EPA RCRA ID: PAD056771405
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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.
Historical releases of regulated substances have occurred at various times between 1982 and 1998.
A report on the Site investigations and remedial work was submitted April 2014. PADEP provided Act 2 approval on July 09, 2014. No land-use or groundwater-use controls were required by PADEP.
On January 2001 , EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
On September 30, 2019 the EPA determined corrective action performance standards have been attained at the entire facility.
Soils
2012 and 2013 - During Site decommissioning, a 2012 soils investigation was conducted to evaluate potential presence of lead in soils within Building A and between Buildings A and B. This included areas for deliveries, equipment handling, storm sewer drainage, above ground tanks and underground tanks. A total of 129 samples from 61 soil boring locations as well as 11 other sampling locations, including sediments from the stormwater sewer line, were collected. Several surface and subsurface samples contained lead at concentrations above the direct contact and soil to groundwater Act 2 Statewide Health Standards (SHSs), particularly in the stormwater drainage ditch. An additional soil investigation in 2013 focusing on this impacted stormwater drainage ditch area. As a number of areas along the ditch were found to have elevated lead levels, soil was removed along the entire length and width of the drainage ditch, as well as the sediment from a collection sump near the railroad tracks.
Between 1982 and 2013, approximately 593 tons of material was removed and transported off-site for treatment. Post-excavation sampling confirmed soils did not show lead levels above residential and non-residential SHS at the Site.
Groundwater
In March 2013, five (5) on-site monitoring wells were installed, and groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for volatile organic compounds, semivolatile organic compounds, and metals. The only parameter to be detected at a concentration above the residential used-aquifer SHS in Site groundwater was dissolved lead (7.5 ug/l in MW-5). The residential used-aquifer SHS for lead is 5 ug/l. Well MW-5 is located in the southwestern portion of Tract 1, near the stormwater drainage ditch and areas of previously excavated lead-impacted soil. Soil containing lead at concentrations above its residential soil SHS was excavated from the drainage ditch during previous remedial activities conducted at the Site (see above). Dissolved lead was not detected above the residential used-aquifer SHS in any other groundwater location.
In July 2013 and February 2014, groundwater was collected from on-site monitoring wells to further characterize and delineate dissolved lead detected previously in groundwater. During these monitoring events, lead was not detected in groundwater above the residential used-aquifer SHS at any location, including MW-5.
As there was one sample in early 2013 that showed a slightly elevated level of dissolved lead at MW-5, the Facility performed a Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) to evaluate potential risks associated with dissolved lead in groundwater at the Site. The site-specific HHRA was conducted to provide quantitative analysis of current and future on-site and off-site land use scenarios based on the nature of the dissolved lead detected in the groundwater, potential exposure pathways to human receptors, and the degree to which these exposures may pose adverse effects.
The Site and hydraulically downgradient properties have been commercially developed and, although future use of the Site for residential purposes is highly unlikely, the HHRA conservatively evaluated potential on-site and off-site residential exposure to dissolved lead in groundwater. The HHRA shows that there is no unacceptable risk to lead in groundwater for residential or non-residential land-use scenarios for the Site.
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 C and D facility manufactures integrated reserve power systems (lead-acid batteries) for the telecommunications industry. The facility is located along PA Route 23, Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, east of the town of Leola. The facility area is agricultural/residential/light industrial, mostly served by public water and sewer.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminant at the site is lead, from battery manufacture.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required at the 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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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.