EPA RCRA ID: PAD987279890
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.
EPA first reviewed the existing environmental information to determine if Next EPA focused on the health and groundwater impacts, if any, presented by the facility. On March 31, 2020, EPA determined that no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration of groundwater contamination was under control.
On September 12, 2022, Corrective Actions were Complete with controls which include land use and groundwater restrictions.
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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PECO Energy Co. purchased the entire 7.8-acre property from the Atlantic Richfield Company in 1976. PECO originally purchased the property for future use. The site would be used for a PECO substation if future electrical demands in the area were to increase. To date, PECO has not had the need to construct a substation at the site.
In November 1989, PECO leased the property to Colonial Salvage and Scrap Company for use as a disposal/storage area for construction debris, demolition debris, scrap metal, roll-offs, and truck trailers. On May 5, 1990, EPA conducted an inspection of a portion of the property in response to illegal dumping reported by the Philadelphia Fire Department. During the 1990 inspection the site was found to contain trucks, trailers, roll-off dumpsters, scrap metals, refuse piles, tire piles, and other miscellaneous equipment including two dumpsters containing drums of material. Approximately 50-60 drums of unknown material were located in and around the two roll-offs at the site. EPA observed material leaking from the drums and the roll-offs to the ground. Air monitoring conducted by EPA, in and near the drums, indicated the presence of organic vapors as high as 580 parts per million (ppm). Field testing for chlorinated compounds identified their presence in one of the drums. On May 11, 1990 EPA issued an Administrative Order to PECO which required PECO to conduct certain removal actions at the site.
The initial area of concern was approximately 5.1 acres on the south and west ends of the property. An additional area of approximately 1.2 acres, bound by a chain-link fence, was later added to the initial area. PECO conducted a soils investigation and clean-up of the areas. In 1992, EPA issued a memo that considered the Penrose Ave. Site (Administrative Order # III-90-30-DC) closed.
Contaminants at this Facility
In 1990 te site was found to site was an illegal dumping ground with refuse piles, tires, old vehicles, and approximately 50-60 drums of unknown material were located at the site some of which were leaking. Field testing for chlorinated compounds identified their presence in one of the drums.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls restricts land uses to non-residential and restricts groundwater from potable and non-potable uses (voluntary restriction by owner ).
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.