The Former VCC plant in Atlanta, Georgia was established by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company near the turn of the 20th Century through the acquisition of three facilities: the former Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company Fertilizer Works facility; the former Clifton Chemical and Phosphate Company plant facility; and the former Kennesaw Guano Company plant facility. Prior to acquisition by Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, all three of these facilities produced sulfuric acid using the lead acid chamber process. Plant operations were conducted on the northern portion of the Site. The acid chambers from the three facilities were located across the breadth of the site from west to east. However, following acquisition by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, it appears that fertilizer manufacturing and acid production operations were eventually consolidated into the former VCC Fertilizer Works located on the northwestern portion of the Site. The Clifton Chemical and Phosphate Company facility was out of operation by 1892 and in ruins by 1899 before being acquired by VCC. The Kennesaw Guano Company operated a complete fertilizer plant until 1899, but by 1911 the lead acid chamber structure was removed and Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company was using the former mill and dumping pit for fertilizer storage. The site is currently occupied by a mix of residential, commercial, vacant, undeveloped, recreational and other types of properties.
Between September and November 2006, ExxonMobil’s contractor, ARCADIS BBL, conducted a Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI). Further Site delineation was conducted in June 2008. The results were submitted to EPA for review in a Site Delineation Report/Removal Action Work Plan (SDR/RAWP) in February 2009.
In February 2009, the site was forwarded to the EPA Region 4 Emergency Response and Removal Branch (ERRB) for consideration using CERCLA removal authorities. On May 1, 2009, ERRB completed a review of the site information and concluded that the site meets the criteria as set forth in 40 CFR 300.415 (b) (2) for a time-critical removal action.
