Superfund Sites in Reuse in Pennsylvania
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A.I.W. FRANK/MID-COUNTY MUSTANG
The 16-acre A.I.W. Frank/Mid-County Mustang Superfund site is in Exton, Pennsylvania. It includes the 15-acre A.I.W. Frank property and the 1-acre Mid-County Mustang property. In the 1940s, auto repair facilities and body shops opened on the Mid-County Mustang property. Manufacturing began on the A.I.W. Frank property in 1962 with Styrofoam cups and plates. Twenty years later, refrigerators, freezers and warming cabinets for the food service industry were manufactured on the property as well. The disposal of used solvents and degreasers on both properties resulted in contamination of soil and groundwater. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Response discovered the contamination between 1982 and 1984 by sampling local private water supply wells and soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities included soil removal, demolition of a building damaged by fire, extraction and treatment of groundwater and institutional controls. EPA also connected nearby homes to the public water supply. Today, the site hosts commercial and residential areas, including the Lochiel Farm housing development. All new homes at Lochiel Farm include vapor-mitigation systems to make sure residents are not exposed to site contaminants. Another housing development, Summerhill (originally Exton Knoll), is under construction on-site. Summerhill adjoins the Chester Valley Trail and Exton Park and includes several amenities for residents, including a 7,700 square-foot clubhouse with a pool. An auto services business is also active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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AUSTIN AVENUE RADIATION SITE
The Austin Avenue Radiation Superfund site is in Lansdowne Borough, East Lansdowne Borough, Upper Darby Township, Aldan Borough, Yeadon Borough and Darby Borough, Pennsylvania. It includes 40 privately owned properties. W.L. Cummings Radium Processing Company refined radium on-site from 1915 to 1925. It mixed radioactive wastes into fill material and building materials. These materials were used at 40 properties, resulting in contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. EPA removed materials contaminated with radioactive waste and demolished contaminated houses. EPA also removed contaminated soil from 21 properties and rebuilt 11 houses. EPA completed cleanup activities in 1998. Eleven properties are in continued residential use. People living in eight of the demolished homes chose to relocate permanently. Area municipalities agreed to assume ownership of these properties in the late 1990s and use the properties for the benefit of the community. A developer built new homes on three properties. EPA completed cleanup and took the site off the NPL in 2002. A used car dealership is active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 8 people and generated an estimated $610,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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AVCO LYCOMING (WILLIAMSPORT DIVISION)
The 28-acre Avco Lycoming (Williamsport Division) Superfund site is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Manufacturing facilities have been on-site since the early 1900s. Past operations included a bicycle and sewing machine facility, a sandpaper plant, a tool and die shop, and a silk plant. AVCO Corporation began making aircraft engines at the site in the 1920s. Activities resulted in contamination of groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordered AVCO Lycoming to clean up contaminated groundwater. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. A business continues to make aircraft engines on-site. An auto body shop is also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 530 people and generated an estimated $222,019,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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BALLY GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
The 19-acre Bally Ground Water Contamination Superfund site is in Bally, Pennsylvania. It includes the former Bally Engineered Structures (BES) plant and the plume of groundwater contamination. From the 1930’s to 1995, BES made insulated refrigeration panels and other products on-site. From the 1950’s to the 1960’s, the company and its predecessors used tanks and lagoons on-site to hold hazardous liquid wastes from production. The release of contaminated groundwater from the Site was drawn into the Bally Borough public water supply well. After a water quality inspection found groundwater contamination, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. With EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) have led cleanup activities. Cleanup activities include the installation of a groundwater pumping and treatment system using air stripping technology, and long-term monitoring. In 2003, studies found the emergent contaminant 1, 4-dioxane present in groundwater not being treated by the “pump and treat” system. The PRPs disconnected the contaminated municipal supply well. In 2010, the PRPs built a new municipal supply well and connected it to the water supply. The PRPs also put in a sub slab depressurization system to prevent vapor intrusion at the former BES facility in 2009. Long-term indoor air monitoring is ongoing. Institutional controls in place restrict the use of private wells within Bally Borough. After the BES facility closed in 1995, the buildings were subdivided for commercial and light industrial business reuse. There are several businesses on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 8 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 21 people and generated an estimated $3,607,890 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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BERKLEY PRODUCTS CO. DUMP
The 5-acre Berkley Products Co. Dump Superfund site is in Denver, Pennsylvania. From the 1930s to 1965, a privately owned municipal waste landfill was on-site. Landfill operators burned or buried municipal waste. In 1965, Lipton Paint and Varnish Co., a subsidiary of Berkley Products Co., bought the site. The firm buried municipal waste, organic solvents, paint wastes, resins and pigment sludge on-site. When the landfill closed in 1970, operators covered the area with soil, seeded the soil and sold the property to the owners of a home on-site. In 1984, EPA found toxic metals and other contaminants in soil, groundwater and indoor air. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities included erosion control, excavation, off-site waste disposal, capping of a consolidated landfill, installation of a gas-venting system, fencing, monitoring and institutional controls. Remedy construction finished in 2001. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2007. In 2010, EPA found an additional contaminant that was migrating off-site. In 2018, EPA put in two carbon filtration tanks and a water-softening unit to treat water in a residential well. EPA continues to review the progress of the remedy every five years. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) performs long-term maintenance activities and samples the monitoring wells and nearby private wells annually. The area remains in continued residential use.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BERKS LANDFILL
The Berks Landfill Superfund site is in Spring Township, Berks County, about 7 miles southwest of Reading. From the 1950s to the 1980s, a municipal landfill operated on-site. It consists of two closed municipal waste landfills and two separate disposal areas. The landfills include a 47-acre eastern landfill and a 19-acre western landfill. In 1986, landfill operations ended and the landfills were closed with a soil cap. After investigations found groundwater contamination, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. With EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible parties led cleanup activities in 2000. Cleanup included repairing the leachate collection system, relining three leachate ponds, repairing the eastern landfill soil cover, putting in a sentinel well and gas monitoring probes, planting trees and wetland vegetation, and putting in access roads. Institutional controls in place restrict land and groundwater use. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2008. Long-term monitoring of the landfills, leachate lagoons, surface water, sediment and groundwater is ongoing. Green space, trees and vegetation cover the landfills. The property owner uses a building at the site as a workshop.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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BERKS SAND PIT
The 4-acre Berks Sand Pit Superfund site is in Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania. It is a contaminated groundwater plume under a residential and undeveloped wooded area. Berks Sand Pit was used for residential refuse disposal until 1978. Industrial waste was allegedly disposed of around the pit until 1982, when area residents reported a chemical taste and odor in their drinking water. Contaminants in groundwater included chemicals typically found in solvents and degreasers. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities include pumping and treating contaminated groundwater and temporarily connecting four homes to an alternate water supply. In 2021, EPA changed the site’s cleanup plan. These changes include shutting down the groundwater treatment plant and doing biological and chemical groundwater treatment on-site. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection leads this work and does groundwater injections, groundwater sampling and residential well sampling. Monitoring of residential wells is ongoing. The site remains in continued residential use. Logging also takes place on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BOARHEAD FARMS
The 120-acre Boarhead Farms Superfund site is in Bridgeton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From 1969 to 1976, site owners improperly stored and disposed of hazardous materials in burial pits, drums and on the ground surface. These practices contaminated groundwater, surface water and sediment as well as nearby residential wells. The contamination was discovered in 1970 after a fish kill in a nearby stream was traced to waste releases from the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. EPA led three removal actions in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) completed more cleanup activities. Overall, site cleanup actions included the removal of over 2,500 drums and many tanker trucks from the site, construction of a groundwater collection and treatment system, installation of groundwater extraction wells, removal of radioactive waste, and mitigation of high levels of trichloroethene (TCE) vapors in the air in the on-site residence. By 2004, PRPs completed the soil and source cleanup. The extraction wells installed in 2019 remain active. The groundwater extraction and treatment system continues to operate. Activity and use limitations in place protect the integrity of the remedy and prevent further human or environmental exposure to contamination. Continued site uses include a home, a livestock stable, a commercial storage building and a cell phone tower. The eastern part of the site includes wooded wetlands.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BORIT ASBESTOS
The BoRit Asbestos Superfund site is in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It includes three parcels. They are the 6-acre Asbestos Pile Parcel, which has a 3-acre asbestos waste pile in the middle of the property, the 15-acre Reservoir Parcel and the 11-acre Park Parcel. From the early 1900s to 1962, a nearby asbestos product manufacturing plant disposed of asbestos and other industrial solid wastes on-site. The park closed after the discovery of asbestos contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2009. From 2008 to 2017, EPA stabilized the banks of three water bodies that cross the site to prevent the spread of contamination. EPA also covered the asbestos waste pile and the park area with a liner and grassy cover, and treated reservoir water before its discharge to a nearby creek. EPA then reinforced the reservoir walls and covered the surface of the area with clean fill. The Asbestos Pile Parcel and the Park Parcel are vacant. The Park Parcel will likely once again be a township park in the future. The Reservoir Parcel now hosts the Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve. This bird sanctuary includes a bird-viewing area and walking trails.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BRESLUBE-PENN, INC.
