EPA RCRA ID: PAD980919005
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.
This facility, which was identified as one of EPA Region 3's high priority Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action sites, is a photochemical etching facility approximately one acre in size. In the September 2002, no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration of groundwater contamination was under control.
Based on this determination and other available information, EPA proposed that no action was necessary at the facility to meet RCRA Corrective Action requirements via a public notice in a local newspaper. The public notice solicited public comments on this proposal from October 22 through December 6, 2007. No public comments were received. In January 2008, EPA issued a Final Decision and Response to Comments which determined that no further action was necessary at this facility with regard to RCRA Corrective Action.
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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Lancaster Metals Science Corporation is a photochemical etching facility which has been in operation at this location since March 1984. The ranking of this facility as a high-priority RCRA corrective action facility was based on the reported release of carbon tetrachloride to groundwater. However, inspections and investigations conducted in 1987 and 2002 found no evidence of past or current use of chlorinated solvents or carbon tetrachloride at the facility. Furthermore, an analysis of groundwater monitoring data from 1999 and 2004 at wells downgradient of the facility indicate levels of carbon tetrachloride below detection limits. Based on these inspections and investigations, it has been concluded that the report of the carbon tetrachloride release at this facility was in error and that there otherwise is no information which would suggest a potential release of any hazardous wastes or substances above protective levels at the facility.
Contaminants at this Facility
EPA completed an Environmental evaluation of the facility which determined that there is no current human exposure of concern or contaminated groundwater migration of concern at the facility.
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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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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.