EPA RCRA ID: PAD000431957
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- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The EPA is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
On June 2, 2011, Michael Jr. Baker, Inc. (Baker) conducted an Environmental Inspection of Production Components Corporation (PCC or Facility), on behalf of EPA. A representative from the EPA was present for the Environmental Inspection (EI). The findings of the Inspection are documented in a November 2011 EI Inspection Report for PCC, prepared by Baker. Also presented in the EI Inspection Report is a summary of the information reviewed by Baker in preparation for the EI Inspection, including records maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and EPA. Based on a review of the information presented in the EI Inspection Report, EPA determined that the Facility contamination and human exposures risk were under control.
EPA’s review of available information indicates that there are no unaddressed releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from the Facility. On August 7, 2012, EPA announced its proposed decision of Corrective Action Complete without Controls under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for PCC. Consistent with public participation provisions under RCRA, EPA requested comments from the public on the proposed remedy as described in the July 19, 2012, Statement of Basis (SB). The commencement of a thirty (30) day public comment period was announced in The Reporter newspaper on August 7, 2012 and on the EPA Region III website. The public comment period ended on September 5, 2012.
On September 7, 2012, EPA approved its final remedy decision for PCC in a document entitled the Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC). EPA received no comments on the proposed decision. Consequently, EPA’s final determination is unchanged from the proposal. EPA has determined that its final decision is protective of human health and the environment and that no further corrective action or land use controls are necessary at this time.
Cleanup Background
The Eaton facility was listed as one of 26 potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site: named such because it affects the North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) wells that supply drinking to most of the people living northwest of Philadelphia. The North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site was added to the National Priorities List (NPL) on March 31, 1989. As part of a 1991 Phase II RI/FS Focused Feasibility Study, soil samples were collected from the Eaton property. Based on the results of the soil sampling, Eaton was not identified as a PRP that was held liable for the soil and groundwater remediation in the area.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The Facility is located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in an industrial/commercial area. Two separate Buildings (Building one and Building two) are located on the 3.7 acre property. Building one is located on West Fifth Street and is approximately 80,000 square feet and is divided into three separate suites. PCC currently leases the northwest suite. The southeast suite is occupied by Handelok Bag Company, and the remaining space is unoccupied. Building two is located on Mitchell Avenue directly north of Building one. Building two is approximately 21,000 square feet and is divided into two separate suites: one approximately 12,000 square feet and the other approximately 9,000 square feet. PCC occupies the 12,000 square feet suite and the smaller 9,000 square feet is occupied by Service Tire and Truck Center.
PCC provides precision sheet metals services and uses conventional and computer controlled fabrication equipment to manufacture a variety of panels, enclosures, covers, frames, brackets, and cabinets. Materials for fabrication include steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and various other alloys. PCC also provides paint and powder coat finishing. PCC’s administrative areas, as well as the sheet metal fabrication operations are located in Building one. The Facility’s paint line and phosphate cleaning system are located in Building two. PCC leases the Facility from 701 West Associates LLC.
In 1978, Eaton Laboratories, Inc. (Eaton) first leased and operated out of the 25,000 square foot suite in the northwest end of Building one. Eaton was a manufacturer of textile chemicals, dry cleaning auxiliary chemicals, and maintenance chemicals (detergents and cleaners). In 1981, PCC was founded and initially leased and operated out of the 9,000 square foot suite located on the southwest end of Building two before expanding into the 12,000 square feet suite. In 1990, PCC again expanded its operations, moving into the 25,000 square feet suite in Building one formerly occupied by Eaton.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of primary concern are chromium.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required at the site.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.