EPA RCRA ID: PAD082434747
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.
Groundwater contamination at the facility contains low levels of trichloroethylene (TCE), Vinyl Chloride, and 1,2-Dichloroethylene. Natural attenuation via biodegradation and the utilization of the facility sump system to collect and treat groundwater with activated carbon are the primary mechanisms to remediate groundwater contamination. Annual groundwater monitoring confirms the efficiency of the remediation. Groundwater contamination has remained within the facility property boundaries and the size of the groundwater plume continues to decrease.
On September 2021, EPA issued an Explanation of Significance Differences (ESD) that modifies the Final Remedy for the Facility by reducing the frequency and scope of groundwater monitoring to every five years plus three months at monitoring wells M-4, M-10, and the sump, provided that Fulton continues to operate the pump-and-treat system with a granular activated carbon (GAC) filter at the Facility until EPA provides written approval that the cleanup standards in the Final Remedy have been attained.
The modifications to the frequency and scope of the groundwater monitoring are subject to the following activity and use limitations:
1. The Facility shall not be used for residential purposes unless it is demonstrated to EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment, and EPA provides prior written approval for such use. Residential use includes, but is not limited to, any improvement, structure, or dwelling used for living accommodations including single-family residences, apartments or condominiums, hospitals or other medical facilities, schools, childcare centers, senior centers for the elderly, or live-in nursing homes.
2. Groundwater at the Facility shall not be used for any purpose except for EPA-approved monitoring unless EPA provides prior written approval for such use.
3. Treatment of the groundwater by activated carbon in the sump system prior to discharge shall continue, existing monitoring wells shall remain operational, and monitoring at wells M4, M-10, and the sump shall continue every five years plus three months until EPA has provided written approval that cleanup standards in the Final Remedy have been attained.
4. The then-current Facility owner shall conduct an annual well survey in coordination with appropriate representatives of East Petersburg Borough and East Hempfield Township to determine if any new wells are installed within a half-mile radius of the Facility that may impact the groundwater contaminant plume. If the annual groundwater well survey indicates that a well within a half-mile radius may cause the plume to migrate offsite, EPA shall evaluate the groundwater data and, if appropriate, propose a groundwater remedy modification, including re-initiation of groundwater monitoring at wells M-5, M-6, and M-9, to protect human health and the environment.
On December 21, 2022, an environmental covenant was implemented for the facility, and the EPA determined the facility was ready for anticipate use. Cleanup goals have been achieved current and reasonably anticipated future land uses of the facility so there are no unacceptable risks..
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 is located at 1695 State Street (400 feet north of Route 722) in East Petersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and is approximately 18 acres in size. From the early 1950s to 1977, the Hamilton Watch Company operated a photochemical etching and fuse assembly business at this Facility. From 1977 to 1984, Lancaster Metal Science Corporation (LMS) operated a photochemical etching business. In 1979, Lancaster Industrial Development Authority acquired the property and entered into an Installment Sale Agreement with Fulton Financial Corporation. Fulton Financial Realty Company (Fulton), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fulton Financial Corporation, is the present owner and the sole operator of the Facility. Fulton Financial Realty presently uses the Facility as administrative offices.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants in groundwater at the facility are low levels TCE, Vinyl Chloride, and 1,2-Dichloroethylene.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls at the facility include land use and groundwater use restrictions. Land use at the site is limited to non-residential use. Any proposed changes in land use beyond the current designated non-residential use will require the approval of EPA and must meet the required cleanup standards for the specific land use. There is no groundwater use at the property. The property is connected to public water for potable purposes. Currently, the legal instruments that enforce ICs at the facility are the EPA Order and the local ordinances.
Engineering Controls (ECs) encompass a variety of engineered and constructed physical barriers (e.g., soil cap, subsurface venting systems, fences, groundwater pump and treat) to contain and/or prevent exposure to contamination. ECs implemented at the site include groundwater monitoring and remediation of the VOCs plume. Fulton will continue to monitor the groundwater to ensure that the implemented corrective action effectively remediates and controls the groundwater plume. Furthermore, Fulton will continue to submit progress reports every 13 months to EPA that assess the effectiveness of the implemented remedies and to ensure to that the remedies continue to meet the requirements of protection of human health and the environment.
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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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.