EPA RCRA ID: VAD003122553
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.
In 1999, EPA issued an Administrative Order on Consent ("Consent Order") under Section 3008(h) of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. §6928 to Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation which requires that the Facility perform a Resource Conservation and Recovery Facility Investigation (RFI), a Corrective Measurement Study (CMS), and any interim measures at the Facility necessary to protect human health and the environment.
In March 2011, Steel Dynamics submitted a work plan for installation of off-site wells as requested by EPA. EPA requested off-site wells to define the extent of manganese in groundwater coming from the facility. Two rounds of groundwater sampling were conducted during the second half of 2011. Analytical results of the 2nd round were submitted in December 2011. EPA was satisfied that the extent of groundwater contamination had been characterized and requested Steel Dynamics revise and re-submit the RCRA Facility Investigation Report to include any additional investigation work since the Report was last submitted in 2006. The revised Report was submitted July 2014.
The Statement of Basis (SB) was public noticed in the Franklin News Post on July 1, 2015. The public comment period lasted thirty (30) days ending on July 31, 2015. No comments were received during the public comment period. Therefore, EPA issued a Corrective Action Determination of “Complete with Controls” on August 12, 2015. Institutional controls defined within the remedy for the facility were implemented through the UECA-compliant Environmental Covenant recorded on April 22, 2019.
A Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) site visit was conducted on February 8, 2024 and a report was released 5/9/2024 showed that engineering and institutional controls selected and defined within the 2019 UECA covenant are implemented and remain intact and undamaged.
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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Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division operates an electric arc furnace steel mill facility on parcel of property about 63 acres in size. The facility began operating the steel mill on this property as Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation in 1955. The facility produces steel billets and high-quality finished steel products, such as angles, channels, rounds and flat bars. All finished steel products are made from a feedstock of scrap metal and alloys.
Prior to 1955, the site was used as farmland. Surrounding land uses include residential properties to the north and Norfolk Southern Railroad line and rail yard to the west, south and east.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern are manganese contamination in groundwater .
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls include:
- Use of Facility property shall be restricted to commercial and/or industrial purposes and shall not include residential purposes unless it is demonstrated to EPA, in consultation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment.
- All earth moving activities, including excavation, drilling and construction activities in known contaminated areas at the Facility, described as Locations 1 (Baghouse Area), 2 (Easement Right-of-Way) and 3 (Cherry Hill Parcel) where any contaminants remain in soils above EPA's Screening levels for non-residential use or in groundwater above health based regional screening levels (RSL) for tap water, shall be conducted in accordance with the Materials Management Plan.
- Groundwater at the Facility shall not be used for any purpose other than the operation,
maintenance, and monitoring activities required by DEQ and/or EPA. - No new wells shall be installed on Property unless it is demonstrated to EPA, in consultation with DEQ, that such wells are necessary to implement the final remedy.
- The Property shall not be used in a way that will adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the remedy.
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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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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.