EPA RCRA ID: PAD054139506
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.
An Environmental Inspection Report was completed in August 2010 for the Emtrol, Inc. (currently known as York Technical Institute) facility located at 300 Hempland Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 (Facility). It was determined that there was insufficient information available to determine if current human exposures and migration of groundwater are under control.
A Notice of Intent to Remediate (NIR) entering the Facility into the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) was submitted on October 5, 2016. The Facility selected the option of entering into the One Cleanup Program as per the Memo of Understanding (MOU) between the PADEP and the EPA. Between 2014 and 2016 soil, groundwater, and soil vapor samples were investigated. An Act 2 Final Report was submitted on September 8, 2017 and a revised version submitted on November 14, 2017. The Final Report concluded that no vapor intrusion or ecological hazards exist per assessments performed following PADEP guidance or regulation. The Final Report concluded that attainment of the residential statewide health standards for soil and groundwater has been achieved. The Final Report was approved by PADEP on November 14, 2017.
Based upon the information presented in the Act 2 Final Reports and EPA’s assessment, EPA considers the releases to have been remediated appropriately and protection of human health and the environment to have been achieved. EPA issued a Statement of Basis proposing that no further corrective action or land use controls are necessary. No comments were received. Consequently, the EPA made a determination that no further action was necessary in a Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC) issued on January 17, 2018.
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 an approximately 54,000 square-foot single-story building on a 7.1-acre parcel of land located in East Hempfield Township at 3050 Hempland Road, west of Centerville Road and south of United States (US) Route 30.
The facility began operation in 1971 under the ownership of International Signal and Control Corporation, subsequently known as ISC Defense Systems, Incorporated, as noted in the Part A Permit Application that was submitted in 1980. The land was undeveloped, residential, and/or agricultural from at least 1864 until the construction of a structure similar to the present-day structure in 1973. ISC conducted electronics manufacturing operations at the facility from approximately 1973 to 1993 and possibly used solvents in the manufacturing and assembly of electronic components.
ISC Defense Systems, Incorporated, a division of International Signal and Control Corporation, was acquired by Ferranti International, P.L.C. in 1987, according to a March 1990 news item in the New York Times. According to a letter dated May 18, 1993, it appears that the Ferranti Technologies, Incorporated division was leasing the facility from High Associates, a division of High Industries. The lease was being terminated by Ferranti Technologies, Incorporated, and the property was intended to be sold by High Associates.
In 1995, Emtrol purchased the property from High Associates, according to a telephone interview on October 29, 2008. Emtrol used most of the building space for a design and engineering office. Some space was also used for assembly of electronic controls and automatic storage equipment in support of the baked goods industry. In April 2003, Emtrol became a subsidiary of Weldon Solutions, Inc. of York, Pennsylvania, which acquired its assets. On April 29, 2003, Weldon Solutions, Inc. originally announced that the Facility would continue to operate; however, subsequent information (supplied on May 12, 2008) indicated that Weldon acquired only non-physical assets and intellectual property.
The physical property and structures of the facility were acquired by YLC, Inc., and the entire building was stripped down and facilities were installed for York Technical Institute (YTI), which started operations in 2003. In a letter dated August 29, 2005, Originators Resource Group, Inc. indicated the owner as YTI, Inc. and that the property was under contract to be sold to Blackford Development. Blackford Development purchased the property shortly after YTI started their operations and, as of 2008, were leasing it to YTI.
Contaminants at this Facility
There are no contaminants above EPA’s groundwater, soil, or indoor air standards.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
EPA has determined that no Institutional Controls are necessary.
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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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.