Defense Supply Center, Richmond

It is located on the I-95 corridor in Chesterfield County, Virginia in the Southside area of the Greater Richmond Region.

They range from critical, safety-of-flight air frame structural components, bearings, and aircraft engine parts, to electric cable and electrical power products; lubricating oils; batteries; industrial gases, bearings; precision instruments; environmental products; metalworking machinery and consumable items.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, DSCR disposed of some of their waste material in a shallow ravine called the Area 50 Landfill.

[1] In the 1980s, groundwater contaminated primarily with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was detected downgradient of the landfill.

[1] In 1993, ATSDR completed a Public Health Assessment[2] that provided recommendations for dealing with the toxic runoff.