EPA RCRA ID: PAD003026903
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.
A groundwater pump and treat system, in operation since 1987, continues to operate. No future activity is planned for this property. No excavation or digging is allowed on the landfill to ensure integrity of the cap. Groundwater under this property will not be used for potable purposes.
The investigation and any necessary clean up activities are being implemented in accordance with a federal Corrective Action Order issued on December 1, 1988, and a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Order issued in 2008.
On September 24, 2002, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
A long term inspection report in September 2023, showed that all institutional and engineer controls were met.
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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The GE Lancaster facility currently consists of a parcel of land containing a closed, capped Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)-regulated surface impoundment (Lower Lagoon), a closed, capped landfill (Upper Quarry), and a groundwater recovery and treatment system (GWRTS).
The GE Lancaster facility was formerly part of the RCA Facility located on New Holland Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The RCA Corporation owned the RCA Facility from the late 1940's to June 1986 when GE purchased the RCA Corporation. Burle Industries, Inc. subsequently purchased the former RCA manufacturing plant from GE in July 1987. As part of the sale agreement, GE retained the property containing the Lower Lagoon, the Upper Quarry, and the GWRTS.
Results from early investigations indicated that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were present in the groundwater beneath the facility. The Lower Lagoon and Upper Quarry were closed and capped in 1987 in an effort to address the sources of groundwater contamination. The GWRTS also began operation in 1987. Its functions are to keep contaminated groundwater from leaving the site property and to reduce the size of the contaminated plume. Remediation of the groundwater has three steps 1) groundwater recovery, 2) air stripping to remove VOCs from the groundwater, and 3) removal of VOCs from the stripper off-gas.
During 2010, the GWRTS consisted of four recovery points: three wells and one surface water spring.
Contaminants at this Facility
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were present in the groundwater beneath the facility.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Groundwater under this entire property shall not be used for potable purposes. An engineering control consisting of groundwater pump and treatment system has been in operation since 1987. Also the upper quarry landfill area is capped and no excavation or digging is permitted in the landfill to ensure the integrity of the landfill cap.
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.