Raymark

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EPA ID: PAD039017694

Location:

220 Jacksonville Rd
Hatboro, PA 19040
Montgomery County

Congressional District: 13th

Other Names:
Milford Rivet and Machine Co.
Hatboro Plant
Jacksonville Road
Penn Fasteners Inc.

Last Updated: December 2012

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Contacts

Remedial Project Manager
José R. Redmond Girón
215-814-3019
redmond.jose@epa.gov

Community Involvement Coordinator
Alexander Mandell
215-814-5517
mandell.alexander@epa.gov

Site Attorney
Yvette Hamilton
215-814-2636
hamilton.yvette@epa.gov

Governmental Liaison
Laura Mohollen
215-814-3295
Mohollen.laura@Epa.gov

Bulletin Board

Your property does not need to be tested for Vapor Intrusion (VI) if you have not been contacted by an EPA representative.
Vapor Intrusion Fact Sheet - December 2012 (PDF) (2 p, 767K)

Questions

The EPA is dedicated to providing you with timely and accurate information about our work at this site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:Alexander Mandell
215-814-5517

Site Status

EPA is currently investigating the potential for vapor intrusion (VI) due to the contamination at the site. For this purpose, wells have been installed and sampled since 2010.The concentration of contaminants at the wells is very limited, but enough to warrant the expansion of the study into nearby buildings. The study is expected to take place during the heating season 2012-2013.
An addendum for the last Five Year Review (2008) is expected to be released in 2013.It will address issues and recommendations acknowledged in the 2008 Five-Year Review. 2008 Five-Year Review.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is currently operating and maintaining the on-site groundwater treatment system and on-site cap.
PADEP is expected to perform a rebound test in the Winter of 2012. A rebound test determines the effectiveness of the remediation system.
The operation of the groundwater treatment system to recover volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination. VOCs are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. This is expected to continue until groundwater meets drinking water standards. To date, EPA estimates 525 million gallons of TCE and PCE contaminated groundwater have been treated.

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Background

The seven-acre Raymark Superfund Site, located in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa., was a metal fabrication shop from 1948 to the present.
From 1948 to 1972, treated wastes and untreated wastewater from electroplating and degreasing operations were disposed of in four unlined lagoons on Site. During the same period, trichloroethylene (TCE) was stored in outdoor and above-ground tanks.
Area-wide groundwater contamination was discovered in 1979 when TCE was detected in eight Hatboro Water Authority wells near the Site. Of these eight wells, some were groundwater, treating it through air stripper towers with vapor phase carbon adsorption, and discharging it via storm sewer to a nearby creek.The cleanup remedy also included the use of air stripper towers with vapor phase carbon adsorption at existing contaminated drinking water wells.
In September 2007, EPA issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) that modifies the approach to groundwater remediation at the Site, eliminating the institutional control component in the ROD for OU2 and OU3 that ensured continuous public water supply operation and treatment by the Hatboro Borough Water Authority. The ESD also requires institutional controls in connection with the on-site treatment system as well as contaminated groundwater attributable to the Site.
The third five-year review was completed in September 2008, and identified three items requiring follow-up: operation and maintenance (O&M), potential vapor intrusion, system optimization. PADEP is the lead on O&M and system optimization. EPA is investigating the potential for vapor intrusion by installing and sampling two new wells to evaluate if a pathway exists. Data from this effort will be documented in the five-year review addendum.

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Cleanup History

NPL Listing History

Status: Final	Added: October 1989
Proposed: June 1988

In 1972-1973, when the four lagoons that once stored wastewater from the site were closed, the remaining waste sludge was removed by a potentially responsible party to an off-site disposal facility. The lagoons were backfilled with clean soil.
In September of 1991, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD), choosing a remedy for the soil and source control. The remedy included soil vapor extraction (SVE) and a low-permeability cap. The design of the remedy was completed in 1994. The SVE system operated from March 1994 until soil cleanup levels were met in October 1995. Cap construction was completed in April 1994.
In December of 1990, the ROD for the groundwater (OU2) and contaminated drinking water wells (OU3) was issued. The groundwater remedy included extracting groundwater, treating it through air stripper towers with vapor phase carbon adsorption, and discharging it via storm sewer to a nearby creek. The cleanup remedy also included the use of air stripper towers with vapor phase carbon adsorption at existing contaminated drinking water wells.
In September 2007, EPA issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) that modifies the approach to groundwater remediation at the Site, eliminating the institutional control component in the ROD for OU2 and OU3 that ensured continuous public water supply operation and treatment by the Hatboro Borough Water Authority. The ESD also requires institutional controls in connection with the on-site treatment system as well as contaminated groundwater attributable to the Site.
The third five-year review was completed in September 2008, and identified three items requiring follow-up: operation and maintenance (O&M), potential vapor intrusion, system optimization. PADEP is the lead on O&M and system optimization. EPA is investigating potential for potential vapor intrusion by installing and sampling two new wells to evaluate if a pathway exists. Data from this effort will be relayed to the Boro and documented in a five-year review addendum.

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Contaminants and Risks

The site has been determined to be a source of TCE contamination in the Stockton Aquifer.

Wells within 250 feet of the site are contaminated with TCE, as is the soil.
Public water supply wells provide the public with treated water. Due to low contaminant concentrations, exposure to the soil on site does not present a human health risk.

Contaminant descriptions and associated risk factors are available at: (ATSDR web site).

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EPA to test for Vapor Intrusion (VI)

Vapor intrusion is the movement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) from groundwater and soil into buildings.
TCE and PCE are the main contaminant of concern (COC) at the Raymark Site. For this reason EPA wants to conduct vapor intrusion testing.
EPA considers this vapor intrusion evaluation to be a precautionary measure, but one that is essential to confirm that the community is not being adversely affected by the site.
EPA has already identified the properties that we would like to test, which include residential and commercial buildings. In close proximity of the site. We are working directly with the property owners to request permission to do the testing.
Results will be evaluated to determine if any vapor intrusion is occurring, if there are any potential risks present and what additional investigation or actions, if any, are needed.
All sample results will be shared with the property owners and EPA will provide an overview of our results to the community in a future update.
Your property does not need to be tested if you have not been contacted by an EPA representative.

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Documents and Reports

To search an on-line database of all documents and reports on the Raymark, go to EPA’s Administrative Record Database.

All documents and reports can also be reviewed in person at these locations:

Union Library Company of Hatboro
243 South York Road
Hatboro, PA 19040

U.S. EPA Region III
1650 Arch Street-6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 814-3157
Call for an appointment.

Some of the site’s key documents of interest are accessible below.

Record of Decision
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