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EPA RCRA ID: PAD002279008

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  • Cleanup Status
  • Facility Description
  • Contaminants at this Facility
  • Institutional/Engineer Controls
  • Enforcement and Compliance
  • Related Information
  • Contacts for this Facility 

Facility Facts

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Location:  
Approximate Property Area:  
Other Names: Alternative Facility Names
Cleanup Status:  
Human Exposures under Control:
 
Groundwater under Control:
 

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Cleanup Status

Note: The EPA  is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.

The final remedy for the facility is complete and consists of the implementation of engineering and institutional controls summarized below and described in more detail in the Statement of Basis. The Final Decision to implement the final remedy became effective on January 8, 2020.

Cleanup Background

Environmental investigations at the facility began in 1991 with a Preliminary Assessment that identified several solid waste management units (SWMU) at the facility. In 1993, soil samples from the loading dock area and the drum storage area were taken as part of an EPA RCRA Compliance Evaluation. Only one of the samples locations near the loading dock exhibited an elevated level of VOCs. Results were reported to PADEP.

A Phase II investigation was performed in June 2010 that included the collection of soil borings throughout the facility. Localized impacts from volatile organic compounds (VOC) were identified, mainly in the loading dock area.

In August 2011, most of the process materials that remained at the facility were removed from the facility and disposed of properly. The outdoor above-ground storage tank (AST) farm was also decommissioned and removed from the facility.

EPA conducted a vapor intrusion investigation of the facility in the summer of 2015 and winter of 2016. Results from this investigation suggested an impact to indoor air within the construction company office above appropriate risk-based levels due to likely historical releases from nearby aboveground storage tanks (unused since 2009 and removed in 2016) that had stored solvents, fuel oil, and hazardous waste. Therefore, a 2-port vapor mitigation system was installed in the office in September 2016.

An Environmental  inspection was conducted in November 2010 to determine whether human exposures to contamination and the migration of contaminated groundwater were under control. After installation and verification of operation of the vapor mitigation system, EPA determined that human exposures to existing contamination were under control in May 2017. Groundwater wells were installed in 2016; quarterly sampling results demonstrated that the three wells downgradient of the main area of impact near the loading dock have remained unimpacted, suggesting that migration of contaminated groundwater has stabilized. Therefore, in September 2017 EPA determined that the migration of contaminated groundwater was under control.

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  

Action Status Date of Action
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)    

 For definitions of the terms used, hover over or click on the term.

Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility  

  Action Area Name Date of Action

 For definitions of the terms used, hover over or click on the term.


Facility Description

 

 

Additional Facility Information
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From 1937 to 2009, the Lawrence McFadden Company manufactured stains, lacquers, varnishes, and other industrial finishes for various wood and metal products. Prior to 1937, the facility was used for sandpaper manufacturing. In 2009, Lawrence McFadden declared bankruptcy and ceased operations at the facility. The facility was sold on December 30, 2010 to 7430 State Rd LLC and presently houses several commercial tenants.


Contaminants at this Facility

Primary contaminants at the facility include VOCs from past finishing operations. Workers or trespassers could potentially be exposed to this contamination through inhalation of vapors from contaminated subsurface soil and/or groundwater; however, this exposure pathway has been mitigated through installation of the vapor mitigation system. Construction workers could potentially be exposed to contaminated subsurface soil and groundwater during intrusive operations.


Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility

Institutional controls include restricting land use to non-residential uses only, prohibiting groundwater use, and prohibiting building construction within the area of the former loading dock without additional investigation or approval from EPA.

Engineering controls include development of a soil management plan to address any future intrusive activities within the former loading dock area and continued operation and maintenance of both the vapor mitigation system and the groundwater monitoring well network.

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?

Control(s) Type

Control(s) in Place?

Areas Subject to Control(s)

Documents available on-line:

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)

     

Governmental Controls  (GC)

     

Enforcement and Permit Tools  (EP)

     
Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR)  
 
 

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)

     

Non-Groundwater

   

 For definitions of the terms used, hover over or click on the term.


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

Documents, Photos and Graphics


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.


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