EPA RCRA ID: PAD056882822
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
In September 2002, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control. Presently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is the lead agency overseeing the onsite remediation under the State Work Share program with EPA. Over the years the groundwater monitoring data indicate that the groundwater plume beneath the facility has reached steady state and is not migrating beyond the facility's property lines. For this reason and in 2007, the PADEP modified its Consent Order and Agreement with Morco to reflect the significant progress in the groundwater remediation. The facility is no longer required to operate the groundwater pump and treat system. There are no residential receptors to groundwater in the area. The residences are connected to municipal water. The facility will rely on and continue to groundwater monitoring to assure that the migration of contaminated groundwater is under control.
On September 8, 2023, 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 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 Morco facility is located in Cochranton, PA and consists of approximately ten acres. Morco Corporation was originally founded around 1921 and first located at the current location in 1938. The current owners purchased the corporation in December 1971. Morco is engaged in the manufacturing of specialty advertising products. The manufacturing process consists of lettering, painting and assembling of component parts. In the production process, some articles require an application of paint. This paint is applied in a spray booth which periodically requires cleaning. The paint sludge removed during cleaning is placed in an Auto-Vac Filter where the liquid and solids are separated. The liquid is poured in the drain which discharges to the lagoon to be recycled back into the painting process. The solids are then transferred into drums and transported to an approved facility as hazardous wastes. The spray booth residuals contain toluene and other organic solvents. Low levels of metals are sometimes detected depending on the pigment use of the batch. All residual sludges are shipped offsite for disposal.
Investigation was conducted on site to evaluate potential soils and groundwater contamination. Contaminated soils from the closure of the former surface impoundments were excavated and shipped offsite for disposal. After six years of ground pump and treat, the levels of volatile organic compounds have decreased significantly.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminant of concern is trichloroethylene (TCE) in groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls are for on-going groundwater monitoring 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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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.