EPA RCRA ID: PAD991298266
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
Several investigations have been conducted at Fed-Mogul: Facility Cleanup Report (1999), Site Characterization Report (2000), and investigations to meet Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Act 2 requirements (2000 to 2004). The most recent on-site investigation was completed at EPA's request in December 2011 to assess the vapor intrusion pathway inside the east building. In addition, non-site related environmental investigations have historically been conducted both upgradient and downgradient of the facility.
On February 2, 2012, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control. EPA issued a corrective action remedy complete with controls for the site in June 8, 2012. The controls enforced via environmental covenant (deed restriction) allows for only non-residential use of the property and prohibits the use of groundwater for any drinking or agricultural purpose
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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Federal-Mogul Corporation operated a ball-bearing manufacturing facility on Garfield Avenue (between Race Street and N. West End Avenue), in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s. The Facility contains two separate single-story structures which accommodated approximately 80,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 3,000 square feet of office space separated by three open courtyards. Manufacturing processes at the facility included machining, press work, heat treating, and grinding. The Facility is located in a light industrial, commercial, and residential use zone.
Federal-Mogul, Garfield Business Center LP (owner of the property immediately after Fed-Mogul), and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) executed a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) on July 2, 2004, requiring Fed-Mogul to obtain liability protection under PADEP's Land Recycling Program (Act 2). On August 30, 2004, PADEP approved the Facility's Remedial Investigation and Final Report (RIFR) and provided a letter to Federal-Mogul stating that the site attained a site-specific standard via pathway elimination and its post-remediation care plan. A deed notice acknowledging the presence of hazardous constituents at the Facility was required because site-specific standards were attained. The liability protection obtained from PADEP was transferred to Garfield Center, LLC, and subsequently to the current owner, the K and W Tire Company (K&W).
Contaminants at this Facility
Arsenic is present in the site soils above PADEP's residential direct contact medium specific concentration (MSC), but below the non-residential MSC. A small chlorobenzene plume containing concentrations slightly above EPA's maximum contaminant level (MCL) is present near the intersection of Garfield and West End Avenues. No potable wells are located in the site vicinity.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls allows for only non-residential use of the property and prohibits the use of groundwater for any drinking or agricultural purpose.
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.