EPA RCRA ID: PAD099427908
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
Venezia elected to perform an investigation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Agency (PADEP) One Cleanup Program Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which allows facilities who voluntarily enter the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) to simultaneously satisfy outstanding Corrective Action concerns. The investigation was completed and Venezia submitted an Act 2 Remedial Investigation/Final Report in March 2011, that demonstrated remediation of Volatile Organic Compounds in the subsurface from operation of the former lagoons to a Site Specific Standard (SSS). Based on this information, EPA selected compliance with and maintenance of institutional controls as the Final Remedy for the Venezia, Inc. this facility located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (the Facility) on August 17, 2012. This is based on the findings as detailed in the Statement of Basis.
Because the Facility met SSS for migration to groundwater from contaminated soils related to the former lagoons, the final decision relies upon compliance with and maintenance of activity and use limitations as described in the Environmental Covenant that prohibit use of onsite groundwater for potable purposes and requires notification to PADEP regarding any transfer or change in use of the property if it will affect the contamination on the property.
On February 16, 2021, 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
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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 consists of approximately 10 acres located on Route 248 in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The eastern, southern, and western portions of the Facility are bordered by agricultural land. The Essroc Cement Company quarry is located to the North. The Facility has been used for industrial operations since approximately 1960. The Facility is now owned and operated by Venezia Hauling which purchased the facility on December 28, 2006. There are two buildings located on site. One building is occupied by Venezia and used as a maintenance and refueling facility. The other larger building is identified as a terminal and is rented as warehouse space.
Venezia purchased the Facility from Quality Carriers on December 28, 2006. Venezia is a hauler of cement and concrete dust and operates as a transporter of this non-hazardous commodity. The Facility is used for trailer storage and as a maintenance shop for Venezia’s solid tanker fleet.
Contaminants at this Facility
Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride, Trichloroethylene (TCE), and cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (DCE) slightly exceed PADEP’s soil-to-groundwater Statewide Health Standards; limited to the area beneath the former lagoons. The risk is an ingestion exposure from a possible leaching of soil contaminants into the groundwater. This risk is mitigated by the groundwater use restriction.
Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chloroform, TCE, and DCE are above USEPA-PA default soil screening levels for protection of indoor air for industrial settings. The risk is an inhalation exposure in possible future indoor buildings from elevated contaminant concentrations in soil. This risk is mitigated by the land use change notification requirement.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
[The Institutional Controls prohibits the use of onsite groundwater for potable purposes and requires the owner and each subsequent owner to submit to the PADEP written documentation regarding the transfer of the Facility, changes in use of the Facility, or filing of applications for building permits for the Facility and any proposals for any site work if it will affect the contamination 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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| 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
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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.