The Breslube-Penn, Inc. Superfund site is near Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. It includes a 7-acre source property and groundwater contamination that extends off the property. Wiseman Oil Company and later Breslube-Penn, Inc. ran a used-oil processing facility at the site from 1977 to about 1986. The facility was also a used oil transfer station from 1987 to 1992. The companies stockpiled waste from this process at the facility. Improper waste disposal at the facility contaminated groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment. In 1984, Allegheny County Health Department inspectors found sludge and oil built up in diked areas around several storage tanks. Cleanup work began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, under agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and EPA. In 1994, EPA removed about 6,400 tons of contaminated waste from the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996. The site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are cleaning up the site with EPA oversight. The PRPs dug up contaminated soil and put it in a capped waste management area on-site. As part of the cleanup, construction of a new wetland on-site replaced a contaminated wetland. Institutional controls in place limit land use. The site includes a part of the Coraopolis District Sportsmen’s Association’s property. It offers an archery and shooting range as well as land for hunting. Part of the Montour Trail, the country's longest suburban rail trail, is also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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BRODHEAD CREEK
The 12-acre Brodhead Creek Superfund site is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. From 1888 to 1944, a coal gasification plant was on-site. It produced coal tar wastes. Waste disposal practices contaminated groundwater, soil and creek sediments. EPA put in temporary filter fences and underflow dams, a temporary coal tar recovery pit and an underground slurry wall to contain the coal tar wastes during early response actions. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included coal tar recovery. A system removed over 2,000 gallons of coal tar before EPA determined that federal cleanup standards could not be met. Restrictions prevent the use of groundwater and prohibit excavation without prior written approval from EPA. EPA and the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) completed the cleanup. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2001. Monitoring is ongoing. Institutional controls in place restrict land and groundwater use. PRPs led removal actions in 2008 and 2012 to address coal tar seeps caused by creek erosion. This effort included the excavation and off-site treatment and disposal of over 1,500 tons of contaminated soil. Creeks at the site provide habitat for fish, waterfowl and other wildlife. Anglers visit the site to fish the creeks. A flood control levee crosses the site. There is a trail on top of the levee. An electrical substation and gas company offices are also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 5 people and generated an estimated $242,920 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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BROWN'S BATTERY BREAKING
The Brown’s Battery Superfund Site is located in Tilden Township, Pennsylvania. The 14-acre Site was home to a former battery recycling facility that operated from 1961-1971. EPA completed various investigations and found that past Site operations contaminated groundwater, surface water, and soil with lead and related metals. In 1983 EPA temporarily relocated residents living on-Site to perform a removal action with residents returning in 1984. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. The Selected Remedy consists of the permanent relocation of residents and the on-Site business, removal and treatment of contaminated soil and battery casings, as well as treatment of groundwater. A commercial business now owns and operates the two on-Site buildings, and a cleaned up residential property remains in continued use. A portion of the Site is protected by an Environmental Remediation, Restoration, and Conservation Easement that provides a habitat for wildlife.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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BUTZ LANDFILL
The 13-acre Butz Landfill Superfund site is in rural Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Site owners ran an 8.5-acre municipal landfill on-site from the mid-1960s to 1973. In 1984, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) investigated the landfill. It found that unpermitted landfill operations had contaminated groundwater with solvents and volatile organic compounds. Residents near the site used groundwater wells as a drinking water source. PADEP and EPA supplied residents with bottled water and carbon filtration systems. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. From 1992 to 1993, EPA built a water supply system for affected homes. EPA turned over ownership of the water supply system to a local authority in 1995. Groundwater affected by the site extends over a 195-acre area. EPA put in a groundwater treatment system at the site in 2001. From 2007 to 2014, EPA assessed groundwater vapors in homes near the site. EPA found that the vapors do not pose an immediate threat. During cleanup, crews came across bog turtles, a protected wildlife species. After visits by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, EPA changed the design of the groundwater treatment system. EPA relocated a discharge structure and built about 3 acres of new wetlands to protect the bog turtle population. PADEP took over operation and maintenance activities at the site in 2011. Part of the former landfill area is in use for heavy equipment and landscaping storage. The groundwater treatment plant is also on-site. The rest of the site property is wooded. People use it occasionally for firewood collection, all-terrain vehicle riding and hunting. A cow sanctuary and several residential properties are also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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C & D RECYCLING
The 45-acre C & D Recycling Superfund site is in Foster Township, Pennsylvania. From the 1960s to the early 1980s, a metal reclamation plant was on-site. It burned lead and plastic-cased telephone cables to reclaim the copper wire. Sampling found high levels of heavy metals in soil and sediment. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup included the removal, stabilization and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and sediment. With EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible parties (PRPs) demolished site infrastructure and removed wastes and cable casings. They also added erosion control measures and replanted the area. The PRPs completed the cleanup in 1999. Institutional controls prevent residential and commercial uses on parts of the site. In 2006, Green Meadows Conservancy purchased most of the site. It plans to maintain the area as a wildlife preserve. Homes are on other parts of the site. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2018.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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CENTRE COUNTY KEPONE
The 32-acre Centre County Kepone Superfund site is in State College, Pennsylvania. A chemical manufacturing facility made pesticides and other chemicals at the site from 1958 to 2004. Operators put wastewater and sludge in drums and lagoons on-site. Investigations found that hazardous materials leaked from the lagoons. These practices caused contamination in groundwater, soil, surface water and drainage ditch sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. In 1999, the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) led cleanup activities. EPA provided oversight. Cleanup included putting in a groundwater extraction and treatment system, upgrading surface water management controls, and disposing of contaminated soil, sediment, and waste materials. In 1998, EPA monitored the construction of a shopping center next to the site property. Construction included cleanup and redevelopment of part of the drainage ditch into a storm drainage system, a sidewalk and a vehicle access lane. After EPA updated the cleanup plan for soil in 2003, the PRPs put in a soil vapor extraction system to remove contaminants from subsurface soil. EPA oversees the groundwater extraction and treatment system, and monitoring. EPA approved the permanent shutdown of the soil vapor extraction system in 2020 and the system was decommissioned in 2021. Institutional controls restricting land and groundwater use are in place. EPA took an 8-acre area of the site (the Administration Parcel) off the NPL in 2004. This area included an administration building, a parking lot and open areas. In 2011, the site owner sold about 19 acres of the site property to a developer. A roofing company uses a warehouse building on-site for material storage and sales. A heating-and-cooling-supply business occupies a smaller former warehouse building.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 12 people and generated an estimated $5,708,003 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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CHEM-FAB
The Chem-Fab Superfund site is in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. From 1965 to the early 1990s, an electroplating and metal-etching facility was active on-site. Its operations generated waste that contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2008. Cleanup actions include removing drums of waste, removing and treating contaminated soils, and backfilling with clean fill. They also include putting in a vapor mitigation system to reduce concentrations of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) in indoor air and groundwater extraction and treatment. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. This funding was used to accelerate the construction of the site’s groundwater extraction and treatment system. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. The site is zoned for commercial uses. Current site uses include an office park with three buildings that host a pet groomer, a dog daycare service, a hair salon, a dance studio and an architecture firm.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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CRAIG FARM DRUM
The 117-acre Craig Farm Drum Superfund site is in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. From 1958 to 1963, drums containing still bottoms from resorcinol production at the nearby Koppers Chemical Company, Inc. facility were put in two abandoned strip-mining pits at the site and covered with topsoil. Releases from the drums contaminated soil, surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. The remedy included groundwater collection and treatment, an impermeable cap and bioswale, and removal, solidification and placement of treated waste and contaminated soil in a landfill on-site. A new 1-acre wetland replaced wetlands destroyed during landfill construction. Institutional controls restrict land and groundwater use. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2013.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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CRATER RESOURCES, INC./KEYSTONE COKE CO./ALAN WOOD STEEL CO.
