EPA RCRA ID: PAD083965897
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.
In June 1990, EPA conducted an on-site Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Assessment (RFA). The assessment resulted identified 15 solid waste management units (SWMUs) and five other Areas of Concern (AOC).
In October 1998, Southdown discontinued the use of Hazardous Waste Derived Fuels. As a result, a closure plan for hazardous waste storage and blending units was submitted to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for approval.
In May 2000, EPA visited the Southdown plant to provide additional data to evaluate the environmental indicators. EPA learned that five of the 15 SWMUs were removed, three were inactive, two were under PADEP’s closure, and five were still active. All the AOCs were still active except the underground gasoline tank, which was closed and removed in accordance with the PADEP Underground Storage Tank requirements. In June 2000, Southdown submitted revised closure plan to PADEP for approval and in September 2000, PADEP approved the revised closure plan.
RCRA Corrective Action activities at the Southdown Wampum facility are being conducted under a joint effort by EPA and PADEP. The investigation and any necessary clean up activities have been implemented in accordance with a closure plan that was required by PADEP in 2000. In February 2001, Southdown ceased performing groundwater investigations at the permitted hazardous waste container area and the truck off-loading pad with PADEP approval and in August 2001, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
In March 2016, EPA issued a RCRA Corrective Action Statement of Basis and posted a public notice in local newspaper that explained the proposed no further action decision . Since there were no comments on this proposal , EPA finalized the decision in May 2016, with no further corrective action process terminated at the facility.
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 Cemex Wampum Facility, formerly known as Southdown, encompasses approximately 70 acres of land, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, on Route 18, approximately two miles south of Borough of Wampum. The facility is bounded by the Beaver River to the east and Route 18 to the west. The facility houses three kilns, numerous silos, a clinker dome, and other buildings and storage units throughout the plant. The immediate land use surrounding Southdown is primarily undeveloped.
Contaminants at this Facility
The threat of contamination to the environment at the facility has been controlled.
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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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.