EPA RCRA ID: PAD041421223
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- 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.
Under the conditions set forth in the Final Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) U.S. EPA Docket No. RCRA-III-032-CAAOC, the EPA has determined that TEC has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of EPA, that the terms of the AOC, including any additional tasks determined by EPA to be required pursuant to the AOC, have been satisfactorily completed. On July 20, 2017, EPA terminated the AOC.
On September 23,2022 , the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
Cleanup Background
On January 22, 1991, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Respondent, TE Connectivity (TEC) entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) that required TEC to implement the Corrective Measures selected by EPA in the 1991 RCRA Record of Decision (ROD). EPA’s selected Corrective Measures entailed contaminant source removal and groundwater remediation to continue until the cleanup goals were attained at the point of compliance (POC) wells.
The RCRA ROD acknowledges that due to the elevated concentrations of the constituents of concern (COCs) and the kinetics of chemical and physical desorption of contaminants in groundwater, it may be technically impossible to attain the cleanup goals of the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) throughout the groundwater plume. Therefore, the RCRA ROD states that if the concentrations of 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA), trichloroethylene (TCE), and 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA) in groundwater remain stable after a minimum of five (5) years of groundwater remediation, TEC may petition EPA to revise the cleanup goals.
In August 2015, TEC submitted a petition to EPA to revise the cleanup goals for 1,1,2-TCA from 5 µg/L to 27.5 µg/L and for vinyl chloride (VC) from 0.2 µg/L to the MCL of 2.0 µg/L. The revised cleanup goals are based on a site-wide groundwater study that demonstrated that the levels of COCs in groundwater have stabilized and do not impact groundwater quality downgradient of the Site. Furthermore, the study determined that the existing groundwater plume does not pose an exposure pathway to human and environmental receptors. EPA concurred with the conclusion of the groundwater study, and on October 13, 2015, EPA approved TEC’s petition to revise the cleanup goals for 1,1,2-TCA and VC.
On January 27, 2017, EPA issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) that modified the 1991 RCRA ROD Corrective Measures to reflect the revised groundwater cleanup goals. The ESD required the implementation of institutional controls that restrict groundwater and land use at the Site. On January 30, 2017, TEC executed an environmental covenant pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, 27 Pa. C.S. Sections 6501-6517, (UECA) with the York County Recorder of Deeds that imposes the required institutional controls. On July 20, 2017, EPA terminated the AOC.
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 Facility occupies approximately 33 acres in Glen Rock, York County, Pennsylvania 17327. Amp, Inc. and its successor, TEC owned and operated the Facility from the late 1950s to 2001. The Facility consisted of two buildings, the Material Development Laboratory Building and the Plastics Building. During its period of operation, TEC conducted research on contact adhesives and lubricants and manufactured injection-molded plastic and polyester parts used in connector systems and applications. As a result of the manufacturing operations at the Facility, groundwater and soil at the Facility became contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
The site is no longer a manufacturing and research facility. In 2003, TEC sold the property to Penn-Mar Organization who currently uses the facility as office space and a warehouse distribution center only.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary constituents of concerns have been volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which include: 1,1,1 trichloroethane (TCA); 1,1,2 TCA, and trichloroethylene (TCE); in groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls have been placed on groundwater monitoring and land use restrictions and a corrective measures assessment report is due every two years.
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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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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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.