The Crater Resources, Inc./Keystone Coke Co./Alan Wood Steel Co. Superfund site is in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The 95-acre area consists of four inactive quarries. Beginning in 1919, Alan Wood Steel Company put wastes from its coking facility in three of the quarries. In 1977, Keystone Coke Company bought the Alan Wood Steel Company. It continued to dispose of wastes at the site until 1981. From 1969 to the late 1970s, state agencies led investigations that found contaminated wastes, liquids, soil and sediment in the quarries. Groundwater was also contaminated. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. Cleanup included removal of contaminated soil and sediment and capping. Groundwater cleanup and monitoring is ongoing. Renaissance Park, an office complex, is now on-site. A small part of an adjacent golf club is also on-site. In 2018, one of the property owners and EPA reached an agreement for the owner to finish the cleanup, paving the way for redevelopment. In 2020, the King of Prussia District and Upper Merion Township expanded the district’s boundary to include Renaissance Park. There are plans to improve transportation and pedestrian infrastructure, streetscapes and signage, and public and special-event spaces at the site. Construction of a new residential complex is planned for part of the site’s capped area.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 24 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 1,330 people and generated an estimated $618,178,239 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Reuse Fact Sheet: Crater Resources, Inc./Keystone Coke Co./Alan Wood Steel Co. Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
CROSSLEY FARM
The 209-acre Crossley Farm Superfund site is on Blackhead Hill in Hereford Township, Pennsylvania. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, the Bally Case and Cooler Co. plant sent drums containing liquid waste to Crossley Farm for disposal. A 1983 investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found hazardous chemicals in residential wells near the site. In 1992, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). The state issued an initial health advisory for the contaminated wells and provided clean water to residents. In 1995, cleanup included the removal of contaminated soil and buried drums. In 2000, EPA put in carbon filtration systems to remove contaminants from drinking water at 55 homes. Construction of the site’s groundwater treatment system finished in July 2012. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. In 2015, EPA put in vapor intrusion mitigation systems at 20 homes. EPA is cleaning up a source area at the farm, which remains in use. It currently grows corn and soybeans. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. Construction on the source area treatment began in April 2023 and should continue through the 2024 calendar year.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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CROYDON TCE
The Croydon TCE Superfund site covers 3.5 square miles between Croydon and Bristol townships in Pennsylvania. It includes residential and business areas as well as several industrial complexes. In 1985, EPA found solvents and degreasers in groundwater and in eight residential wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. EPA connected homes affected by groundwater contamination to the public water supply. From 1995 to 2009, a groundwater treatment system put in by EPA reduced contamination. EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) are exploring ways to complete groundwater cleanup. PADEP finished a pilot study of bio-stimulant injections in 2018. There are no direct exposures to contaminated groundwater. Current and future use of groundwater is restricted. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. In 2016, the Heritage Conservancy acquired a former industrial property at the site. The property is known locally as Croydon Woods. In May 2019, the conservancy held a ribbon cutting for the opening of Croydon Woods Nature Preserve at the site. The preserve is one of the last remaining coastal plain forests in the state. It provides publicly accessible green space in a developed part of Bucks County. It also provides wildlife habitat and is a migratory stop for birds. The Heritage Conservancy works with a local Little League club and nearby Keystone Elementary School to provide field trips and education opportunities. In 2019, EPA gave the Heritage Conservancy its Excellence in Site Reuse award, recognizing its outstanding work supporting site reuse. Other reuses on-site include two marinas and a boat launch. Athletic fields owned and used by Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School are on-site. Cedar Avenue Park and CVS Park offer a walking trail, a playground and a basketball court. Continued uses at the site include residential, commercial, ecological and industrial areas.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Region 3 Excellence in Site Reuse Award: Croydon TCE Site
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Croydon TCE Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
DORNEY ROAD LANDFILL
The Dorney Road Landfill Superfund site occupies 27 acres in Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania. A small part of the site extends into Longswamp Township. The landfill was an open-pit iron mine before it became a 27-acre municipal and industrial landfill. The land fill was active from 1952 to 1978. A state inspection in 1970 found that industrial sludge, batteries and barrels of petroleum products were dumped on-site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities included landfill capping and passive gas vapor venting. Cleanup also included regrading, stormwater management, building restrictions and wetlands restoration. After sampling found groundwater met national drinking water standards, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2018. Groundwater monitoring and landfill cap inspections are ongoing. The site’s 14 acres of wetlands, including about 7 acres of open-water habitat, are now well-established with native plants. The wetlands attract waterfowl and pollinators.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSAL
The 52-acre Douglassville Disposal Superfund site is in Douglassville, Pennsylvania. A waste-oil recycling facility was on-site from 1941 to 1986. Operators kept waste oil sludge in lagoons and mixed sludges into soils. The sludge washed into the Schuylkill River during flooding in 1970 and 1972. Leaking drums were on-site from 1979 to 1982. Investigations found contaminants in groundwater, surface water, soil and river sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities include dismantling the tank farm and processing equipment as well as capping the former waste lagoon and contaminated soil areas. Cleanup is ongoing. Part of the site is in recreational reuse. The Pottstown-Reading section of the Schuylkill River Trail crosses the site. Other area activities include hiking, biking and hunting. There are wetlands on several parts of the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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DRAKE CHEMICAL
The 8-acre Drake Chemical Superfund site is in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. A plant operated by the Drake Chemical Company made pesticides and other chemical materials on-site from the 1960s to 1981. Operators filled open areas with chemical sludge, resulting in widespread soil contamination. Groundwater and structures also contained contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. EPA removed soil from the leachate runoff area and directed runoff into a sewer line in 1986. Cleanup also included digging up a drainage lagoon, treating contaminated soil on-site, demolishing buildings and other structures, and taking materials off-site for disposal. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. A commercial storage facility and parking for a trucking business are active on-site. A local developer is working with the town on a public park, baseball fields and other recreational uses at the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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DUBLIN TCE SITE
The 4.5-acre Dublin TCE Superfund site is in Dublin Borough, Pennsylvania. From 1956 to 1986, several manufacturing facilities were on-site. Operators disposed of spent solvents improperly. In 1986, Bucks County Health Department found contamination attributed to site operations in drinking water wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. EPA completed the provision of alternate water supplies for affected homes and businesses in 1998. Homes and businesses above the area of groundwater contamination remain in continued use. The site’s potentially responsible party is working with EPA to treat groundwater contamination. The site owner uses the property to store and repair antique cars and leases space to other businesses. Cleanup is ongoing.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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EAST MOUNT ZION
The East Mount Zion Superfund site is in Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania. From 1955 to 1972, a 10-acre landfill accepted municipal and industrial waste on-site. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) tried to close the landfill in the 1960s and early 1970s. After extensive legal action, landfill closure followed in 1972. Improper waste disposal practices contaminated groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. EPA’s cleanup included capping the landfill, placing institutional controls on site to protect the cap, and monitoring landfill gas and groundwater. Monitoring is ongoing. In 2016, PADEP worked with EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to replace the vegetative cover on the landfill with native species. The site is in ecological reuse. The native plants benefit butterflies, bees and birds in the area. They also discourage the presence of groundhogs on-site, protecting the cap from digging damage.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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EAST TENTH STREET
The East Tenth Street site is in an industrial area of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Rayon and cellophane manufacturing started at the 36-acre area in 1910. Marcus Hook Business and Commerce Center obtained the property in 1986. The firm sold or leased many parcels and buildings. It divided the site into 23 separate lots. Improper disposal and mishandling of materials during past industrial operations and demolition activities resulted in groundwater, soil, sediment and surface water contamination. EPA proposed adding the site to the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. EPA did not finalize the site’s listing on the NPL because the state pursued cleanup under Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act. Cleanup activities included securing and removing asbestos, removing old transformers and contaminated cement from buildings, and putting up fencing to limit site access. Today, the Marcus Hook Trainer Fire Department is active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 30 people. For additional information click here.
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EASTERN DIVERSIFIED METALS
The 26-acre Eastern Diversified Metals Superfund site (EDM) is in Rush Township, Pennsylvania. From 1966 to 1977, Eastern Diversified Metals disposed of waste materials from copper and aluminum electrical wires on-site. Disposal practices and leachate discharges contaminated soil, sediments and groundwater. In 1974, EDM installed a leachate collection and treatment plant to treat shallow groundwater. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER) provided oversight. Investigations by PADER and independent contractors in 1985 found more contamination. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup included removing contaminated materials, upgrading the treatment plant, and consolidating and capping a large waste pile. Cleanup finished in 2008. Groundwater and surface water monitoring are ongoing. Part of the site is in commercial use.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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ELIZABETHTOWN LANDFILL
The 16-acre Elizabethtown Landfill Superfund site is near Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. From 1958 to 1973, an unlicensed landfill operated in a former sandstone quarry at the site. It accepted industrial and municipal wastes from nearby businesses and communities. Improper waste disposal resulted in contaminated groundwater and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities included landfill capping, installation of methane control vents, leachate collection, and groundwater extraction and treatment. The Elizabethtown Area Water Authority built a water storage tower on-site, outside the capped area, to supply water to the surrounding area. West Donegal Township uses the site’s asphalt cap for its National Night Out, an annual community event. Uses in other areas affected by the groundwater plume include a cattle farm, a childcare facility, a retirement home and other residential properties.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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ENTERPRISE AVENUE
The 57-acre Enterprise Avenue Superfund site is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For five years between 1971 and 1976, the city of Philadelphia used the area to dispose of incinerator residue, fly ash and bulky debris. Several waste-handling companies also illegally buried drums containing industrial and chemical wastes there. Improper disposal practices resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. The city removed contaminated soil, water and drummed waste material, and capped the landfill. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1986. The groundwater extraction and treatment system ran from 2002 to 2008. Operation and maintenance activities for the cap and groundwater monitoring are ongoing. In 1999, the Philadelphia Department of Aviation completed a 5,000-foot commuter runway for Philadelphia International Airport on-site. The runway reduces flight delays and traffic congestion. Institutional controls in place restrict site uses to airport-related uses only.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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FISCHER & PORTER CO.
The 6-acre Fischer & Porter Co. Superfund Site is in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania. Fischer & Porter Company (F&P) made scientific equipment and chlorinators on-site. In the early 1980s, the EPA found contamination in industrial supply wells on-site and in public water supply wells in Warminster Township and the borough of Hatboro. The EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup activities included putting in groundwater treatment systems for industrial and public water supply wells. Developers bought and renovated Site buildings into offices and warehouse space. F&P (now ABB Instrumentation) continues to lease office space at the Site, and they also run the on-site groundwater pump-and-treat operations. In 2000, a company bought undeveloped parts of the site and entered into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with the EPA. A PPA encourages the redevelopment of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. The company built two buildings, providing over 100,000 square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space. Commercial and manufacturing businesses remain active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 6 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 690 people and generated an estimated $102,825,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORP./CHURCH ROAD TCE
The Foster Wheeler Energy Corp./Church Road TCE Superfund Site is at the Crestwood Industrial Park in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. From 1953 to 1984, the Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (FWEC) made large pressure vessels on-site. The EPA conducted investigations and found that manufacturing practices contaminated soil and groundwater. In 1991, FWEC, the potentially responsible party, put in a system to pump and treat groundwater. Groundwater treatment and monitoring are ongoing. In 2004, groundwater sampling found contamination in 36 private residential wells along Church Road. FWEC provided the affected homes with an alternative water supply, and they were connected to the public water supply in 2007. The EPA is addressing the Site through the Superfund Alternative Approach, an alternative to adding a site to the National Priorities List (NPL). The EPA released the Site’s interim cleanup plan in 2018. With the EPA’s oversight, FWEC leads cleanup activities, which initially included capping of contaminated soil and sediment removal from the former wastewater treatment pond. Currently, cleanup activities include cap inspections and continued groundwater treatment and monitoring. Institutional controls are in place to prevent potential exposure to contamination. The former FWEC facility and surrounding properties have been in industrial reuse since 1989. Other areas of the Site remain in residential and commercial use.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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HAVERTOWN PCP
The Havertown PCP Superfund site is in Havertown Township, Pennsylvania. It covers about 15 acres. From 1947 to 1991, National Wood Preservers (NWP) ran a wood-treating facility at the site. It reportedly discharged liquid wastes on the ground and in a well. Sampling found contamination in groundwater, surface water and soil. Some contaminated groundwater flowed into Naylor’s Run, a nearby creek. Cleanup of Naylor’s Run took place during the 1970s. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included the removal and disposal of hazardous liquid, solid and sludge wastes. It also included removal of all buildings and capping of contaminated soil on the NWP and adjacent property. These activities finished in 1997. Groundwater treatment started in 2001 and expanded in 2010. In 2019, EPA started an effort to address additional groundwater and soil contamination in a residential area near the site. This effort increased the amount of groundwater collected, which required a larger treatment facility and more groundwater extraction wells. EPA started these actions in April 2023. Completion is expected in 2025. Ecological monitoring of Naylors Run took place from 2009 to 2019. Several measures showed significant water quality improvement. Several recreational and ecological land uses are now on-site. Freedom Valley YMCA opened in 2013. The $22 million facility has three pools, a gymnasium, a wellness center, locker rooms, an indoor track and an educational care center. A trail connects it to the nearby Pennsy Trail. In 2015, EPA Region 3 recognized the YMCA facility’s leadership with its Excellence in Site Reuse award. A storage facility on the capped area at the site expanded in 2019. Continued site uses include homes, open space, a restaurant, a convenience store and several auto-repair facilities. EPA, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Haverford Township continue to work with interested parties to support the site’s return to safe and beneficial use.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 4 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 437 people and generated an estimated $10,949,040 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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- Reuse and Benefit to Community: Havertown PCP Site (PDF)
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Havertown PCP Site (PDF)
- Region 3 Excellence in Site Reuse Award: Havertown PCP Site
- Superfund Site Profile Page
HEBELKA AUTO SALVAGE YARD
The 20-acre Hebelka Auto Salvage Yard Superfund site is about 9 miles west of Allentown, Pennsylvania. From 1958 to 1979, an automobile junkyard and salvage facility was on-site. Its operation involved junk cars, used storage tanks and miscellaneous scrap metal, tires, empty drums and debris. The facility accumulated about 1,000 cubic yards of used battery casings, most broken and empty, in two large piles. These activities contaminated sediment, soil and sludge with lead. In 1985, an EPA site inspection found the battery piles and associated lead in downgradient soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. The battery casings were removed from the site and recycled when possible. Lead-contaminated soil was dug up and taken to an off-site facility for treatment and disposal at a permitted landfill. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1999. A commercial salvage yard is active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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HELEVA LANDFILL
The 93-acre Heleva Landfill Superfund site is in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. Open-pit iron ore mining operations in the late 1800s left four open, water-filled pits at the site. A sanitary landfill was on-site in 1967. It accepted general mixed refuse, including paper, wood and orchard wastes. It also accepted unconfirmed types and amounts of industrial wastes, including solvents. After the landfill’s closure in 1981, operators capped the wastes in place. Site activities contaminated groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included installation of a new landfill cover, a surface water diversion system, a passive gas venting system and a groundwater pump-and-treat system. It also included the extension of the public water supply to homes affected by the contamination. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. Institutional controls in place restrict groundwater use and protect the integrity of the remedy. A 1-acre area on-site is used for storage by a nearby landscaping business. Hay harvesting also takes place on-site. Ecological resources on or near the site include a lake and a pond.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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HELLERTOWN MANUFACTURING CO.
