EPA RCRA ID: PAD003004405
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.
To facilitate the redevelopment of the property, the facility structures were demolished in 1994. R.E. Wright Associates, which was later acquired by SAIC, evaluated the environmental integrity of the property as part of the facility shut-down plan. Subsequently, SAIC completed numerous extensive environmental investigation, remediation, and monitoring projects at the facility.
The cleanup was performed under the supervision of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) January 27, 1995 Consent Order & Agreement (Order).
EPA evaluated the environmental investigations described above and the continuing groundwater monitoring reports to assure RCRA Corrective Action Program requirements were satisfied. On February 14, 2019 EPA issued a Statement of Basis proposing a decision for the Facility consisting of natural attenuation with: 1) groundwater monitoring, 2) land and groundwater use restrictions, and 3) compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection January 27, 1995 Consent Order and Agreement. On May 17, 2019 EPA issued a Final Decision and Response to Comments selecting monitored natural attenuation with land and groundwater use restrictions as the Final Remedy for 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
| 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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Capitol was an extruded aluminum products manufacturer in Mechanicsburg, PA that operated between 1956 and 1991. Capitol fabricated aluminum windows, doors, light fixtures, and other products by melting scrap aluminum and casting the metal into billets, extruding the billets, cleaning and anodizing their surfaces, and painting the finished metal at the 6034 Carlisle Pike facility in Cumberland County. The facility’s buildings occupied 650,000 square feet of property, the majority of which was dedicated to the construction of final aluminum products. The property, approximately 45 acres, is bordered by U.S. Route 11 to the north, Overnite Transportation Company/UPS Freight on the west, the United States Navy Ship Parts Control Center (NSPCC) to the south and southeast, and Brandywine Group on the east (Appendix B – Site Location Map).
Capitol owned the site from 1956 until it sold the property to Olympic Realty and Development Corporation in 1995. Prior to 1956, several families owned the properties that became Capitol. Activities on the properties prior to 1956 are unknown. Ethyl Corporation obtained a controlling interest in Capitol Products in 1969. Tredegar Industries (now Tredegar Corporation), headquartered in Richmond, VA, became the sole shareholder of Capitol in July 1989 when Ethyl Corporation spun off its plastic and aluminum businesses, including Capitol. Due to continuous business deterioration, the Capitol facility closed in February 1991 and the property was marketed for sale.
Contaminants at this Facility
Benzene, 1,1-dichloroethene (DCE), 1,2-DCE, 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA), tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), and vinyl chloride have been detected above their respective maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in select wells.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
EPA has determined that the following Institutional Controls are necessary:
- Prohibit future residential use by complying with the current CG (commercial general) zoning established by Hampden Township, and
- Prohibit groundwater us in compliance with the PADEP January 27, 1995 Order.
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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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.