EPA RCRA ID: PAD002399186
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.
In August 1999, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Investigations in the 1990’s showed the groundwater was contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) above the EPA drinking water standard. EPA issued a Final Decision for required corrective action in April 2002. The Final Decision required continued remediation and monitoring the contaminated groundwater, removal a former TCE storage tank and a fuel oil tank, and the installation of a potable water supply treatment system that meets EPA drinking water standards.
The tanks and related contaminated soil were removed in 2006. The groundwater remediation pump and treat system has operated since 1994 but has not achieved EPA drinking water standards in the groundwater.
In 2019, Lehighton implemented additional measures to improve the groundwater quality. Approximately 97 cubic yards of contaminated soil from beneath the building foundation were excavated and disposed offsite. Additional groundwater wells were also installed.
In September 2020, EPA issued a fina Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) that modifies the 2002 Corrective Action Final Decision. The ESD details additional remediation measures taken by Lehighton and requiring additional environmental investigation, additional remediation if warranted by the results of the additional investigation, and land and groundwater use restrictions if contaminant concentrations remain above levels that pose an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.
On March 28, 2023, 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 Lehighton facility manufactured printed circuit boards at this 0.6-acre location from 1965 until 2001, when operation ceased. It is located about four miles southwest of Lehighton on a one-half acre lot in a sparsely populated area. Materials handled at the site include various metals and organic compounds. Trichloroethylene (TCE) was used as a solvent prior to 1980. 1-1-1-Trichloroethane was used after 1980.
Contaminants at this Facility
Groundwater concentrations of TCE are highest north and west of the original manufacturing building. The wells are located near the downgradient (northern) property boundary, adjacent to State Route 443/Blakeslee Boulevard Drive West. Groundwater from the Facility flows toward Mahoning Creek, approximately 500 feet north of the Facility. Groundwater concentrations of TCE range from non-detect to 278 ug/l, compared to the drinking water standard of 5.0 ug/l. Annual monitoring of a nearby residential well shows no contamination.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Land and groundwater use restrictions shall be implemented if contamination remains above levels protective of human health and the environment after the proposed additional remediation is implemented.
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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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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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.