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Boarhead Farms
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EPA ID: PAD047726161
Location:
1310 Lonely Cottage Road
Bridgeton , PA
Bucks County
Bridgeton , PA
Bucks County
Congressional District: 8th
Other Names: Boarhead Corporation
Last Updated: February 2013
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Contacts
Remedial Project Manager
Christopher Sklaney
(215) 814-3198
sklaney.christopher@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Alexander Mandell
215-814-5517
mandell.alexander@epa.gov
Governmental Liaison
Laura Mohollen
215-814-3295
Mohollen.laura@Epa.gov
Bulletin Board
- Five Year Review - September 2012 (PDF) (102 pp, 6.43MB)
- Public Notice EPA Reviews Cleanup at Boarhead Farms Site (1 p, 183K)
Questions
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Site Status
- On September 27, 2012, EPA completed the second Five-Year Review for the Site. The first Five-Year Review was completed on August 22, 2007. The Five-Year Review is an evaluation of the performance and protectiveness of the selected remedy. Electronic versions of both Five-Year Reviews can be accessed by clicking on the "Five-Year Review and Closeout Reports" link in the left margin of this web page and using the drop-down fields to enter the state and site name.
- On September 29, 2000, a Consent Decree was lodged in the Third Circuit Court between the United States and a group of three potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to implement the ground water portion of the remedy, identified as Operable Unit One (OU1).
- On March 14, 2002, a Consent Decree was lodged in the Third Circuit Court between the United States and a group of four PRPs to implement the remainder of the remedy, identified as Operable Unit Two (OU2). OU2 included the excavation and removal of remaining buried drums and containers, cleanup of contaminated soils, and implementation of institutional controls.
- Cleanup of contaminated soils and removal of drums containing hazardous waste was completed in 2003. Cleanup of contaminated ground water began in 1997 and is ongoing.
- On April 15, 2009, EPA issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) lowering the cleanup goal for arsenic in ground water from 50 to 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) and establishing a cleanup goal of 2 µg/L for vinyl chloride in ground water.
- EPA is currently working with the PRPs conducting the ground water portion of the remedy to delineate and address ground water contamination that has been found to extend beyond the limits of the extraction system and the boundaries of the Site.
Background
- The Boarhead Farms site is located on approximately 120 acres at 1310 Lonely Cottage Road in Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- In 1969, Mr. Manfred DeRewal, Sr. incorporated the Boarhead Corporation and purchased the two parcels that currently comprise the Site.
- Mr. DeRewal also oversaw operations at the Revere Chemical site, located about 4 miles from Boarhead Farms, from 1965 until 1969, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ordered closure due to numerous pollution violations. In subsequent legal proceedings, Mr. DeRewal claimed that he moved 260,000 gallons of “liquid waste” from the Revere Chemical site to an unspecified location between July 17, 1970 and August 4, 1970.
- In the early 1970s, Pennsylvania State Police began receiving complaints of dead fish, dead plant life, and foaming in a stream adjacent to the Boarhead Farms site, allegedly due to acid dumped into the stream from tanker trucks.
- The Bucks County Department of Health reported a bulldozer at the Site burying drums during a subsequent investigation, in addition to observing pungent odors, empty tanker trucks, and approximately 40 drums containing unspecified solvents.
- Other inspections conducted in the early 1970s documented the improper storage of chemicals throughout the Boarhead Farms site, including leaks in 55-gallon drums, pools of chemicals along the access road, and uncontrolled wastes in containers.
- Known releases of chemicals from tanker trucks transported to the Site include 3,000 gallons of ferrous chloride in 1973, and 4,000 gallons of ammonia and 2,700 gallons of sulfuric acid in 1976.
- Other chemicals known to be brought to the Site by the Boarhead Corporation include copper ammonium sulfate, arsenic pentoxide, copper naphtholate, and unspecified solvents and pesticides.
- In October 1976, the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County issued an order to Mr. DeRewal and Boarhead Corporation requiring the removal of chemicals from the Site and prohibiting chemicals from entering in amounts greater than necessary for normal household use.
- In 1984, EPA began conducting multimedia sampling as part of Site Inspection and subsequent Hazard Ranking System (HRS) activities.
- The Site was added to the National Priorities List (NPL) on March 31, 1989.
Cleanup History
NPL Listing History
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- EPA initiated a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) in 1989 to delineate the nature and extent of contamination and develop and evaluate cleanup alternatives.
- Four removal actions were initiated by EPA in 1992 to address the most serious threats.
- Over 2,500 drums and numerous tanker trucks were removed from the Site as part of the first two removal actions.
- Construction of the ground water collection and treatment system, installation of extraction wells and the interceptor trench, and installation of residential well treatment filters was conducted during the third removal action.
- General Ceramics, Inc. agreed to conduct the fourth removal action under EPA oversight to identify, excavate, and remove drums and soils contaminated with radioactive waste.
- EPA completed the RI/FS in 1997, and in 1998, presented the preferred cleanup alternative to the public for review and comment in the Proposed Plan.
- In November 1998, EPA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) which specified the technical details of the preferred cleanup alternative. The selected remedy included excavation and removal of remaining buried containers, aeration and treatment of contaminated soil “hot spots,” on-going ground water extraction and treatment, installation of additional monitoring wells, continued point-of-use treatment of residential wells, and studies to determine the applicability of phytoremediation.
- From July 2001 through May 2002, the OU1 PRPs conducted upgrades to the ground water extraction and treatment system outlined in the ROD, including air stripping for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and precipitation for inorganic elements (metals).
- From April through September 2003, the OU2 PRPs conducted excavation and removal of drums and contaminated soils.
- A Preliminary Closeout Report (PCOR) indicating that the construction phase of the remedy was complete was issued in November 2003.
- Remedial Action completion reports outlining the details of the construction activities at both OUs were issued in 2004.
Contaminants and Risks
- Hazardous substances detected at the Site and subject to cleanup standards include numerous VOCs and metals.
- Ground water is the principal source of potable water in the vicinity of the Site. Treatment units employing granular activated carbon are present and maintained on all residential potable wells potentially at risk.
- Contaminant descriptions and associated risk factors are available at: (ATSDR web site).
Documents and Reports
- To search an on-line database of all documents and reports on Boarhead Farms site, go to EPA’s Administrative Record Database.
- All documents and reports can also be reviewed in person at these locations:
Bucks County Library Center
150 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-9081U.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
Proposed Plan
ATSDR's Health Consultation
Five Year Review - September 2012 (PDF) (102 pp, 6.43MB)
- Submit a FOIA Request
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Photos, Maps and Diagrams
Site Location Map (PDF) (1 p, 675K)
Principal Site Features Map (PDF) (1 p, 162K)
Community Information
- Federal Register
05/18/2000: Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Cost Recovery Action
- Press Releases
05/04/2000: Three Companies Help Clean Up Boarhead Farms Superfund Site
11/25/1998: Superfund Briefly - a Weekly Report for Pennsylvania
- Public Notice
3/2012 (PDF) (1 p, 183K): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reviews Cleanup at Boarhead Farms Site
6/29/2009 (PDF) (1 p, 147K):U. S. EPA Issues the Explanation of Significant Differences for Boarhead Farms & Superfund Site