EPA RCRA ID: PAD002389104
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.
The Olin Facility submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) under their Land Recycling (Act 2) Program and was granted a release from environmental liability under the Act 2 Program. EPA published a public notice in the local newspaper that described the proposed no further action for the Facility. In 2006, EPA provided a 30-day comment period to welcome public review and input. No comments were received. EPA therefore finalized the corrective action decision on August 23, 2006 that Olin Microelectronics Materials has attained Corrective Action Complete with Controls status. Olin has recorded a deed restriction (environmental covenant) for the property.
On March 30, 2020, the EPA conducted a Long Term Stewardship assessment to assess whether the remedy was implemented and protective of human health and the environment. EPA determined that the remedy institutional and engineering controls have been fully implemented and no control deficiencies were identified
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 site is located at 731 Enger Rd. in Nazareth within Plainfield Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The facility was established in 1972 as Hi-Pure Chemicals, Inc. The site consists of tract # 1 and tract # 2. The tracts are non-contiguous properties, and industrial activity was limited to tract # 1. Tract # 1 is approximately 360 feet by 650 feet and consists of a large manufacturing building/warehouse and an office building. Industrial activities conducted by the Olin Corporation began in 1984. The facility repackaged and purified industrial, electronic, and food grade acids. Materials handled at the site included: ammonium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, ammonia, hydrogen fluoride, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and ammonium biflouride.
The site is currently inactive and zoned for use as Industrial/Business Park. Storage tanks, both aboveground and underground, and sumps have been removed during the site demolition activities, which were completed in 1998. A permitted spray irrigation system, for non-contact cooling water, was operated on the northwest side of the property. The use of the spray irrigation system ended in 1987. Two surface water impoundments were formerly in use at the site. The firewater pond located west of the property has been drained, but may be re-commissioned for use by a new owner. The retention pond has been drained, cleaned, and filled with crushed decontaminated concrete and stone fill. In addition, during demolition activities that occurred in 1998, process equipment, process lines, HVAC units and duct work were removed, and minor building repairs completed.
Contaminants at this Facility
Contaminants of concern include concentrations of fluoride, nitrate, and sulfate in groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls enforced through an Environmental Covenant/Deed Restriction include:
- Groundwater use restriction on the property via a deed notice. This notice specifies that site groundwater from existing wells shall not be used for any purpose except monitoring, with the exception that existing production well PW-1 may be used for any purpose except drinking water unless first pre-treated to reduce the concentration of fluoride to below the MCL of 2.0 mg/l. Any new wells drilled on site in the future for any purpose other than monitoring must first be shown, through adequate sampling and analysis, to be safe for their designated intended purpose and must first be approved for use, in writing, by the PADEP, and may require periodic monitoring to ensure their continued safe use.
- The site shall be used solely for non-residential use.
- A portion of the existing building slab ldentified in Exhibit A (In the Environmental Covenant) the 'Restricted Area' shall be maintained and If soils under such slab are accessed or excavated, such access shall follow the Soli Excavation Plan In Exhibit D (of the Environmental Covenenat) .
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.