EPA RCRA ID: PAD990752321
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.
On October 10, 2009 respectively, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
EPA published in a notice, in local newspaper detailing the proposed Agency decision of no further corrective action, and issued a Final Determination of Corrective Action Complete without controls on March 5, 2009. No further corrective action is required at this time at the Millennium Rail, Hollidaysburg facility.
Cleanup Background
The State, EPA and EPA's contractor (URS) conducted an Environmental Indicator (EI) inspection at this facility to on August 1, 2006.
At a January 24, 2007 meeting, EPA and Millennium agreed that current groundwater data near the former impoundments was necessary. These sampling results would be used to determine if the former impoundments were having any effect on groundwater or surface water. Millennium agreed to install and sample three temporary low flow wells between the former lagoons and Brush Run. The groundwater samples were analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOC's), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC's), pesticides/polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs'), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) metals. In addition Millennium had the well contractor close and cap off well MW-1, which was in poor condition and could have provided a direct conduit to the underlying aquifer.
Chemical analysis of the groundwater samples collected from the three temporary wells revealed only minor concentrations of metals, and one hit of a VOC. Barium was detected in all three samples at concentrations ranging from 90 to 93 ppb. The Act 2 screening level for Barium is 2000 ppb, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) levels for Barium are 7300 ppb, and EPA RBC screening levels for Barium are also 7300 ppb. Barium is commonly detected in geologic formations like those found under and around this location. One well had a hit for Acetone of 5ppb, which is well below the Act 2 screening level of 3,700 ppb, and EPA risk-based concentration (RBC) levels of 22,000 ppb, and there is no SDWA level for Acetone. Acetone is a common laboratory artifact, which may have been caused by inadvertent contamination during sample handling at the lab. There were no detections in any of the samples of SVOCs, pesticides, or PCBs. No groundwater sample concentrations exceeded SDWA, RBC, or PADEP Act 2 levels. After reviewing the sample results from the three temporary wells it appears that the former lagoons are not having an adverse effect on the groundwater or Brush Run.
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 on Berwind Dr. in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania on 65 acres of land. Brush Run flows along the northern border down through the eastern side of the site. The site was owned by the Berwind family from 1905 to June 1998 when the Hollidaysburg facility was sold to Millennium Rail, Inc. The Hollidaysburg facility has repaired and refurbished railcars since the 1950's. The facility has contracts with the petrochemical industry for the refurbishing of tank cars, hopper cars, box cars, and flat cars. The Berwind family began in the coal-mining industry in the early 1900's when it owned the Berwind-White Coal Company. The Hollidaysburg facility was set up to build and service coal cars. The coal car business lasted until World War II. During World War II, the plant was involved in the war effort manufacturing shell casings. During the 1950's the company expanded its operations to include the repair of train cars. Production processes at the site include cleaning and decontamination, mechanical and assembly work, metal fabrication, grit blasting, and lining and painting of rail cars.
Contaminants at this Facility
No contaminants above levels of concern exist at the facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls were not required 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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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.