EPA RCRA ID: PAD980555197
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- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
On April 19, 2011, Michael Jr. Baker, Inc. (Baker) conducted an Environmental Inspection (EI) of Greene, Tweed & Co. (Green Tweed or Facility), on behalf of EPA. The findings of the EI Inspection are documented in a December 2011 EI Inspection Report for Greene Tweed, prepared by Baker. Also presented in the EI Inspection Report is a summary of the information reviewed by Baker in preparation for the EI Inspection, including records maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and EPA. Based on a review of the information presented in the EI Inspection Report, on March 20, 2012. EPA determined no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration of groundwater contamination was under control.
EPA’s review of available information indicates that there are no unaddressed releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from the Facility. On May 16, 2012, EPA announced its proposed decision of Corrective Action Complete without Controls under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for Green Tweed. Consistent with public participation provisions under RCRA, EPA requested comments from the public on the proposed remedy as described in the April 27, 2012, Statement of Basis (SB). The commencement of a thirty (30) day public comment period was announced in The Reporter newspaper on May 16, 2012 and on the EPA Region III website. The public comment period ended on June 14, 2012.
On June 20, 2012, EPA approved its final remedy decision for Green Tweed in a document entitled the Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC). EPA received no comments on the proposed decision. Consequently, EPA’s final determination is unchanged from the proposal. EPA has determined that its final decision is protective of human health and the environment and that no further corrective action or land use controls are necessary at this time.
Cleanup Background
In February 2002, the Facility had a release of fuel oil following a refueling event of the Facility's 20,000-gallon underground storage tank (UST) containing No. 2 fuel oil and a 15,000-gallon UST containing No. 4 fuel oil. As a result, the Facility underwent a soil and groundwater investigation in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP) Land Recycling Program (Act 2). The Act 2 investigation specifically addressed the release of fuel oil from the two USTs which impacted two areas: the immediate area in the vicinity of the USTs, and a drainage swale located in a grassy area of the Facility located directly northwest of the stormwater retention pond. In May 2009, PADEP approved the Facility's Act 2 Final Report and stated that the Facility had demonstrated attainment of the residential Statewide Health Standard (SHS) for constituents of No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 fuel oils for soil within the UST excavation and drainage swale, and for groundwater.
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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Greene, Tweed & Co. (Greene Tweed or Facility) is located at 2075 Detwiler Road in Kulpsville, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Facility is bordered to the northwest by Delp Drive, the southwest by Detwiler Road, and to the southeast by Gehman Road. The Facility covers approximately 30 acres. Land use in the surrounding area includes commercial and residential properties.
Prior to 1971, the Facility property was utilized as farmland. Greene Tweed purchased the property in 1971 and began construction of the Facility buildings. Since 1971, Greene Tweed has been the sole owner and operator of the Facility. The Facility manufactures specialty seals, gaskets, and custom engineered plastic components for the aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The Facility’s main product lines currently include synthetic rubber, PEEK plastic, and plastics machining.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern are fuel oil leaks and spills.
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.