EPA RCRA ID: PAD004961579
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.
After Mayco ceased operations at the Bristol location in February 1983, the new owner, the Grundy Foundation (Grundy), began to develop the site, as an indoor ice skating rink/recreation center. Prior to and continuing during construction activities, Grundy had several consultants investigate, evaluate, and report on the environmental condition of the property. Remedial efforts included razing the Mayco structures and removing identified contaminated soils. The remediation effort was coordinated with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The facility remediated one concrete pit containing dieldrin contaminated sludge, and two areas where black stained soils were visually identified during a PADEP Inspection. Each of these locations were sampled and analyzed for dieldrin (a pesticide), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and metals as the chemicals of concern (COC). Dieldrin met the Residential Statewide Health Standard. Some VOCs and metals in a few soil samples slightly exceeded PADEP’s non-residential Statewide Health Standards, but these exceedances do not statistically contribute to a significant risk to human health or the environment when evaluating the entire facility property. On November 18, 1997, the Bristol Borough Recreation Authority was given a release of liability in accordance with the PADEP Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards (Act 2) for soil contaminated with dieldrin.
On September 30, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that no further action is required to make this property suitable for any type of land use. This is based on our findings as detailed in the Statement of Basis (SB). This determination is consistent with EPA’s February 2003 Final Guidance on Completion of Corrective Action Activities at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facilities (reference 68 FR 8757).
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 Mayco Oil & Chemical Company (Mayco) was located at 475 Beaver Street in Bristol Borough, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Mayco was bordered to the northwest by Canal Street, by Beaver Street to the west, and by residential areas to the south and east. The facility covered approximately 7.5 acres.
Mayco operated a chemical and oil blending facility at the 475 Beaver Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania location from 1968 through 1983. The facility consisted of several buildings, numerous storage tanks situated both inside and outside of the structures, a railroad spur, and a loading dock area.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the facility included dieldrin (a pesticide), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and metals as the chemicals of concern (COC).
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls were not required at the site.
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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| 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.