EPA RCRA ID: PAD003032190
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.
Lockheed Martin elected to finalize EPA and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) cleanup activities under the One Cleanup Memorandum of Agreement. EPA and PADEP agreed to Lockheed Martin’s participation in the One Cleanup Program in March 2013. The Act 2 Final Report included proposed land and groundwater use restrictions at the Facility. The Final Report was approved by PADEP on July 30, 2014. EPA has reviewed and agrees with the conclusions and recommendations in the Final Report. Specific restrictions as detailed in the Environmental Covenant approved on May 20, 2015 and recorded on June 16, 2015. A statement of basis for corrective actions was completed in July 2015, that proposed corrective action complete with controls restricted via an Environmental Covenant.
Cleanup Background
A Final Environmental Inspection (EI) Report was submitted in December 2005. This summarized historic corrective action information contained in EPA and PADEP files to date. The EI Report detected Trichloroethylene (TCE) in groundwater have been documented at the facility above EPA Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs).
A site characterization report dated January 2009 was submitted and reviewed by EPA and PADEP. Results indicated elevated levels of volatile organic compounds (TCE, PCE, vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-TCA, and 1,2-DCE) in the soil and groundwater in the immediate area of a waste neutralization building that was demolished. A Proposal for Site Investigation and Groundwater Sampling was received August 11, 2009. The plan was approved and Lockheed Martin conducted the investigation.
Based on the results of this latest sampling, Lockheed Martin submitted a Remedial Action Plan on March 29, 2010. Since the source of the TCE, stained soils, were removed during demolition, Lockheed Martin proposed monitoring of the groundwater to document that volatile organic compounds found in the groundwater are not migrating or impacting human health or the environment. Additionally, it was identified that a vapor intrusion investigation was warranted due to the TCE concentration observed in groundwater. A work plan was submitted by Lockheed Martin and approved by EPA and PADEP in August 2010. Draft air sampling results do not indicate that vapor intrusion is a concern at the facility.
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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Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense (formerly Weston Controls and Loral Systems) is located in Archbald, Pennsylvania. The facility is engaged in the assembly of electronic instruments and controls for the following areas: computerized non-contact thickness gauging systems for metal rolling operations, nuclear instrumentation and control systems for the Navy, and electronic communication jamming armament devices for the Department of Defense. The basic process involves material inspection, metal fabrication, electronics assembly, finished product assembly, quality assurance testing, and packaging and shipping.
Various quantities of paints, transmission and cooling oils, degreasers (Freon and ketones), industrial solvents, paint thinners (xylenes), and compressed gases (halon 1301, ammonia, carbon dioxide, acetylene) are used in the manufacturing process. The facility was noted to be an existing facility since April 1, 1951.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants of concern are volatile organic compounds (VOC) and lead.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls enforced via environmental covenant include:
The Facility Property shall be restricted to use as non-residential property, as defined by the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, 35 P.S. § 6026.103;
Groundwater from beneath the Facility Property shall not be used for drinking water and commercial agricultural use(s), including, but not limited to, irrigation of crops, watering of livestock, and food production, processing, or packaging without appropriate treatment and/or approval provided by the PADEP.
An engineering control, in the form of an impermeable asphalt cap over the former WWTF is currently in place and will be maintained to limit or minimize future migration of residual VOCs and lead in subsurface soils. The presence of this asphalt pavement will also minimize infiltration of precipitation through the impacted soils.
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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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.