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Spectron, Inc.
EPA ID# MDD000218008
NPL Status: Final
111 Providence Rd
Elkton, MD 21921
Cecil County
Contacts
Remedial Project Manager
Rashmi Mathur
215-814-5234
mathur.rashmi@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Carrie Deitzel
215-814-5525
1-800-553-2509
deitzel.carrie@epa.gov
Government Relations Coordinator
Peter Gold
215-814-5236
gold.peter@epa.gov
Administrative Record Locations
The detailed Administrative Record can be examined on-line or at the following locations:
Cecil County Library
301 Newark Avenue
Elkton, Maryland
US EPA Region III
Public Reading Room
1650 Arch Street - 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-3157
Please call to schedule an appointment.
Site Photos
Drilling Vertical Monitoring Well #7D (D is for Deep) [Click to enlarge]
Two of the four deep bedrock wells were drilled downstream of the site in areas where trace fractures in the bedrock may exist. If contamination exists off site it will most likely show up in these fracture zones. [Click to enlarge]
2001: A new carbon treatment system provides extra capacity to clean contaminated groundwater.
2000: Workers near end of construction of the ground water treatment plant at Spectron.
1999: Workers at the Galaxy/Spectron site place topsoil atop the island created in the upper portion of the stream.
1999: Workers at the Spectron site fill metal mesh gabion baskets with stones. The baskets keep the stones from shifting out of position while the stream returns to a natural state.
Old Aerial Photo- April 1969
The Providence Road bridge is located in lower right of photo with the former lagoon (light tan area) in the top left-hand side of the photo. {Click Photo to Enlarge JPG, 539KB}
Drilling Vertical Monitoring well #8D. Deep bedrock drilling was conducted in March 2002 to determine if contamination has moved off site. [Click to enlarge]
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- 02/09/2006: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- 12/11/2002: Notice of Lodging of De Minimis Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. Department of Justice.
- 05/31/1994: National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites; Final Rule
Record of Decision
Proposed Plan "Contaminated Shallow Site Soils" Operable Unit #1
- Proposed Plan Operable Unit #1 June 20, 2003 (Figures are in Adobe PDF format )
- PowerPoint Presentation from Public Meeting, June 2003 (6.18 MB, MS .ppt)
De Minimus Settlement Information
- Alphabetical listing of most (PDF) (11 pp, 2.01MB) of the Potential Responsible Parties
- 12/11/2002: DeMinimis Settlement Notice
- 12/09/2002: "DE MINIMIS" PARTIES AGREE TO PAY $5.8 MILLION TOWARD CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT SPECTRON SUPERFUND SITE
Fact Sheets
- September 2007 (PDF) (4 pp, 447K)
- June 2003 (PDF) (11 pp, 2.01MB)
- June 1998
- February 1998
- May 1997
- June 1996
Public Notice
- September 27, 2007 (PDF) (1 p, 34.1K, About PDF): Cleanup Work Started At The Spectron, Inc. Superfund Site.
- July 18, 2003: Public Notice Ad Extension of Public Comment Period OU1
- June 20, 2003: Public Notice Ad Start of Public Comment Period OU1
- May 2000: Swimming Advisory, Little Elk Creek
- September 2, 1999: an event to commemorate the completion of the stream containment system
- November 14, 1998: Open House
Construction Update
CERLA Removal Action
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Memorandum
- April 15, 1998(PDF) (24 pp, 1.04MB)
Request for Approval of Removal Action and $2 Million Exemption for the Spectron, Inc. Site near the City of Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
Site Map
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