EPA RCRA ID: PAD002274991
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 September 22, 2017. EPA determined that contamination and human exposures risk were under control.
Cleanup Background
Known Spills and release timeline:
• April 1977: ~ 540 gal of concentrated sulfuric acid was neutralized w/ soda ash and was washed
• Sept 19, 1980: ~ 2,200 gal of 40% sulfuric acid, some went to DELCORA system, remainder was neutralized with soda ash
• March 23, 1981: ~ 10 gal of waste oil spilled into Delaware river, Coast Guard followed up, no environmental damage reported
• April 10, 1981: PADEP notified the facility of 2 unpermitted discharges to Delaware river
• July 19, 1983: ~220 gal of mixture of No 2 and No 6 fuel oil discharged to the Delaware river, cleaned up and followed up by PADEP
• Nov 29, 1983: ~20gal of No 2 fuel oil was discharged from floor of facility generator building and the walk area outside of the building when an AST for a standby diesel generator was overfilled
• Sep 6 1985: ~5 gal of oil discharged to Delaware River via Outfall 003
• May 20, 1988: ~7.5 gal of diesel fuel and 2 gal of lubricating oil was discharged to Delaware river via outfall OO1
• Jan 1989: No 2 fuel oil discovered leaking form a broken pipe leaked from Outfall 001
• July 19, 1991: ~6,000 gal of diluted sulfuric acid was released to ground surface, release was neutralized and collected
• April 17, 1992: Oil dripping from an oil separator and mixed with storm water ~1 gal of oil leaked to creek
• May 18, 1993: ~600 gal of low Ph water was found draining into the Delaware river
• July 3, 1999: ~4 gal of hydraulic fluid was released to Del River
• May 3, 2000: Facility notified PADEP that a discharged of water and small amounts of pulp filter entered the Delaware river from a line of waste waster elementary neutralization system: ~100 gal
• March 23, 2001: Facility notified PADEP that a discharge of river water containing mud entered the Delaware River following an electricity outage ~5,000 gal containing 625 lbs of solids
• Oct 29, 2001: ~15 gal of water containing 6lbs o paper filter discharged to Delaware river
• Aug 9, 2006: sulfuric acid leak anther one occurred in June, unlikely acid escaped the containment area
• June 8, 2009: ~10gal of concentrated sulfuric acid released from a loose fitting above ground storage tank (AST)
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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Parts of this facility were owned by Chester Shipping Co form 1900-1940’s. Scott Paper co had some parts of the facility in 1910. In 1940’s Scott Paper acquired Chester Shipping Co. Scott was liquidated to Kimberly Clark Corporation.
The Facility consists of 74 acres, with a majority of that covered with impermeable surfaces and some gravel. This part of Chester has been deemed an “enterprise zone”. The facility is bordered to the North by a physician office, to the East by Harrah’s Casino and Race Track, West by Highway maintenance department and South by Delaware River. The facility takes pulp into sanitary paper tissues, towels and napkins. The facility operates and maintains cogenerations power plant. The area is an “enterprise zone” designated by the City of Chester planning commission.
Kimberly-Clark operates a non-integrated paper mill along the Delaware River in Chester, Pennsylvania, converting pulp into sanitary paper products such as tissues, towels, and napkins. Raw paper fiber is received at the facility via rail car or truck where paper machines press, decorate, and process these products.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern include fuel and lubricating oil spills, and sulfuric acid spills.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls, if required, will be determined at the time of remedy selection.
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.