Region 3 GPRA Baseline RCRA Corrective Action Facility


Honeywell-Chesterfield (Formerly:

Allied Signal)

4101 Bermuda Hundred Road
Chester, VA 23831
Congressional District 7
EPA ID #: VAD023690183
Last Updated 01/04/2006


Current Progress at the Site


The Honeywell Chesterfield plant joined the EPA Region 3 Facility Lead Program in January
2000 to conduct RCRA Corrective Action activities. As required by the program, Honeywell
Chesterfield is conducting a facility investigation to determine if any areas of the site have
released hazardous constituents to the environment, evaluating EPA's Environmental Indicator
(El) forms, conducting effective public involvement, and, if necessary, performing interim
measures to prevent or mitigate unacceptable threats to human health and the environment.

To fully characterize the site, Honeywell proposed  a phased approach to the field investigation.
The facility submitted a workplan to EPA for the first phase, which included installing test pits
and temporary groundwater monitoring points, and sampling soil and groundwater near areas
where solid or hazardous waste was stored in the past.  The field work was completed in August
2001 and Honeywell submitted a data summary to EPA describing the analytical sampling data.

The analytical results from the first phase of the field investigation indicate the groundwater has
been impacted near specific units due to past waste management practices. To further evaluate
the nature and extent of the contamination, additional field investigations were completed in the
Fall of 2004 and Spring of 2005. The work included installing and sampling additional
monitoring wells and performing soil  sampling. The results of these investigations are currently
under review.


Site Description	


The Honeywell Chesterfield Plant (previously known at various times as the Allied Fibers and
Plastics Company, Allied Chemical Corporation, and Allied Fibers Company) is located on
Bermuda Hundred Road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Hopewell, Virginia in Chesterfield
County. The facility is situated on about 552 acres of land on the western bank of the James
River, just north of the confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers.

Honeywell Chesterfield currently produces polymer fibers and resins (Nylon 6) through the
polymerization of the raw material caprolactam for use in consumer products. No product line
other than nylon fiber has historically been manufactured at the facility. Before Honeywell
purchased the property in 1954, the land was used for agricultural purposes.

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Site Responsibility I
RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility are being conducted under the direction of
EPA Region 3.
Contaminants

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) have been
identified in ground water monitoring wells near past waste management areas at the site, such
as Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) #4 or the Acid Pond and SWMU #1 or the Spray
Irrigation Fields. Specific chemicals found in the groundwater include: 1,1,1-trichlorethane,
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and tetrachloroethylene.
Community Interaction
Under the Facility Lead Program, Honeywell Chesterfield developed a Community Relations
Plan, which describes public involvement activities to inform the local community, the State,
and any other interested parties of the activities throughout the corrective action process.

Institutional  Controls
Institutional Controls, if required, will be determined at the time of remedy selection.

Government Contact
EPA Project Manager
Mr. Russell Fish - 3WC23
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-3226
Email: fish.russell@epa.gov

Ms. Leslie Romanchik
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, VA 23240
Phone: 804-698-4206
Email: laromanchi@deq.virginia.gov
Facility Contact
Ms. Kathryn M. George
Honeywell
4101 Bermuda Hundred Road
Chester, VA 23 836
804-530-6326
kathryn.george@honeywell.com

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For more information about EPA's corrective action program, including Environmental
Indicators, please visit our site at: www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/correctiveaction.htm

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