Cooper Industries, Inc*
Earlysville, Virginia
The Road to Reuse ~~~
Located in a residential/
industrial area Earlysville,
Virginia, the former Cooper
Industries, Inc. (Cooper)
property comprises
approximately 90 acres.
Manufacturing activities began
at the facility in 1962 with
the manufacture of electrical
distribution equipment.
The manufacturing process
included stamping, grinding,
welding, painting, and plating
operations. Activities at the
facility generated hazardous
wastes and resulted in
contamination of ground
water with volatile organic
compounds (VOCs).
Since 1992, Cooper has
been operating a remediation
system to treat contaminated
groundwater at the facility
in accordance with a RCRA
Corrective Action Consent
Order issues by the U.S.
Approximate total acres
and current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse:
90
Current Use: Commercial
and industrial offices,
warehouse space
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Previously,
Cooper completed an
investigation at the facility
and selected an appropriate
remedy. All sources of
contaminants (including
drain pits, underground
concrete tanks, sludge pits
and trenches, and the sanitary
lagoon) were cleaned up
under EPA or the Virginia
Department of Environmental
Quality (VDEQ) authority, as
appropriate.
In 1997, all operations
ceased and the property was
vacated. The property was
subsequently sold in 1999
to a private owner who
now leases the buildings as
commercial and industrial
office, and warehouse space.
Cooper Industries continues
to operate and monitor the
pump and treat system and
groundwater results show
decreases in contaminant
concentrations.

www. epa-.jrov/rea3wcmd/correctiveaction.htm
For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Russell Fish,

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