EPA RCRA ID: VAD000019273
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 EPA is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
The DuPont Teijin Films Chesterfield Plant (Site) entered EPA's Region 3 Facility Lead Program in December 2006 to conduct Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action activities. In 2007, DuPont Teijin Films prepared and submitted to EPA and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) a RCRA facility investigation (RFI) Work Plan for a phased approach to perform characterization activities at the site. Investigation activities associated with the Phase I RFI were completed in the spring of 2008 and the Phase II RFI report was submitted to EPA and VDEQ in late December, 2010, and approved March 16, 2011.
In January 2011, EPA classified the site as meeting both Environmental Indicators: the EI 725 (site currently protective of human health) and the EI 750 (migration of contaminated groundwater currently under control). Based on available data, there are no imminent threats to human health and the environment.
The Corrective Measures Study (CMS) was submitted to EPA and VDEQ for review on August 29, 2011. In the CMS, various possible remedial alternatives are evaluated against the three threshold performance standards and the seven balancing criteria per EPA guidance.
A Public Notice was published on June 12, 2012 announcing the proposed decision that Corrective Action is Complete requiring groundwater monitoring, and land and groundwater use restrictions under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), for the Dupont Teijin Inc. Hopewell, Virginia facility (Facility).
The Final Decision for the site was signed by EPA on August 22, 2012. The Final Decision requires Dupont Teijin Films to continue to monitor groundwater until the appropriate levels for contaminants are achieved thru natural attenuation. EPA also requires Dupont Teijin Films to restrict groundwater use at the facility and restrict land use from residential development thru institutional controls. A Consent Order and Agreement was signed on September 25, 2012 by EPA and Dupont Films which is a voluntary agreement to carry out these activities.
On April 17, 2018, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
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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DuPont Teijin Films is a 147 acre property located in the Bermuda Hundred area of Chesterfield County, Virginia. The Site is surrounded by water on three sides, and is relatively flat with a slight rise in topography from west to east. The James River lies to the north, the Appomattox River, a major tributary of the James River, lies about one mile to the east, and some undeveloped land including a wildlife refuge with a 30-acre pond lies to the west with sporadic wetlands on the northern and western perimeters.
The Site was constructed by ICI Polyester in the early 1970s, purchased by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in 1998, and entered a joint venture with Teijin Films in 2000. Manufacturing activities have consisted of various polymer film materials with over 50 polyester film types and 8,000 product configurations. The primary chemicals used in the manufacturing process include ethylene glycol, dimethyl terephthalate, and terephthalic acid, and historically phenolic compounds. The facility manufactures methanol as a byproduct of the polyester process.
Contaminants at this Facility
Constituents of potential concern (COPCs) in groundwater are total phenols, Dowtherm components (1,1-biphenyl and diphenyl ether), and 1,4-dioxane. Total phenols are present above their respective Federal Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) at one or more locations. Chloroform, 1,4-dioxane, and 1,1-biphenyl were above their respective EPA Region III Tap Water screening levels. Chlorinated solvents (primarily PCE, TCE, and DCE) have been detected in one or more of the groundwater monitoring wells at concentrations exceeding the Federal MCLs; however, the source of the chlorinated solvents is indeterminate but is thought to be derived from off-site. There does not appear to be any contaminated groundwater leaving the site at concentrations that pose unacceptable risk to people and the environment.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
- A Consent Order and Agreement signed on September 25, 2012 by EPA and DuPont Teijin Films serves as an Institutional Control. This order also requires continued monitoring of groundwater on the entire site until cleanup levels are achieved through natural attenuation. In addition, the order requires DuPont to restrict groundwater use at the facility and restrict land use from residential development.
- Excavation is prohibited on areas of contaminations (SWMUs #1 and #3).
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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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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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.