EPA RCRA ID: PAD001680719
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 Remedial Investigation and Risk Assessment (RIRA) Report submitted in September 2014, was disapproved by Pensylvania department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), primarily due to the absence of a detailed sensitive receptor survey since groundwater is used for drinking purposes in the surrounding area and impacts to surface water were not appropriately assessed. The majority of these issues have since been addressed, and a revised RIRA is anticipated to be submitted in the near future.
Investigative efforts at the facility began in 2006 after petroleum-impacted soil was observed beneath an aboveground water storage tank was removed. Delineation of impacted soil and contaminated soil removal was performed in 2007.
The Remedial Investigation and Risk Assessment (RIRA) Report submitted in September 2014, was disapproved by Pennsylvania department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), primarily due to the absence of a detailed sensitive receptor survey since groundwater is used for drinking purposes in the surrounding area and impacts to surface water were not appropriately assessed. The majority of these issues have since been addressed, and a revised RIRA is anticipated to be submitted in the near future.
Investigative efforts at the facility began in 2006 after petroleum-impacted soil was observed beneath an aboveground water storage tank was removed. Delineation of impacted soil and contaminated soil removal was performed in 2007.
In 2017, EPA determined that contamination and human exposures risk were under control.
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
| Action | Status | Date of Action |
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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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General Electric Space Systems Division owned and operated the facility from 1961 to the 1990s, when it was sold to Lockheed Martin. The facility has conducted research and development of aerospace systems and limited small-scale manufacturing of these systems since its inception, although from 2000 to 2007 most of the manufacturing operations were decommissioned.
Contaminants at this Facility
Soil and groundwater beneath the central portion of the facility is contaminated primarily with tetrachloroethene (PCE) along with lower levels of other chlorinated ethenes. Groundwater is not used for any purpose at the Facility, but is used as a drinking water source less than ¾ of a mile from the facility. Groundwater fate and transport modeling has thus far suggested that contamination from the facility is unlikely to be impacting any drinking water wells in the vicinity; more detailed investigation is anticipated in the revised RIRA. Although indoor air samples included in the RIRA did not exceed non-residential screening levels, several sub-slab samples were elevated, suggesting that vapor intrusion could be a potential pathway of concern. According to the RIRA, the facility has planned to mitigate the vapor intrusion pathway via sub-slab depressurization systems or other means. Other exposure routes to contamination are likely to be insignificant due to the depth to groundwater and controls that are anticipated to be implemented as part of the final remedy for the facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls ensuring groundwater is not used and that facility property is only used for non-residential purposes are likely to be part of the final remedy for the facility.
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.