EPA RCRA ID: DED061805487
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
In May 2008, AMETEK submitted the RCRA Facility Assessment (RFA) Report to characterize environmental conditions. This report outlined all the areas of the site where waste was managed, as well as areas of concern where waste may have been released. Seventeen Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) and five Areas of Concern (AOCs) were identified during the RFA process. DNREC approved the report in August 2008.
Ametek developed a RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI) work plan to specify where initial sampling would take place, which DNREC approved in March 2009. Sampling work took place in accordance with the RFI work plan.
The RFI was completed by Ametek in 2009 and the results of the investigation were documented in the RCRA RFI Report dated March 2010. As a follow-up to the RFI, a Phase II RFI work plan was submitted by Ametek in July 2010. The work plan required collection of additional soil and groundwater samples.
The Phase II RFI was completed by Ametek in 2010 and the results of this investigation were documented in the Phase II RCRA RFI Report dated December 2010. As part of the Phase II RFI investigation, five (5) monitoring wells were installed at the site. Ametek submitted groundwater monitoring reports in March 2012, August 2013, June 2014, and January 2015. Once the final groundwater sampling event has been completed, Ametek will submit the groundwater data in a report to DNREC for consideration. After the remaining groundwater data have been collected and submitted to DNREC, Ametek will generate complete Corrective Measures Study (CMS).
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 site is located at 900 Greenbank Road, New Castle County, Delaware. The property is bisected by Kirkwood Highway and is comprised of 32.41 acres. The area to the north of Kirkwood Highway is zoned residential, while the land to the south is zoned primarily for industrial usage.
The site has functioned as a manufacturing facility from the late 1800's to 2004 when operations at the site ceased. The first known use for the site was as an iron works facility. Delaware Hard Fiber Company purchased the site in 1906 and manufactured vulcanized fiber products until 1933. The site was purchased by Haveg Industries in 1933 and was operated as a manufacturing facility for heat and corrosion-resistant equipment. Haveg was acquired as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hercules in 1964. Ametek acquired the facility in 1980 and manufactured phenolic resin and Teflon tubing at the site until closure in 2004.
This site has drawn considerable interest from the surrounding community. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has responded to requests for information as they have been received. Currently, DNREC's primary method of communicating with the community is through regular interaction with the local civic association, which has shown great interest in the outcome of this remediation.
The main contaminants of concern are 1,4-dioxane; trichloroethene; 1,2dichloroethane; 1,2-dichlorothene; iron; and manganese in groundwater with discharges of 1,4dioxane as the top concern.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
No institutional controls are currently in place.
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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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.