The 9-acre Hellertown Manufacturing Co. Superfund site is in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. Champion Spark Plug Company made spark plugs on-site from 1930 to 1975. Improper waste disposal practices contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals. The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Delaware River Basin Commission documented potential contamination in 1970. In 1989, EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL). Construction of the remedy took place between 1993 and 1996. Cleanup activities included installing a cap over a former lagoon and treating groundwater with a pump-and-treat system. EPA halted operation of the groundwater treatment system in 2012 to evaluate contaminant levels under static groundwater conditions. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing. EPA-administered activity and use limitations are still in place at the site. They limit land or resource use to reduce further human or environmental exposure to the contamination. The site is not in use. EPA is working with the state and property owner to facilitate the development of a 3-story medical building on site. Preliminary plans were submitted to EPA and Hellertown’s Planning Commission agreed to advance the project in September 2023. As of May 2024, the existing manufacturing building has been demolished and the crushed masonry has been stockpiled on site for reuse. The developer is currently awaiting final approval of their land development documents.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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HENDERSON ROAD
The 7-acre Henderson Road Superfund site is in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. In the 1970s, O’Hara Sanitation Company used the area for waste storage and recycling, vehicle maintenance and parking, and office facilities. Operators used a former industrial water supply well to dispose of industrial liquid wastes. EPA found groundwater contamination and a contaminated landfill at the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup for groundwater included vapor extraction and treatment. Landfill cleanup included capping and groundwater and leachate monitoring. EPA updated the site’s groundwater remedy in 2023. In-place bioremediation replaced extraction and treatment to address remaining groundwater contamination. A waste management company is now on-site. It has offices and a maintenance garage on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 6 people and generated an estimated $29,983,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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INDUSTRIAL LANE
The Industrial Lane Superfund site is in Williams Township, Pennsylvania. It includes an industrial area and a 30-acre sanitary landfill. An unlined landfill was on-site from 1961 to 1988. Its operations resulted in groundwater contamination. Iron ore extraction and iron works operations may also have contributed to the contamination. In 1983, EPA found groundwater contamination in local wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities, managed by EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, included connecting affected homes to the public water supply, closing the unlined municipal landfill and treating contaminated groundwater. An extraction system has reduced the levels of contamination in groundwater. In 1993, Chrin lined, capped, and properly closed about 25.1 acres of the 30-acre site. The remaining 4.9 acres were covered with a 2-foot low-permeability soil layer. The permitted, lined landfill remains active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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JACKS CREEK/SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.
The 115-acre Jacks Creek/Sitkin Smelting & Refining, Inc. Superfund site is in a rural agricultural area in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. From 1958 to 1977, Sitkin Smelting Company ran a smelting and precious metals reclamation facility on-site. Investigations found lead and other metals in site soils. Sediment contamination along Jacks Creek, a recreation area for fishermen, prompted a fish consumption advisory. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup included demolishing site buildings and removing underground storage tanks, ash material, transformers and drums. It also included removing and treating contaminated soil and putting a multi-layer cap in place. It also included floodplain and wetland restoration. Monitoring is ongoing. A scrap-metal recycling facility remains active on-site. A trucking repair facility is active on the southeast corner of the site. Restored wetland areas, including six vernal pools, provide ecological habitat for amphibians, reptiles and birds. People fish in the creek year-round.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 88 people and generated an estimated $10,603,970 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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JACKSON CERAMIX, INC
The 235-acre Jackson Ceramix, Inc. Superfund site is in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania. From 1917 to 1985, the facility made and painted chinaware. Chemicals and metals used in the process included lead and other metals, as well as organic compounds. Poor chemical handling practices and repeated wastewater discharges led to the contamination of soils, sediments, groundwater and surface water. In 1989, EPA oversaw the excavation and removal of sludge from the lagoon area and contaminated material from the drainage ditch. The excavated lagoon area was backfilled with clean material. An 80-foot section of pipe was put in place to ensure proper drainage. From 1998 to 1999, a two-phase interim response took place at the former manufacturing facility, under the direction of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). Cleanup activities included removal and off-site disposal of asbestos contamination and debris, excavation and treatment of contaminated sludge, demolition of on-site structures, initial site grading and construction of a soil cap. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2005. Falls Creek Park, which includes a baseball diamond, a basketball court and a playground, is on-site. The northern drainage channel area provides wetlands habitat for amphibians, reptiles and birds. Hunters and hikers also visit the area. Local residents have used the former lagoon area as a swimming hole. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) provided reuse planning assistance for borough-owned properties in 2019. The profile summarizes reuse goals and site assets and reuse suitability, and provides an overview of tools available to support reuse. EPA continues to work closely with the locality and prioritized the cleanup of areas designated for redevelopment. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. The BIL investments will be used for repairing the existing soil cover, thermal treatment, and removal of contaminated soils and sediments.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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KEYSTONE SANITATION LANDFILL
The 70-acre Keystone Sanitation Landfill Superfund site is in a rural part of Union Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The owners live on-site. They started operating a landfill on-site in 1966. It accepted construction debris, white goods and some hazardous wastes. The landfill expanded to cover about 48 acres at the time of its closure in 1992. In 1984, sampling by EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found low levels of contaminants in residential wells. Further investigations found contaminants in groundwater, surface water and sediments. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. Cleanup addressed groundwater around the landfill and at the on-site home and involved extraction of contaminated vapor in the soils. Groundwater extraction and treatment started in 2000. Landfill gas extraction began in 2003. Both systems remain in operation. A low-permeability soil cover was placed over the landfill and seeded with grass as part of the cleanup. The single-family home on-site remains occupied.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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KIMBERTON
The 45-acre Kimberton Superfund site is in East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania. Starting in 1947, operators made resins, textiles and asphalt products on-site. From 1947 to 1959, they disposed of various residues in eight lagoons. Routine water quality testing in 1981 found contamination in a private well on the property. Further investigations confirmed contamination of soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup workers removed drums, dug up lagoons and treated residential wells. The site’s potentially responsible parties provided an alternate source of drinking water to 25 nearby homes and businesses until the completion of public water supply connections in 1992. Groundwater treatment began in 1993. It is ongoing. A facility began making asphalt roofing products on-site in 1969. It remains active today.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 300 people and generated an estimated $78,490,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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LINDANE DUMP
The Lindane Dump Superfund site is in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. It includes two areas: a 14.5-acre park property and a 47.5-acre area that includes a closed landfill area. From 1850 to 1986, companies used the area for waste disposal. Wastes included materials from mining, chemical manufacturing, electrical generation, steel manufacturing and building demolition. EPA found contamination in groundwater, soil and leachate. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included capping of the site and leachate and shallow groundwater collection and treatment. Institutional controls in place restrict surface water and groundwater use and protect the integrity of the remedy. Operation and maintenance activities and monitoring are ongoing. Harrison Township built Alsco Community Park on-site in 1977. After cleanup, the restored park reopened to the public in 1999. It now includes tennis courts, baseball fields, a park utility building, picnic areas, open space and parking.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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LOWER DARBY CREEK AREA
The Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund site is located along Darby and Cobbs creeks in Philadelphia County and Delaware County in Pennsylvania. It includes two landfills – Clearview Landfill and Folcroft Landfill. They were active from the 1950s to the 1970s. They accepted municipal, demolition and hospital wastes. Operators disposed of wastes and landfill material along the edges of the creek. The landfills likely affected creeks and wetlands through surface erosion, runoff and seeps. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2001. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program (SRP) supported a reuse planning project at the site in 2010 and 2011. The project resulted in a reuse assessment outlining potential future use opportunities for the site. In 2011 and 2012, EPA excavated and disposed of almost 4,000 tons of highly contaminated waste that included polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). EPA began cleaning up residential yards affected by Clearview Landfill in 2016. EPA completed remediation of nearly 200 residential properties in 2021. Remediation of the Eastwick Regional City Park and Clearview Landfill began in 2019 and was completed in 2023. Streambank stabilization work, using natural features to reinforce the shoreline and provide improved habitat, was completed in 2024. A total of 67 acres of land has been remediated. This area includes 46 acres of deciduous forest evapotranspiration (ET) cap, 4.5 acres of mitigation and restoration wetlands, 16 acres of municipal park and open space, and over 4,000 feet of streambank. EPA is working with potentially responsible parties (PRPs) on cleanup plans for Folcroft Landfill that will address the landfill waste and contaminated groundwater. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owns Folcroft Landfill as part of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. EPA identified risks to several different types of aquatic life and issued a “Do Not Eat” advisory in 2023 for fish and snapping turtles. EPA is collaborating with community partners to support outreach while cleanup and monitoring of contamination is ongoing. EPA continues to work closely with the site’s Community Advisory Group and technical assistance grantee. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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METAL BANK
The 10-acre Metal Bank Superfund site is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A scrap metal and transformer salvage facility was on-site. Salvaging metal and transformers resulted in releases of oil to the Delaware River, contaminating surface water and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated soil and sediment and removal and disposal of an underground storage tank. It also included the installation of a sheet pile wall along the banks of the Delaware River and the use of marine caps to contain sediments in the Delaware River. Cleanup finished in 2010. Institutional controls limit land use at the site. Monitoring and maintenance activities are ongoing. In 2016, Revolution Recovery, a material recycling and recovery operation, expanded onto the site. In 2020, it partnered with Recycled Artist In Residency (RAIR), a nonprofit arts organization, allowing artists to use site materials for public art installations.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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METRO CONTAINER CORPORATION
The Metro Container Corporation Superfund site is a 10-acre area in Trainer, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Past industrial activities contaminated soil and groundwater at the property and sediments in the adjacent stream. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2012. Investigations and cleanup are ongoing. EPA started a cleanup action in 2013 to find and remove underground contamination sources. A group of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) completed the removal action in 2016. They are leading the site’s remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) with EPA oversight. An industrial painting business stores supplies and conducts sandblasting and painting operations at the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 30 people and generated an estimated $5,000,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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METROPOLITAN MIRROR AND GLASS CO., INC.
