EPA RCRA ID: PAD065716813
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.
On June 18, 2009, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
EPA Region 3 has determined that Corrective Action is complete and no land use controls are required (Corrective Action Complete without Controls) for the Facility. A public notice was posted in The Bucks County Courier Times newspaper on June 12, 2009 and was followed by a thirty (30)-day comment period that ended on July 12, 2009. The Final Decision and Response to Comments became effective July 16, 2009.
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 was located at Building PP 9, River Road, Tullytown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Facility was a leased building on an approximately 0.5 acre of land. The Facility operated from May 1974 to April 1992. When operational, the Facility was a transfer station for the distribution of fresh solvent products and collection of used solvent wastes. Used mineral spirits were stored in a 12,000-gallon underground storage tank (UST). The on- and off-loading of fresh and used mineral spirits occurred at a return/fill dock area (wet dumpster). And a storage area for waste-containing drums was located in an aboveground brick building.
Contaminants at this Facility
Some concentrations of contaminants will remain in the groundwater at the Facility above levels appropriate for residential and domestic uses. In the event that a well were to be installed, the Bucks County Department of Health requires water analysis under its Rules And Regulations Governing Individual Residential Water Supply Systems And Construction Specificationswhich became effective March 1, 2007. The regulations will prevent exposure to Chlorobenzene if wells are installed in the proximity of the Facility. Groundwater use in this area is unlikely however since, even though it is not an ordinance or restriction, the Borough of Tullytown strongly discourages the installation of drinking water wells based on a conversation with the Borough Coordinator on March 17, 2009. Considering these conditions together, EPA has determined that the concentrations of the contaminant remaining in the groundwater does not pose a threat to human health or the environment
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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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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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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.