St. Julien's Creek Annex (SJCA) is a U. S. naval support facility that provides administrative offices, light industrial shops, and storage facilities for tenant naval commands. Its primary mission is to provide a radar testing range (35 acres or 141,639141,639 m2) and various administrative and warehousing structures for the Norfolk Naval Station. Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean,
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Location
St. Julien's Creek Annex occupies approximately 490 acres (1,982,960 m2) located in southeastern Virginia at the confluence of St. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Julien's Creek and the southern branch of the Elizabeth River in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia. The Elizabeth River is a short Tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the Chesapeake is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads portion of the Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the The northern boundary of the annex is the boundary between the cities of Portsmouth and Chesapeake, Virginia. Portsmouth is an Independent city located in the US Commonwealth of Virginia. The Elizabeth River and St. Julien's Creek form its eastern and southern boundaries, respectively, of the annex. Norfolk Naval Shipyard is located less than one mile to the north. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY is a U
History
The St. Julien's Creek Annex began operations in 1849 as an ordnance and material storage facility. In 1898, the facility was equipped for assembling ammunition, and until 1970, supplied ammunition to the fleet in addition to loading, assembling, issuing, and receiving naval gun ammunition, and conducting experimental and test loading for new ammunition.
In 1969, St. Julien's Creek was disestablished under U.S. Department of Defense and was consolidated as an annex to the Naval Weapons Station at Yorktown, Virginia. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is a United States Navy base in York County and James City County in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia Yorktown is a Census-designated place (CDP in York County, Virginia, United States. Ordnance operations at the facility were terminated in the 1970s.
In 1977, the annex was transferred to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY is a U In 1995, it was transferred to Naval Base, Norfolk, and then it was transferred to Naval Station, Norfolk, in 1996.
Environmental Issues
The St. Julien's Creek Annex occupies approximately 407 acres (1,647,071 m2) of land, 14 acres (56,656 m2) of marsh, and 69 acres (279,233 m2)of surface water.
Former operations at the facility that generated potentially hazardous substances include metal plating, de-greasing, painting, operation of hydraulic equipment, vehicles and locomotives, ordnance loading, ordnance testing, ordnance disassembly, ordnance destruction, pest control, maintenance of lead-acid batteries, and printing. Trash and garbage generated from the facility was disposed in on-site dumps. Wastes were typically disposed in low areas, which are wetlands.
Beginning in the late 1930s, waste ordnance materials were disposed on site. On-site disposal and storage of waste created numerous sources of potential contamination, including landfills and an ordnance disposal (burning) area.
Sources of potential contamination located on the facility include four landfills, an ordnance disposal area, an ordnance burn pit, a hazardous waste disposal area, a waste storage area, and a pesticide disposal area. These sources were noted because of their potential to release to the surface water surrounding the facility.
External Links
- St. Julien's Creek Annex- Global Security.org
- Installation Restoration Program - Naval Station Norfolk
- Remediation Docuent #1
- Remediation Docuent #2
- Remediation Docuent #3
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