EPA RCRA ID: PAD002344315
On this page:
- 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.
The most recent Groundwater Monitoring Report, November 17, 2020 Carpenter Technology Corrective Action Groundwater Monitoring Results RCRA Corrective Action Permit No. PAD002344315, data demonstrates that the remediation system has been effective in reducing contaminant concentrations below or near Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs).
Cleanup Background
Carpenter Technology Corporation (the Facility) is currently pumping and treating groundwater under the terms of an EPA approved corrective action groundwater program. In October 1998, EPA issued Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit modification to the Facility to implement a remedy which consists of pumping and treating contaminated groundwater via a series of groundwater recovery and leachate collection systems that redirect contaminated groundwater to the Facility's NPDES permitted wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant is designed to treat Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and metals.
EPA published a public notice in local newspapers that described the remedy for the Facility in September 1998. No comments were received from the community.
The Facility monitors the pump and treat system's performance on a semi-annual basis and submits results to EPA. The main contaminants in the groundwater are 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, Trichloroethene, and Tetrachloroethene.
On May 31, 2022, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment.
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 (about 104 acres) located in the City of Reading, Pennsylvania , a moderately populated area, along the banks of the Schuylkill River. The Facility is a manufacturer of specialty metals.
Contaminants at this Facility
The main contaminants in the groundwater are 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, Trichloroethene, and Tetrachloroethene.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
While no institutional controls are in place, there is a engineering control for groundwater is monitoring for chlorinated levels and controlled under Permit Modification Order and Engineering Controls. The engineering control uses a the pump and treat system whose performance is monitored on a semi-annual basis and results submitted to the EPA under Permit Modification.
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? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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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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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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.