EPA RCRA ID: PAD000736975
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 24, 2011, EPA determined that current human exposures and migration of contaminated groundwater are under control at the Former Johnson Diversey Company (Facility) With respect to human exposures, the groundwater, soil, surface water, sediments, or air media at the Facility are not known or reasonably suspected to be contaminated above appropriately protective risk-based levels, and there are no unacceptable human exposures to potential contamination that can be reasonable expected under the current land- and groundwater-use conditions. With respect to the groundwater, it is not known or reasonably suspected to be contaminated above appropriately protective levels (i.e., applicable promulgated standards, as well as other appropriate standards, guidelines, guidance or criteria) at the Facility.
EPA’s review of available information indicates that there are no unaddressed releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from the Facility. On May 16, 2012, EPA announced its proposed decision of Corrective Action Complete without Controls under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for the Facility. Consistent with public participation provisions under RCRA, EPA requested comments from the public on the proposed remedy as described in the April 27, 2012, Statement of Basis (SB). The commencement of a thirty (30) day public comment period was announced in The Pocono Record newspaper on May 16, 2012, and on the EPA Region III website. The public comment period ended on June 14, 2012.
On June 20, 2012, EPA approved its final remedy decision for the Facility in a document entitled the Final Decision and Response to Comments (FDRTC). EPA received no comments on the proposed decision. Consequently, EPA’s final determination is unchanged from the proposal. EPA has determined that its final decision is protective of human health and the environment and that no further corrective action or land use controls are necessary at this time.
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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Royal Chemical Company (RCC) currently owns the 43-acre Facility located at 880 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Formerly the Facility has operated under the following names/ownership:
- Johnson Diversey from May 2002 until November 2006;
- Diversey Lever from October 1996 until May 2002;
- Diversey Corporation from April 1991 to October 1996;
- Diversey Wyandotte from April 1991 to April 1980; and,
- BASF Wyandotte Corporation from January 1969 to April 1980.
The Former Johnson Diversey Company manufactured specialty cleaning chemicals used in the industrial, institutional, and food markets. Products were produced in a batch mixing operation where raw materials were added by bulk lines, drums, and/or bags to mixing vessels. After mixing, the product was sent to holding tanks and then on to the packaging line. In 2006, Johnson Diversey was acquired by RCC, a liquid custom chemical compound and contract manufacturer headquartered in Macedonia, Ohio. The East Stroudsburg Facility is one of five RCC facilities throughout the continental United States.
Prior to November 2006, the Former Johnson Diversey Facility operated as a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) of hazardous waste under the EPA ID No. PAD000736975. However, the current operations under RCC do not generate hazardous waste.
Contaminants at this Facility
There are no unaddressed releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from the Facility and that no further corrective action or land use controls are necessary at this time.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls were not required at the site.
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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Non-Groundwater |
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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.