EPA RCRA ID: PAD003031903
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the public law that creates the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste. Corrective action is a requirement under RCRA that facilities that treat, store or dispose of hazardous wastes, or did so in the past, investigate and clean up hazardous releases into soil, groundwater, surface water and air. For more information, and for more information on RCRA-specific terms used on this page, please visit EPA’s umbrella RCRA web page or EPA’s RCRA Corrective Action page.
On this page:
- Cleanup Activities
- Facility Description
- Institutional/Engineering Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information and Publicly Available Electronic Records
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Activities
The Facility was investigated and remediated under the PADEP Act 2 program. EPA has evaluated the actions taken under the Act 2 program. EPA believes the Corrective Action requirements are met by past remediation actions and the implementation of land use restrictions to prevent exposure to contamination remaining at the Facility.
EPA issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis (SB) in June 2016. The SB described the environmental conditions at the site and asked for public comments on EPA's tentative decision. In July 2016, EPA issued a Final Decision requiring Andritz to implement land use restrictions, , through an Environmental Covenant pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, to prevent human exposure to contaminants remaining at the Facility.
On September 26, 2024, 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. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table, 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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The facility is approximately 42 acres and is located in Muncy Pa. Land use surrounding the property consists of mixed residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural. The Facility has operated since 1866 in the manufacture of steel castings and sheet metal fabrication. At the time of the Facility investigation and remediation, Andritz, Inc. owned the entire 42-acre industrial property. Several parcels, totaling approximately 10 acres, were sold from 2013 through 2015, after remediation actions were completed.
Environmental investigations began in 1989. Remediation of contaminated areas continued through 2013. Contaminated soil was remediated to the extent practical. Soil with a defined area of contamination was excavated. A diffuse area of contamination was remediated with a soil vapor/groundwater extraction system. Andritz extended the Muncy Borough potable water system to all downgradient properties that were using groundwater. Details of the investigations and remediation are provided in the Corrective Action Statement of Basis (June 2016).
The following contamination remained following remediation:
- Soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons remained in three areas located under existing manufacturing structures, paved areas, and/or several feet of uncontaminated soil
- Soil contaminated with ethylbenzene remained in one localized area at a depth of 19 feet below ground surface
- Groundwater contaminated with 1,1-dichloroethane remained at only one small area of the facility
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
The EPA Corrective Action Final Decision requires implementation of an Environmental covenant to restrict land use to prevent human exposure to contaminants at the Facility.
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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Governmental Controls (GC) |
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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 and Publicly Available Electronic Records
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.