EPA RCRA ID: PAD004393138
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.
On May 4, 2017, EPA issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis which stated that "concentrations of hazardous constituents identified in the soil and soil gas are within EPA's Regional Screening Level risk range for residential use; and concentrations of hazardous constituents identified in groundwater are all below EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level national p1imary drinking water standards. Therefore, there are no risks to human health or the environment for any use at this 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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The Arconic facility is a 1642-acre parcel located in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Currently the Facility uses 125-acres of the 1642-acres for, research and technical development. The remainder ofthe land is undeveloped. In 1965, Alcoa Inc. began the construction and operation of a research facility on a portion of the property. On November 1, 2016, Alcoa Inc. spun-off its mining, refining and aluminum smelting operations into a separate company called Alcoa Corporation. What was left of Alcoa Inc. following the spin-off was a high-tech manufacturer of aluminum and specialty metals products that was renamed Arconic Inc. Arconic Inc. (formerly named Alcoa Inc.) and Alcoa Corporation now exist as two separate, publicly-traded companies. As part of the spin-off, some land and facilities at the Facility were transferred from Arconic to Alcoa Corporation, who also leases additional land and facilities from Arconic. Arconic remains the primary owner and operator of the Facility Both companies primarily perform research and technical development at the Facility.
White Cloud Road is the northern boundary ofthe Facility, beyond which is undeveloped land. To the East of the Facility is undeveloped land and residential properties. To the South of the Facility is an Industrial park where companies such as Siemens Industrial, Anchor Distributors, and Versa-Fab Inc are located. The Western boundary of the Facility is 7th Street Road, followed by undeveloped land and residential properties.
Contaminants at this Facility
Concentrations of hazardous constituents identified in the soil and soil gas are within EPA's Regional Screening Level risk range for residential use; and concentrations ofhazardous constituents identified in groundwater are all below EPA's Maximum Contaminant Level national p1imary drinking water standards. Therefore, there are no risks to human health or the environment for any use at this Facility including residential.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional and Engineering Controls are not required at this 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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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.