Skip to content

States / Virginia

Chesterfield County, VA

The federal environmental record for Chesterfield County (population 383,876): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

2

Superfund NPL sites

8

federal cleanup sites

1

PFAS-detecting water systems

20

TRI facilities

3

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
C & R Battery Co., Inc.Chesterfield Countydeleted07/22/1987
Defense General Supply Center (DLA)Chesterfield Countyon the NPL07/22/1987

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Chesterfield with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.

SystemHighest resultsReading
CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM

VA4041845

PFBA: 15 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

20 facilities in Chesterfield filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 842k lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA LLC - SPRUANCE PLANTNORTH CHESTERFIELDN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Dimethylamine316k lb
PHILIP MORRIS USA PARK 500 SITECHESTERAmmonia, Nicotine and salts180k lb
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL COLONIAL HEIGHTS PLANTCOLONIAL HEIGHTSFreon 113 (CFC-113)166k lb
MYLAR SPECIALTY FILMS SPRUANCERICHMONDToluene115k lb
CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INCCOLONIAL HEIGHTSAmmonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)30k lb
FUJIFILM WAKO CHEMICALS USA CORPRICHMONDMethanol, Toluene12k lb
NEXPERA JAMES RIVER PLANTRICHMONDSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)8k lb
BELLWOOD PRINTING PLANTRICHMONDN-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ammonia7k lb
US DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER RICHMONDRICHMONDBromotrifluoromethane (Halon 1301), Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211)4k lb
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USACHESTERMethanol2k lb
SUPER RADIATOR COILSRICHMONDNickel, Chromium132 lb
COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS INC.RICHMONDCyclohexanol102 lb
MECHANICSVILLE CONCRETE LLC-CHESTERFIELD PLANTMIDLOTHIANNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds33 lb
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS CHESTER (CVA)CHESTEREthylene glycol2 lb
CHESTERFIELD POWER STATIONCHESTERPolycyclic aromatic compounds1 lb
KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS LLCRICHMONDLead1 lb
HILL PHOENIX INC.RICHMOND-0 lb
OLDCASTLE APG MID-ATLANTIC RICHMOND VARICHMONDLead And Lead Compounds, Mercury0 lb
HILL PHOENIX INC.COLONIAL HEIGHTS-0 lb
TRIDENT AMERICASCHESTER-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 533 tank facilities in Chesterfield: 502 tanks in service and 1,228 closed. 265 fuel releases are on record, of which 3 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Chesterfield as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.

The record for one specific address

County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.

Get the report - $39

All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Chesterfield, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • C & R BATTERY CO., INC.RICHMOND
  • DEFENSE GENERAL SUPPLY CENTER (DLA)CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
  • DUPONT SPRUANCE PLANTRICHMOND
  • FORT DARLING LANDFILLBELLWOOD
  • KINGSLAND & BEULAH CONTAINER RESPONSENORTH CHESTERFIELD
  • MOSELEY HGMOSELEY
  • REHRIG UNITEDRICHMOND
  • VIRGINIA PFAS SURFACE WATER ASSESSMENTN/A