defense general supply center (dla)

JEFFERSON DAVIS HGY

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.

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