | 07/22/1987 | |||
| VAD980552095 | Dixie Caverns County Landfill | Roanoke Co. Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 85,778. As of 2010, the population was 92,376... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302680 | 01/22/1987 | 10/04/1989 | 09/28/2001 | ||
| VAD980554984 | First Piedmont Rock Quarry (Route 719) | Pittsylvania Co. Pittsylvania County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 61,745 people, 24,684 households, and 18,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 28,011 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile... |
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| VAD123933426 | Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot | City of Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:... |
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| VA6210020321 | Fort Eustis (USARMY United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services... ) |
City of Newport News Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News... |
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| VAD003125374 | Greenwood Chemical Co. | Albemarle Co. Albemarle County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302523 | 01/22/1987 | 7/22/1987 | 09/30/2005 | ||
| VAD980539878 | H & H Inc., Burn Pit | Hanover Co. Hanover County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile... |
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| VAD980829030 | Hidden Lane Landfill | Loudoun Co. Loudoun County, Virginia Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth... |
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| VAD077923449 | Kim-Stan Landfill | Alleghany Co. Alleghany County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 12,926 people, 5,149 households, and 3,866 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 5,812 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302612 | 04/23/1999 | 07/22/1999 | 08/03/2009 | ||
| VAD007972482 | L.A. Clarke & Son | Spotsylvania Co. Spotsylvania County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 90,395 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 226 people per square mile . There were 33,329 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile... |
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| VA2800005033 | Langley Air Force Base/NASA Langley Research Center Langley Research Center Langley Research Center is the oldest of NASA's field centers, located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It directly borders Poquoson, Virginia and Langley Air Force Base... |
City of Hampton Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0303768 | 05/10/1993 | 05/31/1994 | |||
| VA1170024722 | Marine Corps Combat Development Command Marine Corps Combat Development Command Marine Corps Combat Development Command, located in at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, has the mission of developing Marine Corps warfighting abilities to enable the Corps to field combat-ready forces... |
Prince William Co. Prince William County, Virginia -National protected areas:* Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge* Manassas National Battlefield Park* Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge* Prince William Forest Park-Government and politics:... |
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| VAD980712970 | Matthews Electroplating | Roanoke Co. Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 85,778. As of 2010, the population was 92,376... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302757 | 12/30/1982 | 09/08/1983 | 01/19/1989 | ||
| VA5170022482 | Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek The Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek is the major operating base for the Amphibious Forces in the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet. The base comprises four locations in three states, including almost 12,000 acres of real estate. Its Little Creek location in Virginia Beach, Virginia totals... |
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| VA7170024684 | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division The United States Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division , named for Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, is located in Dahlgren, Virginia and is part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The NSWCDD was founded as the U.S... |
King George Co. King George County, Virginia As of the census of 2010, there were 23,584 people, 9,411 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302862 | 02/07/1992 | 10/14/1992 | |||
| VA8170024170 | Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is a United States Navy base in York County, James City County, and Newport News in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia... |
York Co. York County, Virginia York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302869 | 02/07/1992 | 10/14/1992 | |||
| VA6170061463 | Norfolk Naval Base (Sewells Point Naval Complex) Naval Station Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean... |
City of Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302862 | |||||
| VA1170024813 | Norfolk Naval Shipyard Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. It's the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most... |
City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S... |
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| VA3170024605 | NWS Yorktown - Cheatham Annex | York Co. York County, Virginia York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown... |
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| VAN000306115 | Peck Iron and Metal | City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0306115 | 04/09/2009 | 11/04/2009 | |||
| VAD071040752 | Rentokil, Inc. (Virginia Wood Preserving Division) | Henrico Co. Henrico County, Virginia Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302607 | 01/22/1987 | 03/31/1989 | |||
| VAD980831796 | Rhinehart Tire Fire Dump | Frederick Co. Frederick County, Virginia Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302772 | 10/15/1984 | 06/10/1986 | 09/30/2005 | ||
| VAD003127578 | Saltville Waste Disposal Ponds | Smyth Co. Smyth County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 33,081 people, 13,493 households, and 9,607 families residing in the county. The population density was 73 people per square mile . There were 15,111 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302526 | |||||
| VAD003117389 | Saunders Supply Company | City of Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302514 | |||||
| VA5170000181 | St. Julien's Creek Annex St. Julien's Creek Annex St. Julien's Creek Annex is a U.S. naval support facility that provides administrative offices, light industrial shops, and storage facilities for tenant naval commands. Its primary mission is to provide a radar testing range and various administrative and warehousing structures for the Norfolk... (USNavy United States Navy The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S... ) |
City of Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile... |
Site contaminated with metals and PAHs Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons , also known as poly-aromatic hydrocarbons or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, are potent atmospheric pollutants that consist of fused aromatic rings and do not contain heteroatoms or carry substituents. Naphthalene is the simplest example of a PAH... . |
02/04/2000 | 07/27/2000 | |||
| VAD980917983 | Suffolk City Landfill | City of Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:... |
06/24/1988 | 02/21/1990 | 01/24/1995 | |||
| VAD980705404 | U.S. Titanium | Nelson Co. Nelson County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile... |
http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302737 | |||||
See also
- List of Superfund sites in the United States
- List of environmental issues
- List of waste types
- TOXMAPTOXMAPTOXMAP is a geographic information system from the United States National Library of Medicine that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory and Superfund programs...