EPA RCRA ID: PAD001643691
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
Note: The EPA is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
The final remedy for the facility is complete and consists of the clearance of munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) from designated areas, continued pumping and treating of groundwater in two areas and establishment of two technical impracticability zones in these areas, implementation of land and groundwater use restrictions, and compliance with a Post-Remediation Care Plan. More information on EPA’s proposed remedy can be found in the Statement of Basis. The Final Decision to implement the final remedy for the facility became effective on February 20, 2020.
The Facility is informing the community of environmental activities at the facility via periodic newsletters and a website, www.yorksiteremedy.com.
Cleanup Background
Environmental investigations of the Facility began in the 1980s when groundwater beneath the Facility was found to be contaminated with primarily chlorinated organic compounds. A groundwater pump-and-treat system began operating in 1990 to reduce both contaminant concentrations in groundwater and groundwater flow to Codorus Creek. Facility investigations culminated in Supplemental Remedial Investigations for both soils (approved by EPA and PADEP in March 2010) and groundwater (approved by EPA and PADEP in summer 2018).
The groundwater pump-and-treat system was expanded into the Southern Property Boundary Area in fall 2018 to prevent off-site contaminant migration and mitigate potential vapor intrusion into off-site buildings.
Human exposures to contamination and migration of contaminated groundwater are both under control at the Facility; these environmental indicators were updated in September 2019
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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Harley-Davidson has manufactured motorcycles at the Facility since 1973. Previous owners include the United States Department of the Navy, which operated an ordnance plant on the property (often referred to as the “Former York Naval Ordnance Plant”). Reportedly, the Former York Naval Ordnance Plant manufactured non-explosive ordnance items, such as guns and gun mounts.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants include trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethane, and chromium. Exposure routes to contamination from the Facility include groundwater infiltration into surface water via Codorus Creek and the intrusion of vapors into buildings from groundwater beneath and adjacent to the Facility. The groundwater-to-surface water pathway has been mitigated by operation of the pump-and-treat system in the West Parking Lot. The vapor intrusion pathway has been assessed in the northeast and southeast property boundaries and been either mitigated or found to be below levels of concern. Although surface and subsurface soil is contaminated in several areas of the Facility, exposure to these areas is not considered of sufficient duration or probability (i.e. soils are covered with pavement) to constitute a significant pathway of concern.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls include restrictions on residential land use and groundwater use, procedures for any intrusive activities, and vapor intrusion investigations and/or vapor mitigation for future building construction. Engineering controls include continued operation of the groundwater pump-and-treat system, maintenance of caps to prevent direct contact to remaining soil contamination and limit infiltration, and maintenance of the existing vapor barrier beneath the Eden Road Logistics Center.
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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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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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.