EPA RCRA ID: PAD000800508
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
In 2012, USG entered into the One Cleanup Program between EPA and PADEP. In November 2012, USG submitted a draft remedial investigation and risk assessment report to EPA and PADEP. Site characterization activities included a soil assessment, surface water sampling, and onsite and offsite groundwater assessments.
In August 2016, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Currently, a site investigation is underway. USG submitted a draft remedial investigation and risk assessment report to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and EPA in November 2012. In September 2015, EPA, PADEP, Tate, and USG held a conference call to discuss the need of supplemental information as well as additional sampling on the Tate property to verify conditions. USG has agreed to provide the necessary information and conduct additional sampling. USG continues to conduct off-site private drinking water well sampling and provides carbon filters to any impacted wells.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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Tate Access Floors (Site) is situated on approximately 16 acres of land along Springvale Road in Red Lion, Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. The building located on the site is 140,000 feet. From 1939 through 1973, Davey Products owned the Site and conducted metal fabrication and machine shop activities. During this time, there were four (4) settling lagoons that received neutralized effluent. In 1973, the Donn Corporation acquired the property from Davey Products. Donn continued similar operations and began manufacturing access floor systems at the Site. In 1975, Donn discontinued the use of the lagoons and initiated their closure. In 1986, USG Interiors acquired Donn Corporation and continued floor system manufacturing operations. At that time, metal fabrication operations ceased. In 1989, an Environmental Priorities Preliminary Assessment (PA) of the facility was performed on behalf of EPA. The PA report 10 Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) and underground storage tanks (USTs) as an Area of Concern (AOC). On December 31, 1994, Tate purchased the majority of the property from USG. Tate owns approximately 14.5 acres while USG owns the remaining 1.5 acres which includes the closed lagoons. USG holds the environmental liability for the entire Site. Currently, Tate manufactures access floor panels, which includes rolling and pressing sheet metal into specified shapes and sizes, cleaning, welding, painting, filling panels with cement slurry, and adhering various types of floor covering to the fabricated panels.
Contaminants at this Facility
No continuing source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to groundwater has been identified (and no source appears to remain), and VOC concentrations in groundwater continually decreased based on sampling conducted throughout the site investigation. Based on the historic sampling of groundwater, a trichloroethylene (TCE) plume has been defined which originates from the Tate building and extends towards the northeast where it crosses the downgradient property line. Water used at the Site is supplied by the local municipality, however, some downgradient residences use groundwater for drinking water purposes. Because of the use of off-site groundwater, granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration systems were installed in each affected residence, which have been continuously monitored and maintained since their installation. These systems remove VOCs from the groundwater prior to use. Quarterly sampling of the groundwater in these residences is conducted to verify the effectiveness of the systems and to monitor VOC concentrations. Historic sampling has indicated that no TCE has ever been detected in the residential systems where the GAC systems are operating.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls include the restrictions and monitoring of groundwater. Compliance with and maintenance of groundwater use restrictions at the Facility is to prevent exposure to TCE while levels remain above drinking water standards on site
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.