EPA RCRA ID: PAD060506805
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 remediation efforts have been implemented in accordance with the requirements of a September 4, 1981, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Consent Order, an October 22, 1984, Order of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and a September 28, 1984, Stipulation of the Parties.
EPA has determined that the cleanup levels are protective of human health and the environment for non-residential land use, and on May 9, 2014, EPA issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis with remedy that included controls for groundwater monitoring, land and groundwater use restrictions, operation and maintenance of cap relying on this new institutional controls (IC) and continuation of the PADEPs monitoring requirements under an existing approved 1994 Post-Closure Plan. The remedy for groundwater consists of monitored natural attenuation until drinking water standards are met, and compliance with and maintenance of groundwater use restrictions at the Facility to prevent exposure to contaminants while levels remain above drinking water standards.
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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The Facility is situated on approximately 192 acres of land located in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Ten acres of the total 192 acres located in the north central portion of the property were utilized for waste disposal, storage or processing. The facility is characterized as a rolling upland with open fields in the upland area which are bordered by hardwood and conifers. Land in the surrounding area consists of overgrown grasses and scrub brush. The steeper slopes on the Site are forested. The surface topography in the disposal areas generally exhibits slopes of less than 11 percent and surface drainage from these areas is to the southeast to an unnamed tributary of Meylert Creek. There is overland flow of water during precipitation events to the northwest of the landfill site to an unnamed tributary of Martins Creek.
The entire Facility is surrounded by a six-foot, chain-link fence which is gated at the entrance. The north, east, and south portions of the property are bounded by forested land. Access to the property is limited to a single, unimproved dirt road located along the western boundary.
The Site was developed in the mid-1970’s as a lined Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Area. At that time municipal waste was deposited into a 410 feet by 200 feet area with a leachate collection system. Industrial waste began to be deposited on-site in the third quarter 1979 and by the end of 1979 the Facility began accepting industrial wastes exclusively. The Facility applied as a hazardous waste facility in November 1980 as a result of the corrosivity, reactivity and toxicity of the disposed waste. The areas where wastes were disposed and/or stored during operation of the Facility have been identified as modules and SWMUs.
- Module #1 – Vault #1 with Sedimentation Pond #1(SWMU (Solid Waste Management Unit) #1) and the Sludge Storage Area (SWMU #2);
- Module #2 – Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Area (SWMU #3), the proposed Vault #2 Area (SWMU #4) and Vault #3 with Sedimentation Pond #3 (SWMU #5);
- Module #3 – IBM Stabilized Sludge Area (SWMU #6), the McGraw Edison Storage Pad (SWMU #7);
- Module #4 – Drum Storage Barns (SWMU #8).
Industrial waste disposal ceased on March 31, 1981, under an order by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER) ,which was the predecessor to PADEP. A response action carried out at the industrial waste storage and disposal areas during the summer of 1982 included the removal of all drummed waste (over 6,800 drums) located in two storage barns; 9,500 tons of stored sludge and contaminated soil; 165,600 gallons of water from two sedimentation ponds and two leachate tanks. Additional cover material was applied to the disposal vaults and the sanitary cell. As part of a September 4, 1981 PADER order, SWMU #1 and SWMU #5 were removed and shipped to an approved out-of-state hazardous waste landfill during the mid-1980’s. SWMU #4 was proposed and never constructed. Wastes and soil from SWMU #2, SWMU #7, and SWMU #8 were removed in 1981 and 1982. The two remaining SWMUs (SWMU #3 and SWMU #6) are being closed accordance with the PADER approved 1994 Post-Closure Plan.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls consist of groundwater monitoring, land and groundwater use restrictions, operation and maintenance of cap.
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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| 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.