EPA RCRA ID: PAD063652820
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.
Stackpole formerly stored containerized hazardous waste at a facility designated as the Liquid Waste Storage Compound (LWSC) which sits atop closed portions of the old Tannery Landfill. The old tannery waste lagoons were used by the Armour Leather Company in leather tanning and dying operations which included the use and disposal of aniline and other residual wastes. PADEP approved a closure plan in 1991 for an in-place closure for the Tannery Landfill that included the LWSC. The entire site is vegetated. Chlorinated organics have been found in groundwater beneath the site since a groundwater assessment was performed in 1990. A groundwater pump and treat system was put in place in January 1992 and was taken out of service in 1996. Groundwater monitoring in this area continues currently. There are no suspected releases that could pose a risk of human exposure from this waste unit and therefore this unit is not further discussed in this human exposure risk deter On July 9, 2019 , EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
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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Stackpole conducted manufacturing activities from 1906 to 1992 at its St. Marys, Pennsylvania facility. The company produced carbon and graphite products, organic bonded and ceramic resistors for electric operations, and soft ferrite magnetic cores for various electronic devices. EMSOURCE is seeking a release from liability under Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP’s) Act II Program. The property has been divided into a Northeast Area and a Southwest Area. A PADEP Act II Final Report for the Northeast Area was submitted to PADEP in February 2005. The Southwest Area is not quite as far along in the Act II process as the remedial investigation/risk assessment reports have not been submitted as of yet.
Three ferrite lagoons, two electroplating wastewater surface impoundments and the Old Tannery Landfill have been Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) closed under Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) supervision. Groundwater from these areas is monitored quarterly.
Stackpole is currently recovering groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from beneath Building 54 to prevent the migration of contaminants into the adjacent Elk Creek. The recovered water is treated prior to discharge to the St. Marys Sewer Authority.
Another area of concern is the VOC contamination in the subsurface soils and groundwater at the former location of the Specialty Purpose Resistor (SPR) Building. The groundwater plume in the lower aquifer system emanating from this former building location is directed to the west toward residential properties. However, samples collected from the upper aquifer in the vicinity of the residential properties have revealed very little to no contamination. Stackpole began monitoring the wells associated with the SPR Building plume on a quarterly basis in the summer of 2003.
As part of the investigation into the SPR building, survey letters were sent to about 80 property owners and/or tenants regarding whether wells were located at the properties. Between 80-90 properties were surveyed and no active wells were identified. Four properties reported to have continuously wet basements. VOCs were not detected in water samples collected from those basements.
There is a 1995 Buyer-Seller Agreement between PADEP, Stackpole, and North Central (current property owner) that states that groundwater beneath Stackpole Center is not potable and prohibits its use for drinking water without authorization by PADEP.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminants of concern are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
While there are no Institutional Controls currently, there is a buyer agreement that the groundwater on site will not be used for potable uses.
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.