The 8-acre Metropolitan Mirror and Glass Co., Inc. Superfund site is in an industrial area of Frackville, Pennsylvania. Starting in 1959, Metropolitan Mirror and Glass, Inc. made mirrors at the site until the company declared bankruptcy in 1982. Operators disposed of waste in four lagoons. Investigations found contamination in soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1992. Cleanup activities included removing contaminated sediment from the lagoons, backfilling them with clean soil, and removing contaminated soil from the drum storage area on-site. St. Jude Polymer Company recycled plastic bottles at the site from 1987 to 2010. The company maintained a plastics recycling center at the site and remained open throughout the cleanup. In 2005, after cleanup finished, EPA took the site off the NPL. A building materials store is now on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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MIDDLETOWN AIR FIELD
The 500-acre Middletown Air Field Superfund site is located between Middletown and Highspire in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From 1898 to 1966, the federal government owned and operated Army Camp George Gordon Meade and later Olmstead Air Force Base on-site. Aircraft maintenance and testing took place at the site. These activities resulted in contamination of wells, groundwater and soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. EPA identified five disposal areas as potential sources of groundwater contamination. Cleanup included groundwater treatment and monitoring as well as use restrictions. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1997. Harrisburg International Airport opened on-site in 1967. It remains in active use. Other site uses include a Pennsylvania State University campus, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard facility, apartments, commercial and industrial properties, and a storage and vehicle maintenance area for the Middletown School District.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 41 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 1,628 people and generated an estimated $186,209,215 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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MILL CREEK DUMP
The 124-acre Mill Creek Dump Superfund site is in Millcreek, Pennsylvania. From 1941 to 1981, an unpermitted landfill for foundry sands, solvents, waste oils, and other industrial and municipal wastes was on-site. Waste disposal practices contaminated soil, sediments and groundwater. In 1981, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found discarded drums containing hazardous liquids and closed the dump. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. Cleanup activities included groundwater treatment, soil capping, construction of a flood retention basin and wetlands replacement. Institutional controls in place restrict groundwater use. In 1996, the site’s potentially responsible parties and Millcreek Township worked with EPA to modify the cap design to allow for development of a golf course. The golf course opened in 2001. In 2010, Erie International Airport used a 12-acre part of the cap and golf course for a runway expansion; the golf course was closed temporarily. The runway extension opened in November 2012. Millcreek Township reopened the golf course in 2019. It offers a driving range and a six-hole course.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed one person and generated an estimated $1,401,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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MODERN SANITATION LANDFILL
The 66-acre Modern Sanitation Landfill Superfund site is in the townships of Windsor and Lower Windsor in Pennsylvania. The site is part of the 372-acre Modern Landfill, an active permitted facility. In the 1940s, a landfill on-site was in use for domestic dumping. From 1976 to 1979, the unlined facility reportedly received hazardous wastes. Later investigations found contamination in soil, groundwater, surface water, and private wells and springs. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup activities included capping of the original landfill area, landfill gas extraction, and groundwater extraction and treatment. Horizontal and vertical expansions of the permitted facility resulted in the construction of landfill cells on top of part of the site. Institutional controls restrict groundwater use and disturbance of the remedy. Operation and maintenance activities for the engineering controls and groundwater monitoring are ongoing. Municipal solid waste disposal operations remain active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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MW MANUFACTURING
The 15-acre MW Manufacturing Superfund site is in Valley Township, Pennsylvania. A copper-wire reclamation facility was on-site from 1966 to 1983. Mechanical and chemical processes made hazardous wastes that were stored or dumped on the property. These activities contaminated groundwater, surface water, soil and sediment. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup included removing and solidifying waste, treating groundwater, connecting affected homes to the public water supply, and placing land use controls on the site. EPA and the potentially responsible party (PRP) completed cleanup in 2005. Operation and maintenance of engineering controls and monitoring of groundwater and surface water are ongoing. In May 2012, Valley Township acquired the site property. It uses a concrete slab and garage for material and equipment storage. The site’s ecological resources include two wetlands.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 1
The North Penn – Area 1 Superfund site is in Souderton, Pennsylvania. It is one of 12 Superfund sites in the North Penn area that contributes to areawide groundwater contamination. The site includes three former dry-cleaning facilities that operated from 1953 through the early 1990s. Improper disposal of cleaning wastes at the facilities contaminated soil and groundwater. Contamination was identified in a North Penn Water Authority well in 1979. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. As part of the site’s remedy, EPA put in a groundwater extraction system and removed 482 tons of contaminated soil from two of the properties with former dry-cleaning operations. After more investigations found high levels of groundwater contamination in an on-site well, EPA put in a new extraction system to remove contaminated water and discharge it to the sanitary sewer and discontinued the existing extraction system as contamination levels were consistently below clean-up values. EPA continues to monitor groundwater on a biannual basis. One of the former dry-cleaning facilities is in reuse as a restaurant and barber shop. Another is an active commercial facility with several tenants. The third site property, Parkside Apartments, remains in continued residential use.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 28 people and generated an estimated $970,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 2
The 87-acre North Penn – Area 2 Superfund site is in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. From 1963 to 1986, the Ametek facility used a degreasing solvent in its manufacturing processes. Facility operations contaminated soil and sediment. In 1980, the North Penn Water Authority found site-related contaminants in on-site and downgradient wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup efforts in 1987 and 1995 removed contaminated soil and sediments from the Ametek property. These efforts stabilized soil and sediments under a vegetated cap. In 2007, cleanup activities at the Steiert property included removal and disposal of contaminated soil and sediment. Other cleanup at the Ametek facility included soil and sediment removal, upgrades to the groundwater pumping system, and a sub-slab depressurization system put in place to prevent vapor intrusion in a building on-site. Penn Color now runs a pigment production operation at the former Ametek facility. An environmental consulting firm is also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 106 people and generated an estimated $26,453,635 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 5
The 5-square-mile North Penn – Area 5 Superfund site is in Colmar, Pennsylvania. It is one of 12 Superfund sites identified in the North Penn area as contributing to areawide groundwater contamination. Since the late 1940s, various industries have been on-site. They include an electronic communication systems and components manufacturing facility, an automobile parts manufacturing facility and smaller facilities associated with a variety of products and services. Investigations found industrial contamination in groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Activities include site investigations at Operable Unit 2 and 3 and design of groundwater treatment and monitoring at Operable Unit 1. Continued uses at the site include commercial and industrial businesses, homes, parkland and farmland.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 8 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 749 people and generated an estimated $344,599,143 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 6
The North Penn – Area 6 Superfund site is a large area in and around the borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Several companies contributed to groundwater contamination at 26 different properties on-site, including the J.W. Rex Company (since 1958), Electra Products, John Evans’ Sons, Inc., Keystone Hydraulics and Rogers Mechanical. In 1979, sampling found high levels of contaminants in several wells at the J.W. Rex Property. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities by EPA, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, addressed contaminated soil at several properties. EPA extended the public water supply to 20 homes with contaminated wells. Throughout 2023, EPA put in new monitoring wells to improve groundwater cleanup. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. EPA took the site’s 6.5-acre Administrative Parcel off the NPL in 2017. The owner of this parcel developed condominiums on the property. In 2021, EPA took the 1.66-acre Second Administrative Parcel off the NPL. The owner is developing residential areas on the property. Current site uses include light industrial, commercial and residential areas. In December 2021, the site was among those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. Funding from the BIL was used to expedite remediation at the J.W. Rex Property. The Remedial Action was completed in August 2023, with seeding at the property occurring in the fall of 2023 and the Remedial Action completion Report occurring in June of 2024.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 11 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 154 people and generated an estimated $41,315,645 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 7
The 650-acre North Penn – Area 7 Superfund site is in North Wales, Pennsylvania. It is one of 12 Superfund sites identified in the North Penn area as contributing to areawide groundwater contamination. It includes five former industrial facility properties. They include the former Spra-Fin, Inc. property (metal manufacturing and finishing) and the former Ford Electronics and Refrigeration Corp. property (electrical auto-parts manufacturing). They also include the former Teleflex, Inc. property (mechanical, electrical and pneumatic control manufacturing for aircraft), the former Leeds and Northrup, Inc. property (electronic instruments manufacturing), and the former Zenith Electronic Corp. property (television picture tube manufacturing). Operations at these facilities contaminated groundwater, primarily with volatile organic compounds, which were used in solvents and degreasers. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities include soil removal and soil treatment. Agreements between EPA and one property owner enabled soil removal and construction of an apartment complex. Part of the site was bought through a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA). A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. Cleanup of the Spra-Fin, Inc. part of the site finished in 2011. EPA completed a sitewide Record of Decision (ROD) focused on the potential for harmful vapors to enter buildings in 2019. The ROD looked at residential, commercial, industrial and daycare properties. The ROD found that no action is needed. Cleanup planning for source area properties and sitewide groundwater studies are ongoing. Several industrial facilities and commercial companies are active on-site, including an aircraft component manufacturing company and a lawn fertilizer business. Single-family homes and apartments are also on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 460 people and generated an estimated $679,631,978 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NORTH PENN - AREA 12
