defense general supply center (dla)

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Defense Supply Center Richmond is a federal facility located in Chesterfield County, Virginia, about eight miles south of the city of Richmond. The site consists of approximately 640 acres that have been used as a Defense Logistics Agency supply center since 1941. Past operations conducted on site include aviation equipment manufacturing and repair, firefighter training, and the use and storage of hazardous materials. Current industrial operations include refurbishing helmets and steel compressed gas cylinders using dry (ball blasting) processes and tent fabrication and repair. Chemical operations at the site have included storing and shipping flammable, toxic, corrosive, and oxidizer chemicals as well as pesticides. In the 1960s and early 1970s, DSCR disposed of some of their waste material in a shallow ravine called the Area 50 Landfill. In the 1980s, groundwater contaminated primarily with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was detected downgradient of the landfill, and the site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) of hazardous waste sites. Off-site residents are primarily served by a Chesterfield County-operated water supply system, although a few private home water supply wells remain in use in the locale.

Hazardous Ranking Score

34 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 3
Within the region: (800) 438-2474
Outside the region: (215) 814-5000

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        3,747

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $64,126

        Average Income

        1,481

        Occupied homes

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