EPA RCRA ID: MDD003060217
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
After several environmental investigations that provided analytical data for soils, sediments, and groundwater a final remedy of corrective action complete with controls was determined for the former Kelly Springfield facility. The final remedy included groundwater monitoring for inorganic constituents until maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) were met. This requirement was accomplished with the last round of groundwater sampling that was completed at the site in November 2010. In addition, future use of the property will be restricted to industrial and commercial purposes. Also, Allegany County is required to file a notice with the recorder of deeds for Allegany County, Maryland that will inform prospective buyers about the residual contamination present at the site. Allegany County is also required to notify EPA and Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) of Allegany County's intent to transfer, lease or modify the property's use for other than industrial or commercial purposes at least sixty calendar days prior to the change.
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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Kelly Springfield Tire Company purchased the 82-acre property in 1917 and manufactured rubber tires. Kelly Springfield operated the tire manufacturing plant at the site from 1921 to 1987. The major structures at the facility consisted of manufacturing buildings, tire assembly and curing facilities, office buildings, testing laboratories, and warehouses. Between 1941 and 1942 the facility was converted to produce 550 caliber shell cartridges for the army.
The Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, Maryland, purchased the Kelly Springfield Property in June 1991 from the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO), which purchased the property from Kelly Springfield in 1987. At that time all manufacturing operations were discontinued. The manufacturing and processing facilities have been demolished and removed. The site has been subdivided and is being sold for redevelopment. Several small parcels have been sold and small businesses now occupy these locations.
Some low level concentrations of volatile organic compounds and manganese had been identified in on-site groundwater. However, the volatile organics were not found in the site perimeter wells and the manganese was not found above background levels in the site-adjacent Potomac River. Semi-volatile organic contaminants were found in on-site surface and subsurface soils at acceptable levels for industrial/commercial property.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Potential exposures to Facility contaminants have been eliminated by requiring institutional controls that prohibit groundwater use for potable purposes and restrict the Facility property to non-residential purposes.
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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| 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 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.