EPA RCRA ID: PAD002377703
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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.
The final remedy for the facility is complete and consists of a combination of engineering and institutional controls, which are described in more detail below and in the Statement of Basis. The Final Decision for the facility became effective on September 29, 2015.
The facility submitted a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Closure Report in April 2015, that included the characterization of sediments in the water reservoir, the performance of a well survey, and the discussion of institutional and engineering controls anticipated to be part of the final remedy for the facility. Results from the sediment sampling suggested that the reservoir is not contaminated above appropriate risk-based levels. The well survey identified 17 wells within a half-mile radius of the facility; however, none of these wells are used for potable purposes as all properties within this area are served by a public water supply. Finally, an analysis of the groundwater pumping system demonstrated that it maintains capture of contaminated groundwater on-site and could thus be used as a component of the final remedy for the facility.
The alternative remedial measure of an aeration system in lieu of the carbon adsorption system to further reduce the low levels of remaining groundwater contamination beneath the facility was approved in May 2012. Results from a 6-month pilot study of the aeration system demonstrated that the performance of the system (i.e., chlorinated volatile organic removal efficiency) is comparable to the removal efficiency of the carbon adsorption system.
The permanent shutdown of the soil vapor extraction system was approved in September 2011 after a temporary shutdown and soil sampling event demonstrated that the system had adequately remediated soils in the source area beneath the facility.
On April 17, 2023, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified.
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 |
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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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Since 1960, Gold Mills has operated a synthetic fabric dyeing and finishing facility on the banks of Swatara Creek at the intersection of Penn Dye Street and Tulpehocken Street in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Guilford Mills, of Greensboro, North Carolina, bought the facility in 1986, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Guilford Mills was acquired by the Lear Corporation in May 2012; however, Guilford Mills remains the legal owner and operator of the facility. Tanneries operated at the site prior to 1960.
Contaminants at this Facility
The main contaminants at the Facility are tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), and 1,1,1- trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA). The most significant pathway for human exposure or ecological effects would be through off-site migration of contaminated groundwater. However, continued groundwater pumping is preventing contaminants from leaving the site.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The following institutional and engineering controls are part of the final remedy for the facility and are anticipated to be implemented via an environmental covenant and post-remediation care plan:
- Institutional control restricting facility land use to non-residential purposes
- Institutional control restricting groundwater use to industrial or remedial purposes
- Engineering control to limit migration of contaminants into groundwater (asphalt cap surrounding main building)
- Engineering control to prevent off-site migration of contamination (groundwater pumping)
- Engineering control to allow industrial use or discharge of pumped groundwater (groundwater treatment)
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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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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Non-Groundwater |
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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.