Mid-Atlantic Corrective Action

ISG Tecumseh Redevelopment Inc.
(Formerly: Bethlehem Steel Corp.)

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EPA ID:PAD990824161
Location:
1805 East 4th Street
Bethlehem, PA 18016-7699
Property Area: 1650 Acres
Congressional District: 15
Other Names: Bethlehem Steel
Mittal Steel
LAST UPDATE: March 2012

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Status

RCRA Corrective Action activities at the US Steel - Fairless Works facility are being conducted as a joint lead by EPA and PADEP's Land Recycling Program (Act 2).

Environmental Investigation and clean-up are proceeding in concert with the redevelopment and sales of individual parcels of the property. Investigation and remediation, approved by both EPA and PADEP occurs before re-sale. As each of the parcels is sold, an environmental covenant is signed by the new and former owners, detailing the type of land-use and groundwater use controls appropriate for the parcel. This covenant runs with the land and binds each new owner to its restrictions.

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Background

Located on the south side of Bethlehem, PA, Bethlehem Steel's Bethlehem Plant has been in operation since the 1880s. BSC closed its last operations in March, 1998. The site, part of which borders then Lehigh River, consists of approximately 1650 acres, on which are a coke production plant, steel iron making operations, finishing and forging operations, and a chemical plant. In May 2003, Bethlehem Steel Corporation went into bankruptcy and this Bethlehem Steel site was sold to an International Steel Group subsidiary, Tecumseh Redevelopment Corp. In May 2004, the Coke Works, Saucon, East Lehigh, and Greenway parcels were sold to Lehigh Valley Industrial Park, Inc, a local redevelopment firm and owners of several industrial parks. In 2004, Tecumseh Redevelopment sold Bethlehem Works to BethWorks Now. Tecumseh continued to own the 450 -Acre area. In 2004, a Dutch steelmaker, Mittal Steel, purchased ISG, including Tecumseh and the 450-Acre area. In December 2007, Majestic Realty Co. and Bethlehem Commerce Center Corp. purchased the 450-Acre area for warehousing.

EPA, PADEP and Bethlehem Steel Corporation-Bethlehem Plant (BSC) formed a team in 1998 to proceed with the clean-up of the facility. The facility is subject to RCRA corrective action, however, BSC's redevelopment plans hinged on obtaining a release from liability which is available for remediation performed under the Pennsylvania Act 2 Land Recycling Program.

The redevelopment plan is designed to revitalize South Bethlehem, which has been in an economic slump since BSC started downsizing in the 1970's.

 

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