The North Penn – Area 12 Superfund site is in Worcester, Pennsylvania. It includes the 25-acre former Transicoil facility, a 12-acre area previously operated by the U.S. Army as a Nike missile control facility, and an area of associated groundwater contamination. Electric motor manufacturing took place at the site from 1952 to 1991. Transicoil disposed of solvent and waste oils in an underground storage tank, in the septic system and at times directly on the ground. The former Nike missile control facility also used and disposed of solvent and waste oils from 1954 to 1968. In 1979, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found high levels of solvent-based chemicals in monitoring wells at the Transicoil facility and in private wells around the facility. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup activities included groundwater treatment and monitoring and the extension of the public water supply to affected homes and businesses. Institutional controls prohibit the use of groundwater. In 1998, Techni-Tool, a distributor of equipment for electronics production, purchased the site property after signing a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with EPA. A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. The company runs a distribution facility on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 74 people and generated an estimated $39,250,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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NOVAK SANITARY LANDFILL
The 65-acre Novak Sanitary Landfill Superfund site is in a residential community near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The privately owned landfill was active from the mid-1950s to 1990. From the 1950s to the early 1970s, landfill operators put demolition, municipal and industrial wastes in unlined trenches. Investigations by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found these activities contaminated soil and groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. The remedy included leachate collection, landfill venting and capping, groundwater monitoring, land use controls and fencing. EPA completed the site’s landfill cap and leachate collection system in 2002. EPA took the groundwater part of the site off the NPL in 2019. In 2020, private buyers purchased the site. Two homes are on the northernmost part of the site, outside of the fenced and capped landfill area. A utility easement also crosses the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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OLD CITY OF YORK LANDFILL
The Old City of York Landfill Superfund Site is in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania. The Site consists of approximately 56 acres of landfill areas on a larger 178-acre parcel. It reportedly accepted industrial waste from 1961 to 1975. In 1981, investigations found contamination from the landfill in groundwater and nearby domestic wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included restoration of 16 acres of soil cover that had eroded from the landfill, groundwater treatment, removal of contaminated sediment, and surface water monitoring. In 2000, treatment of groundwater ended and monitoring of natural processes to clean up groundwater began. A home is on-site. The homeowner uses parts of the site for grazing horses and recreation.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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PALMERTON ZINC PILE
The Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund site is in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The primary zinc smelting operations of two plants in Palmerton resulted in areawide contamination. The site includes Blue Mountain, a large smelting residue pile called the Cinder Bank and much of the surrounding valley north of Blue Mountain. For nearly 80 years, the New Jersey Zinc Company disposed of 33 million tons of smelting waste at the site. Smelting operations released heavy metals into the valley. Heavy metals contaminated dust, soil, shallow groundwater and surface water in Aquashicola Creek and the Lehigh River. The presence of lead in children’s blood samples triggered public health and environmental investigations. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included revegetation of Blue Mountain. 13,000 trees, including the nearly extinct American Chestnut tree were planted as part of Operable Unit %231 to re-establish a hardwood forest on top of Blue Mountain. The revegetated land provides habitat to local and migratory species while also stabilizing area soil, minimizing erosion and improving water quality. Other cleanup actions at the site include surface water diversion and treatment and soil cleanup on private properties. EPA finished community home and soil cleanups in 2005. Over 40 acres of wetlands were restored in 2015 and 2016, after soil removal. A hazardous waste recycler bought one of the smelters in 1981. It remains active on-site today. In 2002, Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) purchased over 750 acres of property along Blue Mountain. The site’s responsible parties, in cooperation with LGNC, began soil and erosion stabilization and revegetation efforts with native grasses in 2003. The refuge provides habitat for local wildlife and migratory species, as well as trails for hikers, birders and outdoor enthusiasts. It also offers programs in environmental education, wildlife viewing and native habitat restoration research. EPA Region 3 recognized LGNC’s efforts with its Excellence in Site Reuse award in 2014. A grant from the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club enabled LGNC to install solar panels at the center in 2018. In 2022, the Pennsylvania Solar Center presented LGNC with the Lodestar Award, a distinction given to Pennsylvania organizations leading the way with renewable energy investments.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 155 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 1,612 people and generated an estimated $265,554,147 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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PAOLI RAIL YARD
The 28-acre Paoli Rail Yard Superfund site is in Paoli, Pennsylvania. The rail yard opened in the early 1900s, as a location for storage and maintenance of passenger rail cars pulled by steam engines. After conversion from steam to electric engines, mineral oil was used to insulate electronic components within transformers. In the 1950s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) replaced mineral oil as an insulating fluid. In 1979, EPA banned the manufacture of PCBs and began to phase out their use. An effort by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to replace PCBs in transformers finished in 1986. In the late 1970s, EPA and state agencies inspected the rail yard and found several areas of potential contamination. After release, the PCBs migrated to nearby residential properties and streams north of the rail yard. The Rail Companies, a collective comprising SEPTA, Amtrak and Conrail, were required to determine the extent of contamination and correct any problem areas. Sampling from 1980 to 1984 found PCBs in stream sediments and soils at the rail yard and some residential properties nearby. EPA led a short-term cleanup action in 1988. It removed 700 tons of soil with high levels of PCBs on nearby residential properties. EPA also built erosion-control and surface-water-detention structures to prevent future off-property migration of PCBs. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Long-term cleanup included excavation and encapsulation of contaminated soils from the rail yard property and on-site landfilling for permanent disposal of contaminated soils. It also included asphalt capping of an area of soils contaminated with fuel oil, and removal and decontamination of structures on the rail yard property. It also included removing and encapsulating contaminated soils from residential properties and nearby streambeds in the on-site landfill, removing and treating contaminated groundwater, and monitoring groundwater. Apart from limited storage of equipment by Amtrak and SEPTA, the rail yard is not in use. An active rail line crosses the southern part of the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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PRICE BATTERY LEAD SMELTER
The Price Battery Superfund Site is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. The 1.2 square-mile Site encompasses a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential properties. The former Price Battery lead smelter operated a secondary lead smelter, smokestack, and an oxide plant between 1940 and 1971. During operations, battery casings were broken open and the lead plates inside the batteries were removed for smelting. The lead-contaminated battery wastes and casings were used as fill throughout Hamburg and surrounding vicinity. The secondary lead smelter also produced emissions that contaminated residential properties downwind of the facility. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2005. EPA completed extensive residential cleanup, consisting of 555 residential yards and 402 home interiors which were completed in 2013. The potentially responsible party (PRP) for the Site cleaned up the former facility. In 2023 EPA selected a plan to clean up two creeks that flow through the Site, Kaercher Creek and Mill Creek, and are currently designing the cleanup plan. Operations and maintenance activities are ongoing at the Site, and mixed use of the Site as commercial, industrial, and residential property continues.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. EPA did not have further economic details related to these businesses. For additional information click here.
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PUBLICKER INDUSTRIES INC.
The 40-acre Publicker Industries Inc. Superfund site is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along the Delaware River. Publicker Industries produced liquor and industrial alcohols at the site from 1912 to 1985. The company later used the area as a petroleum product and chemical storage facility during the late 1970s and 1980s. Publicker Industries abandoned the site in 1986. Abandoned site equipment included tanks, drums, chemical laboratories, production buildings, warehouses, a power plant, and aboveground and underground process lines. Abandoned waste posed a threat of fire and explosion. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup involved removing and disposing contaminated debris and soil off-site, capping and sealing groundwater wells, removing asbestos from abandoned buildings and repairing electric and stormwater utilities. The site was one of the first in the country where a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with EPA supported redevelopment and economic revitalization. A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. In 1997, EPA recognized the site as the nation’s 500th Superfund site to achieve the construction completion milestone. In 2000, EPA took the site off the NPL. Today, a marine cargo container staging area is on-site for Port of Philadelphia operations.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. EPA did not have further economic details related to this business. For additional information click here.
