EPA RCRA ID: PAD001746460
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.
A Phase I ESA (SECOR, May 2000) indicated the presence of surface staining and ponding in the zinc chromate plating line and recommended subsurface soil investigation to determine whether releases have impacted the environment. Investigation of soil was also recommended in the location of two former 10,000-gallon heating oil underground storage tanks where high concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons had been found. A Phase II Limited Subsurface Investigation report (SECOR, June 2000) presented the results of an investigation in the plating room area and the locations of the former USTs.
Soil samples were collected within the plating area, and analyzed for eight Resource Conservation and Recovery Act constituents (arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium, and silver), and zinc. Concentrations of these constituents were considered to be similar to naturally occurring levels in the judgment of SECOR. The data were evaluated against subsequently promulgated Pennsylvania Act 2 Statewide Health Standards. The comparison to Act 2 standards indicates that the concentrations of these elements were less than the non-residential soil-to-groundwater generic medium-specific concentrations.
Soil samples were also collected within the former underground storage tank area. The samples were analyzed for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes; polynucleated aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); total petroleum hydrocarbon. All of the detected BTEX and PAH compounds were at concentrations below the PADEP UST closure Standards for Confirmatory Samples Collected at Closure Site Assessments for site conditions where groundwater has not been encountered. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection UST closure standards do not include limits for TPH. Previously (in 1996), PADEP had sent correspondence to the facility stating that no further action was required regarding the UST closure. A comparison to standards for the soil samples collected during the Phase II Limited Investigation by SECOR confirmed the applicable UST closure standards were met.
No releases are known to have occurred to the groundwater. Soil contamination was determined to be below PADEP Act 2 residential soil to groundwater MSCs.
IN October 2012, 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
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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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The 13.5 acre site consists of one building (650 feet by 280 feet) that was constructed in 1975 and housed production facilities, warehouse space, and offices, according to the Preliminary Assessment (NUS, 1991). A plating room was located in the northeastern corner of the building. A wastewater treatment area and chemical storage were next to the plating room. A machining area was southwest of the plating room. An injection molding department, chemistry laboratory, offices, stock room, and warehouses continued southwest of the machining area. The hazardous waste storage area was a 60 feet by 30 feet, outdoor, fenced concrete pad, northwest of the wastewater treatment area. The building was surrounded by paved parking lots and driveways.
In September 2005, CitiCapital sold to North Central Enterprise Inc., who currently leases the facility to two tenants: Argo Industrial Machining (Argo) currently operates a machine shop in the facility, and Triangle, who entered the facility in 2006 and began production of multi-leaf springs on January 12, 2007. Neither of the two tenants is a hazardous waste generator.
Contaminants at this Facility
A environmental investigation in May 2000, indicated the presence of surface staining and ponding in the zinc chromate plating line and recommended subsurface soil investigation to determine whether releases have impacted the environment. Investigation of soil was also recommended in the location of two former 10,000-gallon heating oil underground storage tanks (USTs) where elevated concentrations (140 mg/kg and 900 mg/kg) of TPH had been found at the time of the UST removal.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The need for institutional controls have not yet been determined.
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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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
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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.