EPA RCRA ID: VAD003174810
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.
The P&G facility operated a hazardous waste management unit (HWMU) container storage area with a capacity of 550 gallons from November 19, 1980, to June 30, 1993. This HWMU container storage area was identified by P&G in a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Part A Permit Application, dated November 17, 1980.
A site visit was conducted by EPA and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) at the Eagle Picher Automotive-Wolverine Gasket Division facility on November 8, 2008, to discuss the Proctor and Gamble Manufacturing Company (P&G) in Portsmouth, Virginia. The purpose of the visit was to gather relevant information to assess current and past environmental impact of P&G operations. After an extensive review of existing information and the site visit, EPA determined that there is no unacceptable human exposure to contamination nor is there any evidence of groundwater contamination caused by the Facility.
EPA published a notice in a local newspaper detailing the proposed Agency decision of no further corrective action. The thirty (30) day public comment period ended on July 17, 2009, and no comments were received during that time.
On August 7, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Final Determination of Corrective Action Complete without controls, no further corrective action is required at this time at the Proctor and Gamble Mfg Co (P&G) in Portsmouth, Virginia facility.
Cleanup Background
The P&G facility operated a hazardous waste management unit (HWMU) container storage area with a capacity of 550 gallons (10 drums) from November 19, 1980 to June 30, 1993. The HWMU container storage facility operated under Interim Status from November 19, 1980, until March 28, 1989, the date the facility requested the closure verification site visit by the Virginia Department of Waste Management (VDWM), predecessor to the VDEQ. Interim Status was officially terminated by the VDWM on June 19, 1989. Apparently, the same HWMU container storage area was operated under both a large quantity generator (LQG) and a small quantity generator (SQG) status under 40 CFR § 262.34, until the P&G facility closed. P&G deactivated the entire facility on May 22, 1995. The HWMU container storage area accepted wastes from the P&G facility's Quality Assurance Laboratory.
A Closure Plan was submitted by P&G, dated July 19, 1988. On August 18, 1988, the public notice was published for the Closure Plan. On October 6, 1988, the VDWM provided P&G with comments on the initially submitted Closure Plan. P&G submitted the revised Closure Plan, dated October 14, 1988. The VDWM approved the revised Closure Plan on October 27, 1988. The VDWM received the closure certification according to the Closure Plan on March 28, 1989, and the facility requested the closure verification inspection by the VDWM. The Closure verification inspection by the VDWM staff occurred on June 2, 1989. The facility, under Arreff is currently is not a generator of hazardous waste.
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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The 21-acre Facility is located at 3600 Elm Ave. in Portsmouth, Virginia. The Facility is surrounded by the Portsmouth Naval Reservation. The Facility utilized an 11,000 square foot, multi-story plant building to manufacture and package peanut butter beginning in 1931. The site is currently occupied by Arreff Terminals Inc., with a number of shipping containers present on the site. Arreff Terminals provides transloading / warehousing for the Virginia Port Authority.
Contaminants at this Facility
The P&G facility operated a hazardous waste management unit container storage area with a capacity of 550 gallons (10 drums) from November 19, 1980, to June 30, 1993.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required at the site.
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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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.