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RAYMARK
The 7-acre Raymark Superfund site is in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. From 1948 to 1972, a metal fabrication shop was on-site. Operators put treated waste and untreated wastewater from electroplating and degreasing processes in unlined lagoons. They also stored volatile organic compounds in outdoor and aboveground tanks on-site. These storage and disposal practices resulted in groundwater contamination. In 1979, investigations by EPA, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and the Hatboro Borough Water Authority led to the discovery of contamination in public supply wells. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. The Hatboro Borough Water Authority removed affected wells. Cleanup workers put in a groundwater treatment system. They also put a cap in place to contain remaining waste. In 2013, an EPA study verified that harmful vapors from groundwater contamination do not affect structures at or near the site. In 2005, C&L Rivet Company bought the site property. It runs a metal fabrication facility on-site. Other commercial and industrial businesses are also active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 8 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 42 people and generated an estimated $6,663,860 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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RECTICON/ALLIED STEEL CORP.
The 5-acre Recticon/Allied Steel Corp. Superfund site is in East Coventry Township, Pennsylvania. It includes two properties – the former Recticon facility and the Allied Steel facility. Recticon, a subsidiary of Rockwell International, made silicon wafers at the site from 1974 to 1981. Allied Steel Products Corporation made steel at the site from 1972 to 1988. These activities contaminated wells on-site. In 1979, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found contaminants in groundwater under the Site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Homes affected by contaminated groundwater used water filtration systems until their connection to the public water supply in 1999. Cleanup included removal and off-site disposal of contaminated soils as well as groundwater treatment. Site groundwater has met cleanup goals since 2011. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2018. Longstreth Corporation bought the Allied Steel property after signing a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with EPA in 2002. A PPA encourages the redevelopment of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. The company runs a sports equipment business and store on-site. A marble and granite showroom is on the Recticon property.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 32 people and generated an estimated $6,886,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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RESIN DISPOSAL
The 26-acre Resin Disposal Superfund site is in Jefferson Borough, Pennsylvania. From 1949 to 1964, Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corporation (PICCO) put about 85,000 tons of industrial wastes in a 2-acre landfill on-site. Hercules, Inc. (Hercules), purchased the property from PICCO in 1973. Hercules, the site’s potentially responsible party (PRP), began investigations after the discovery of contamination in 1979. Landfill operations resulted in contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. The PRP completed the cleanup with EPA oversight. It included landfill capping, fencing, and collection and separation of landfill liquids (leachate). After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2003. After a series of leachate releases, the site’s PRP upgraded the leachate collection system in 2016 and put in a secondary leachate collection trench in 2021. The site owner installed birdhouses to attract migratory birds. A stream crosses the site. Native vegetation provides habitat for wildlife.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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REVERE CHEMICAL CO.
The 113-acre Revere Chemical Co. Superfund site is in Nockamixon Township, Pennsylvania. Revere Chemical Company ran a processing facility for acid- and metal-plating waste on-site from 1963 to 1970. The company stored hazardous wastes in drums, piles and unlined earthen pits. Wastes contaminated soil, groundwater and Rapp Creek, which flows through Nockamixon. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. EPA worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Revere Steering Committee, a group of 12 potentially responsible parties (PRPs), to clean up the site and support its return to beneficial use. The PRPs capped the contamination and planted wildflowers on top of the cap. In 2002, Nockamixon Township took ownership of the site. It now provides wildlife habitat for migratory birds. The locality also permits recreational uses such as bird watching, hiking and stargazing.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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RODALE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
The 1.8-acre Rodale Manufacturing Co., Inc. Superfund site is in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. From the 1950s to 1975, Rodale Manufacturing made wiring devices and electrical connectors on-site. Square D Co. took over operations in 1975. Square D Co. conducted similar operations until 1986. The disposal of electroplating waste and rinse water in on-site wells contaminated groundwater with hazardous chemicals. In 1981, operators took wastes from three disposal wells and sent them to federally approved hazardous waste facilities. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1991. In 1997, the potentially responsible party put in a groundwater pump-and-treat system to limit migration of contamination from the site due to the detection of contamination in some off-site private wells. The long-term remedy included continued groundwater pumping and treatment and monitoring. Construction of the remedy finished in 2003. Operation and maintenance activities are ongoing. The Lehigh Line railroad line crosses the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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RYELAND ROAD ARSENIC SITE
The 7.3-acre Ryeland Road Arsenic Superfund site is in Heidelberg Township, Pennsylvania. It consists of five parcels of land. A chemical manufacturing facility operated on four parcels on the northern side of West Ryeland Road. From 1927 to 1940, Standard Chemical Works Corporation (SCWC) and Allegheny Chemical Corporation (ACC) made pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, paints and varnishes and disposed of waste in two major areas. A fire destroyed a manufacturing plant in 1940. From 1940 to 1942, a tobacco-crushing facility was active at the property. In the late 1970s, residential development of the parcels began. SCWC and ACC used the fifth parcel, on the southern side of West Ryeland Road, mostly for waste disposal. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality investigated the area from 1983 to 1985. Heidelberg Township discovered grayish-white material in a tributary in 1985. EPA did a preliminary assessment and removed contaminated soil in 1989. Soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater had high levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead, zinc and other chemicals. Residential construction found more grayish-white material in 2001. In 2001 and 2002, EPA removed contaminated soil and waste and expanded its investigations. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 2004. EPA did a remedial investigation and a feasibility study in 2004 and 2005. Cleanup began in 2006. It included permanently relocating people from three homes, demolishing the vacated homes, and removing contaminated soil and sediment and taking it off-site for disposal. EPA led fern plantings to remove arsenic from soil before it affects waterways and downstream properties. In 2009, EPA completed excavation of contaminated soil and sediment and led a groundwater investigation. EPA has restored the once-contaminated residential properties. Part of the site remains in agricultural and recreational use. In 2010, EPA put institutional controls in place and transferred parts of the site to Heidelberg Township. The locality built a storage building on-site. A local youth sports league uses it for equipment storage. In 2023, the site was added to those selected by EPA to receive cleanup funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). With this funding, EPA is already initiating work on backlogged remedial construction projects and accelerating cleanups at NPL sites. EPA will remove more arsenic-contaminated soils from the site using these resources. EPA will be commencing a remedial excavation at the Site in 2024.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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SAEGERTOWN INDUSTRIAL AREA
The 100-acre Saegertown Industrial Area Superfund site is in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. From the mid-1950s to 1965, General American Transportation Corporation (GATX) cleaned and repaired railroad tank cars at the site. Saegertown Manufacturing Corporation began making small steel components on-site in 1965. In 1980, the state identified contamination in a municipal supply well. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. Cleanup included on-site treatment for groundwater, sludge and soil contamination, removal of tons of soil and sludge from the GATX area, and treatment and disposal of contaminated soil and sludge. The site’s potentially responsible party (PRP) led the cleanup under EPA oversight. After cleanup, the PRP backfilled and reseeded site areas. Groundwater treatment is ongoing. The site remains in continued industrial use. LORD Corporation (acquired by Parker Hannifin Corporation in 2019) continues to make adhesives, urethane coatings and rubber chemicals at the site. It recently expanded its facility. Saegertown Manufacturing Company remains active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 156 people and generated an estimated $44,911,236 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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SHARON STEEL CORP (FARRELL WORKS DISPOSAL AREA)
The 330-acre Sharon Steel Corp (Farrell Works Disposal Area) Superfund site is in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Starting in 1900, the Sharon Steel Corporation used the area to dispose of furnace slag and sludge. From 1949 to 1981, operators dumped millions of gallons of waste liquids (acids and oils) over the slag to try to neutralize the acid. Waste and byproducts of the manufacturing process were also transported on rail cars across the Shenango River and discarded down on-site embankments. These activities contaminated soil and groundwater. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordered Sharon Steel Corporation to end on-site operations in 1992. The company declared bankruptcy the same year. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1998. In 2000, under the terms of a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA), EPA worked with a local company to enable the reuse of slag at the site for construction and road projects. A PPA encourages reuse at Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. In 2006, EPA selected a remedy for the northern part of the site and divided the site into two areas so that site businesses, an asphalt plant and trucking company, could remain open during cleanup. The remedy included regrading, contouring and treatment of contaminated slag and sludge with a biosolids cap, stabilization of eroded riverbanks, land and groundwater use restrictions, and long-term groundwater, surface water and sediment monitoring. It also included restoration of 100 acres of wetlands. Remedy construction began in 2018 and finished in spring 2021. EPA is working on optimizing the remedy and will transfer the site’s operation and maintenance responsibilities to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Commercial and industrial businesses remain active on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 3 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 9 people and generated an estimated $3,424,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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STANLEY KESSLER
The 3-acre Stanley Kessler Superfund site is in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Stanley Kessler and Company, Inc. conducted degreasing and welding wire repackaging at the Site from the 1960s through 2000. Operators improperly disposed of solvent degreasers. Sampling in 1979 found contaminants in the Upper Merion Reservoir, a source of drinking water for the area. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included groundwater treatment. Groundwater treatment and monitoring are ongoing. An industrial supply wholesale merchant is now on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 22 people and generated an estimated $9,940,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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STRASBURG LANDFILL
The 209-acre Strasburg Landfill site is in Chester County, Pennsylvania. A 24-acre landfill on-site received municipal and industrial wastes from 1978 to 1984. In 1983, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and EPA found contamination in leachate seeps coming from the landfill, in on-site monitoring wells and in a private well downgradient of the site. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1989. Cleanup activities included landfill capping, carbon filtration, leachate collection and treatment, and fencing. Remedy construction took place in 1999. The leachate treatment system actively treated all leachate from the landfill until 2010. After a successful pilot test in 2009 and 2010, a constructed wetland now serves as a passive treatment system for leachate. PADEP put in a passive gas venting system in 2016. PADEP is responsible for operation and maintenance activities at the site, including groundwater monitoring. EPA took the site off the NPL in 2019. Institutional controls in place restrict land and groundwater use. A conservation easement with the Natural Lands Trust protects 159 acres of privately owned land at the site. The land includes woodlands, bird habitat and a trout stream.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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UGI COLUMBIA GAS PLANT
The 1.5-acre UGI Columbia Gas Plant Superfund site is in a light industrial and residential area 400 feet northeast of the Susquehanna River in southern Pennsylvania. From 1851 to 1949, Columbia Gas ran a manufactured gas plant (MGP) on-site. Ownership of the property transferred to Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP&L) in 1932 and then to Lancaster County Gas Company in 1949. Lancaster County Gas merged with UGI Corporation, which owned the site until 1979. A boat dealership was on-site from 1979 to 1994, when PP&L repurchased the property. During the years of gas manufacturing operations, overflows from a tar separator went into an open ditch that led to the Susquehanna River. Local fishermen complained that the overflows covered their boats with tar. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994. Cleanup capped some wastes under two concrete caps. Remaining areas were paved to prevent exposure to other MGP wastes. EPA found it was technically impracticable to remove contaminated groundwater from the bedrock. A 2021 review of the remedy found that the concrete caps remain protective and prevent exposure to contaminated soil and groundwater. Monitoring of groundwater and site-related contaminants is ongoing. Columbia Borough purchased the former gas plant property. It runs a vehicle maintenance garage and road salt storage facility on-site. In 2023, Columbia Borough sold the former Columbia Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to JG Environmental. The former WWTP is partially within the TI Waiver zone for the Site. JG Enviromental has worked with PADEP and EPA to ensure compliance with Environmental Covenants placed on the WWTP. The Lancaster Water Authority has a surface water pumping station at the site. It provides water from the Susquehanna River for the city of Lancaster’s public water supply. A rail line owned by Pennsylvania Lines, LLC also crosses the site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. EPA did not have further economic details related to these businesses. For additional information click here.
