EPA RCRA ID: PAD000765651
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.
In August of 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) conducted a site visit. The visit consisted of a facility tour, and information gathering to assess the current status of the facility. After additional ground water and surface water samples were collected, EPA determined that both Environmental Indicators for human exposures and groundwater migration are under control. The facility will continue to sample surface water along Breakneck Creek and onsite groundwater wells for boron to ensure that human exposures will continue to be under control.
In June 2013, EPA is issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis with compliance with and maintenance of institutional controls (ICs) that restrict certain groundwater uses at the Facility. Levels of constituents of concern detected in surface and subsurface soils do not pose a significant exposure health risk and will not require corrective action. EPA proposed to implement the final remedy for the Facility through an Environmental Covenant.
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 property consists of approximately 45 acres located in rural Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. It is surrounded by undeveloped wooded areas and some residential and industrial properties. Breakneck Creek is located approximately 600 feet down gradient of the Facility.
Until 1986, Concast operated as a secondary smelter and a refiner of brass and bronze metals. The manufacturing process involved the melting of copper, copper-based alloys and scraps in two Lindberg gas-fired rotary furnaces. The alloys were then casted into ingots for shipment.
Presently, Concast manufactures specialty and continuous cast copper based alloys and wrought products. Their primary production is the fabrication of copper alloys in bars, rods, tubes and rectangles, as well as custom alloys. All products are produced with state-of-the-art horizontal and vertical continuous-casting technology. The furnaces are hooded to collect fumes and dust, which are vented to a baghouse along the west wall of the main building. The dust contains approximately four percent zinc. From the baghouse the dust is collected in reinforced plastic bags. Once the bags are full, they are stored at a less than 90-day storage area before they are shipped off-site for metal reclamation. Generated waste water is treated at the on-site water treatment plant and discharges to Breakneck Creek in accordance with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
The Facility property consists of approximately 45 acres located in rural Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. It is surrounded by undeveloped wooded areas and some residential and industrial properties. Breakneck Creek is located approximately 600 feet down gradient of the Facility.
Until 1986, Concast operated as a secondary smelter and a refiner of brass and bronze metals. The manufacturing process involved the melting of copper, copper-based alloys and scraps in two Lindberg gas-fired rotary furnaces. The alloys were then casted into ingots for shipment.
Presently, Concast manufactures specialty and continuous cast copper based alloys and wrought products. Their primary production is the fabrication of copper alloys in bars, rods, tubes and rectangles, as well as custom alloys. All products are produced with state-of-the-art horizontal and vertical continuous-casting technology. The furnaces are hooded to collect fumes and dust, which are vented to a baghouse along the west wall of the main building. The dust contains approximately four percent zinc. From the baghouse the dust is collected in reinforced plastic bags. Once the bags are full, they are stored at a less than 90-day storage area before they are shipped off-site for metal reclamation. Generated waste water is treated at the on-site water treatment plant and discharges to Breakneck Creek in accordance with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the facility include fuel oil constituents and heavier petroleum constituents from previous asphalt releases. Since prior asphalt spills have immediately hardened and been scraped off any surfaces, it is unlikely that any residual asphalt remaining would present a risk to workers or any other receptor. Residual levels of fuel oil constituents in subsurface soil are not expected to adversely affect potential receptors such as construction workers that may be exposed to contamination in subsurface soil.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls (enforceable through an Environmental Covenant) include:
1) Groundwater at the Facility shall not be used for any potable purpose unless it is demonstrated to EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the final remedy and EPA provides prior written approval for such use.
2) No new domestic wells shall be installed on Facility property unless it is demonstrated to EPA that such wells are necessary to implement the final remedy and EPA provides prior written approval to install such wells.
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.