EPA RCRA ID: PAD002482628
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 2013 groundwater monitoring report concluded that concentrations of trichloroethene (TCE) and tetrachloroethene (PCE) in groundwater have remained relatively stable over the last several reporting periods at MW-1 and MW-2, but have increased at MW-3, a well in the interior of the Facility near a suspected source area. Further investigation of MW-3 is planned to determine how the treatment system may be enhanced in this area.
An Environmental inspection was conducted in April 2009, to determine whether human exposures to contamination and the migration of contaminated groundwater were under control. EPA determined that the facility met the Migration of Contaminated Groundwater. in September 2014. While it is likely that the Human Exposures to contaminant presently met at the facility as suggested by a risk assessment performed by the facility’s consultant, more information is needed on the potential for vapor intrusion from soil and groundwater contamination beneath the southwestern side of the facility.
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 9.2-acre location was initially developed in 1935 as a textile mill. The Brooks Instrument Division of Emerson Electric Company has occupied this location since 1957 and manufactures and assembles analytical and electrical flow meters. Emerson Electric sold the Facility in December 2007, but retains ownership of the remediation activities of the Facility.
The Facility has been remediating soil and groundwater since 1979, when an inspection by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection noted that waste solvents including TCE had been released to the ground surface. A groundwater pump-and-treat system has operated at the Facility since 1980; groundwater monitoring and treated groundwater effluent from this system is regulated under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Several soil removals have taken place to eliminate potential source areas of contamination. A soil vapor extraction (SVE) system was installed in 2007 to further remediate soils in the grassy area adjacent to the parking lot and garage. The groundwater recovery system was expanded in 2009 with the addition of a second recovery well installed downgradient of the facility to reduce the off-site migration of contaminated groundwater.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the facility include the chlorinated volatile organic compounds TCE and PCE. Soil and groundwater have been impacted by the contaminants. Potential exposure to this contamination may be possible via vapor intrusion into the southwestern side of the main building or by ingestion of contaminated groundwater. Although private wells exist within a half-mile radius of the facility, none of the wells downgradient of the facility are used for potable purposes.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The need for Institutional Controls has yet to be 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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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.