EPA RCRA ID: PAD004341269
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.
Remedial activities at the facility were carried out under the Act two Land Recycling program, which was initiated with a Notice of Intent to Remediate in 2001. A cleanup plan was approved by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) in February 2008. The October 2010, Final Report summarized the remediation performed at the facility and demonstrated attainment of the Site Specific Standard. The Final Report also included institutional controls necessary to be protective of human health and the environment under the Site Specific Standard. The Final Report was approved by PADEP in December 2010. More information on the investigation and remediation of the facility can be found in the Statement of Basis.
The final corrective action remedy for the facility is complete and consists of institutional controls to restrict land use and groundwater use. These institutional controls are codified in two environmental covenants, which are accessible below. The Corrective Action Final Decision for the facility was issued by EPA on September 28, 2012.
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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The WABTEC facility is located on 35.2 acres of land nestled between Turtle Creek to the north and railroad tracks to the south in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. The facility has manufactured railroad and mass transit braking equipment since 1890.
In 2002, the facility was divided into two lots. Thomas Real Estate Holdings purchased Lot 1, comprised of approximately 18 acres and one large building on the western portion of the property. The building is used for general warehousing to various tenants. WABTEC retained Lot 2, comprising approximately 20 acres on the eastern portion of the property and including the former Foundry Area and most of the Central Yard area.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the facility include heavy metals and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs). As part of the Act two remedial process, a risk assessment of the facility was conducted and submitted to PADEP in October 2005. The risk assessment concluded that vapor intrusion of contamination into indoor air and direct contact with contaminated soil were potentially complete exposure pathways. Results of soil gas sampling in 2007 suggested that concentrations of chlorinated VOCs remaining in areas of soil and groundwater at the facility were below acceptable levels of risk, and post-excavation levels of lead in soil in 2009 were reduced to levels considered protective of site workers. Institutional controls have also been implemented in order to minimize exposure to remaining contamination and be protective of current and anticipated future uses of the facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls prohibiting both residential land use and potable use of groundwater have been codified in environmental covenants for both lots of the facility that were recorded with the deed for each lot in February 2011.
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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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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Non-Groundwater |
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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.