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VOORTMAN FARM
The 43-acre Voortman Farm Superfund site is in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. It included a large, contaminated sinkhole. From 1979 to 1980, battery casings, empty drums and other refuse were dumped in the sinkhole. Disposal practices resulted in heavy metal contamination of sinkhole soils. Local officials found the contamination in 1980. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1982. In 1986, a fire led the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources to conduct an emergency response action. Cleanup activities included excavation and off-site disposal of refuse and contaminated soil. This action eliminated the source of contamination. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1989. The area is now in agricultural use for crop production.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WADE (ABM)
The 3-acre Wade (ABM) Superfund site extends along the Delaware River in Chester, Pennsylvania. From 1950 to the early 1970s, a rubber recycling facility was on-site. Until 1978, illegal industrial waste storage and disposal also took place at the site. Parties stored wastes in drums or dumped them directly on the ground or in trenches. Waste disposal activities and a fire in 1978 contaminated groundwater and soil. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup under Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) oversight started and finished in 1987. Cleanup activities included removal and off-site disposal of contaminated media and capping and regrading of the site. The site was covered with topsoil and seeded to minimize erosion. EPA took the site off the NPL in 1989. EPA and PADEP continue to monitor the site. In 2003, the Chester Parking Authority purchased the site through a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA). A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. The Chester Parking Authority redeveloped the area as a parking facility with a fishing pier as part of the city’s Barry Bridge Park complex. The project included resurfacing areas for parking and green space and putting in a storm drainage system. A walking path along the river connects the site to Subaru Park, a Major League Soccer stadium.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WALSH LANDFILL
The 7-acre Walsh Landfill Superfund site is located along a forested ridge in Chester and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania. From 1963 to 1976, an unpermitted landfill was on-site. It accepted industrial and hazardous waste and municipal trash. Waste disposal resulted in contaminated groundwater and residential well water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1984. EPA took away drummed waste and connected affected homes to a municipal water supply. A Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) issued by EPA in 1991 required that the property owner remove all debris and materials from the landfill surface in an environmentally sound manner. Only half of the site was cleared. Legal actions by EPA led the owner to relocate his business and clear the site in 2003. In 2006, a group of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) put in an evaporation/transpiration cover system to reduce water infiltration through the landfill and further limit the potential for migration of contaminants into groundwater. The PRP group planted 4,100 deep-rooting hybrid poplar trees and shallow-rooting plants on top of the cover system. These plantings absorb rainwater and prevent potential cover damage from excess water collecting on top of the cover. Institutional controls restrict groundwater use and future land uses that could affect the integrity of the remedy. Most of the site is in ecological reuse, as trees planted on the cover are at least 35 feet tall, and part of the site is zoned as an open space conservation area. The PRPs inspect the site regularly. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. (SHARON PLANT)
The 58-acre Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Sharon Plant) Superfund site is in Sharon, Pennsylvania. From 1922 to 1985, Westinghouse Electric made electrical transformers at the site. Spills during plant operations contaminated soil, groundwater and sediment in the nearby Shenango River. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1990. With EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible parties cleaned up soil, groundwater and sediment. Monitoring is ongoing. Commercial and other industrial businesses, including a crankshaft manufacturer and a steel products manufacturer, are now on-site.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 7 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 409 people and generated an estimated $104,799,902 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR CO. PLANT
The 84-acre Westinghouse Elevator Co. Plant Superfund site is in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Starting in 1968, the Westinghouse Elevator Company made elevators and moving stairways at the site. Schindler Elevator Corporation took over the manufacturing plant in 1989. It continued operating until 2013. Releases from manufacturing operations and waste material storage contaminated groundwater. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. With EPA oversight, the site’s potentially responsible party (PRP) put in groundwater extraction and treatment systems to clean up groundwater contamination and prevent its spread. In 2005, with declining contaminant concentrations in the groundwater, the PRP stopped operating the off-plant treatment system. The on-plant treatment system remains active. Groundwater monitoring is also ongoing. In 2015, a buyer purchased the plant property. The former manufacturing building is in use as a warehouse. The off-plant treatment system has been dismantled. Adams County uses the treatment system building for storage.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on 2 on-site businesses. These businesses employed 7 people and generated an estimated $1,270,000 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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WESTLINE
The 40-acre Westline Superfund site is in McKean County, Pennsylvania. From 1901 to 1952, Day Chemical Company ran a lumber processing plant on-site. It turned lumber into charcoal, methanol and acetic acid. In the early 1980s, EPA found toxic tar deposits from its operations in soil and groundwater. EPA removed the exposed tar. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983. Cleanup included removal of several more tar deposits and groundwater monitoring. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 1992. In 2017, EPA did another wood tar removal. EPA continues to monitor the area for any more wood tar deposits. The Westline Inn opened on-site in 1975. It remains open today. The inn is a popular landmark that provides overnight lodging, a restaurant and a bar. Other parts of the site are used for recreational activities such as fishing and hunting.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 33 people and generated an estimated $492,190 in annual sales revenue. For additional information click here.
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WHITMOYER LABORATORIES
The 22-acre Whitmoyer Laboratories Superfund site is in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. For 50 years, a veterinary and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant was on-site. Operators disposed of aniline and arsenic compounds in unlined lagoons. In 1964, property owners found contamination in soil, groundwater and surface water. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Cleanup began in 1993. It included groundwater treatment and removal of buildings, contaminated soil and hazardous waste. In 2004, EPA entered into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) with Jackson Township to accelerate the locality’s acquisition of the site property for recreational use. A PPA encourages the reuse of Superfund site properties by addressing purchaser and lessee liability concerns. Jackson Recreational Park opened in 2005. It includes baseball and soccer fields, a disc golf course as well as a scenic walking trail. The trail connects the community with other local and regional natural resources such as Tulpehocken Creek and the historic Union Canal. In 2021, part of the site became part of Fairlane Avenue Park, providing access to more recreation trails. In 2022, EPA shared plans for a new interceptor trench to capture groundwater impacted by arsenic. Groundwater will be pumped from the trench to a treatment plant. The trench will prevent contaminated groundwater from going into Tulpehocken Creek. Construction of the groundwater interceptor trench began in April 2023 and was completed in September 2024. Looking forward, EPA anticipates sharing plans for a stream restoration project to clean up contaminated sediment in Tulpehocken Creek.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA did not have economic data related to on-site businesses, or economic data were not applicable due to site use. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Recreational Reuse and the Benefit to Community: A Beneficial Effects Economic Case Study for the Whitmoyer Laboratories Superfund Site (PDF)
- Whitmoyer Laboratories Superfund Site - Before and After Swiper Map
- Site Redevelopment Profile: Whitmoyer Laboratories Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page
- Video: Whitmoyer Laboratories Site Redevelopment
YORK COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND REFUSE AUTHORITY LANDFILL
The 135-acre York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority Landfill Superfund site is in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania. From 1974 to 1985, the York County Solid Waste Authority (YCSWA) ran a permitted landfill on-site. Disposal of municipal solid waste into the natural attenuation landfill cells led to the contamination of groundwater and nearby residential wells. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) found the contamination during investigations from 1982 to 1984. In 1985, PADEP ordered YCSWA to stop operations. EPA added the site to the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1987. YCSWA led the cleanup. Activities included groundwater treatment and use of carbon filtration systems in affected homes. Monitoring of the landfill’s gas ventilation system and groundwater wells, groundwater treatment, and landfill cap maintenance are ongoing. YCSWA also put legal controls in place to prohibit new wells and activities that could disturb the landfill cap. After cleanup, EPA took the site off the NPL in 2005. Hopewell Township and YCSWA reuse parts of the site for recreational and ecological purposes as well as alternative energy generation. Part of the site is included in the 200-acre Hopewell Area Recreation Complex. The complex includes trails, playgrounds, athletic fields, picnic pavilions, and wildlife habitat and viewing areas. The habitat attracts over 122 different species of birds, including raptors, woodpeckers and doves. In 2014, YCSWA and York County Solar Partners built a 2-acre solar array on another part of the site. It helps power the site’s groundwater treatment systems and office buildings. The 806-panel array generates 300,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year.
Last updated September 2024
As of December 2023, EPA had data on one on-site business. This business employed 4 people. For additional information click here.
For more information:
- Site Redevelopment Profile: York County Solid Waste Landfill Superfund Site (PDF)
- Superfund Site Profile Page