EPA RCRA ID: PAD980550149
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 no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration of groundwater contamination was under control.
Cleanup Background
Three disposal lagoons (approximately six acres) were utilized by Talon from 1948 to 1985. They contained industrial waste sludge classified as hazardous waste due to metal concentrations. In 1985, two of the lagoons were closed by placement of synthetic cap. The third lagoon was not stable due to high liquid component and could not achieve load bearing capacity for a cap until the fall of 1988. Cover was established in the spring of 1989. A final inspection of the closure was conducted by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) in November 1989 and found that the closure was completed as per the approved closure plan and regulations.
Fencing of the site has been established and is maintained to prevent human entry.
A post closure monitoring system is in place and quarterly monitoring is submitted by Talon, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, a division of Coats North American of Toccoa, Georgia.
The facility’s owner maintains a local contractor as a liaison to deal with, if any, environmental community involvement activities.
Monitoring has taken place for approximately 16 years for the lagoons on site with only sporadic detection of volatile organic constituents which were slightly above detection limits. PADEP presently requires quarterly monitoring for specific parameters which include the metals arsenic, cadmium, and chromium and specific groundwater quality indicators such as pH, specific conductivity and Total Organic Carbon. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) are no longer monitored as a post closure requirement for the lagoons.
The latest triennial Comprehensive Monitoring Evaluation was performed by PADEP in 1998.
Post closure groundwater monitoring activities are ongoing. The facility’s owner may request a reduction of monitoring frequency and associated parameters in the future.
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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Talon Incorporated, located in West Mead, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of slide fasteners for the wearing apparel trade and other fastener applications. The former operations of this plant consisted of metal fabrication consisting of blanking, drawing, die casting, coining, cold rolling and forming of wire. Operations have ceased.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern include the metals arsenic, cadmium, and chromium and specific groundwater quality indicators such as pH, specific conductivity and Total Organic Carbon.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
There are no institutional controls at this time.
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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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.