EPA RCRA ID: PAD013975495
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.
In 2007, PADEP conducted an inspection of the site and reviewed historical information regarding waste management and possible releases at the facility, including PADEP hazardous waste inspections from 1982 until 1996. No spills or releases from the site are documented in the project file. No releases were reported.
No groundwater data is available. No wells exist on the Facility or on nearby properties. Groundwater was not encountered during the excavation of a fuel oil tank that was removed in 1994 (12 foot deep excavation). Properties within a three-mile radius use public water supplies as a potable water source, with the exception of one residential well. The residential well is located adjacent to Darby Creek, approximately one half mile from the Facility. The well is located upstream of the Facility and hydraulically up-gradiant of the expected direction of groundwater flow. Although there is no evidence or reports of releases of contaminants from the facility, and the residential well is located upgradient of the Facility, several attempts were made to sample the well water as a precautionary measure. The resident/property owner did not provide permission to sample the well water.
No environmental information is available for the removal of the 500 gallon underground waste storage tank in 1985. Soil samples were collected during the removal of the 12,000 gallon underground fuel oil tank in 1993. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) reviewed the closure report for the fuel oil tank and determined that "no further action" was needed, by letter dated August, 9, 1994.
In 2011, EPA issued a Statement of Basis and a Final Decision stating that no further action is needed, and that the property is suitable for any type of land use.
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 Facility is located at Marple and Broadway Avenues in Clifton Heights Borough, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Facility is bordered by Broadway Avenue and residential properties to the north, industrial properties and Darby Creek to the east, a railroad track and residential properties to the south, and Marple Avenue and residential properties to the west.
The facility operated from 1955 until 1996. Various electrical components were produced and assembled at the site. Waste generated at the site during the facility operations included solvents, plating waste and oil. Waste was stored in above-ground tanks, underground tanks and drum storage areas. All waste, equipment, and storage containers were removed from the Facility between July 1993 and August 1994. The site is currently used as office space and for storage. It is currently owned by Capp Real Estate, who leases the building space to several tenants.
Contaminants at this Facility
Waste generated at the site during the facility operations included solvents, plating waste and oil.
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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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.