EPA RCRA ID: PAD003053758
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.
n April 1999, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Impoundments on the facility were used to dispose of spent pickle liquor sludge. The impoundments were closed as disposal impoundments under a RCRA closure plan approved by the State. The impoundments were certified closed on November 5, 1990, and a RCRA Post Closure Permit was issued in April 1994. Groundwater monitoring and facility inspection and maintenance continues, as required by the Post Closure Permit.
EPA issued a Corrective Action Statement of Basis (SB) on June 2017. The SB described the environmental conditions at the site and asked for public comments on EPA's tentative decision. In August 2017, EPA issued a Final Decision requiring continued compliance with the PA Post Closure Permit, and implementation of land and groundwater use restrictions through an environmental covenant.
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 Bethlehem Steel Corp. (now Tecumseh Development) facility is located at the foot of Campbell Street in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Bethlehem Steel Corp. previously manufactured wire rope and strand at the facility.
The facility is now managed by Tecumseh Redevelopment, a realty management arm of International Steel Group (ISG). ISG purchased Bethlehem Steel in a bankruptcy proceeding in 2003.
Contaminants at this Facility
The Water Quality Management files indicate numerous exceedances have occurred in the wastewater treatment plant’s discharge limits for zinc. In addition, exceedances have also occurred for lead and iron, although not as frequently as that for zinc. Groundwater contaminants in sludge also include Sulfates, Chlorides, Nitrate nitrogen (NO3), Iron, Manganese, Lead, and Chromium.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls consist of the following:
- The Facility shall not be used for residential purposes.
- Groundwater at the Facility shall not be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, use as a potable water source, other than to conduct the maintenance and monitoring activities required by Pennsylvania Department of Environment (PADEP) and/or EPA,
- No new wells shall be installed at the Facility unless it is demonstrated to PADEP that such wells are necessary to perform post closure activities and PADEP provides prior written approval to install such wells.
- The Facility shall not be used in any way that will adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the cap over the disposal units, unless it is demonstrated to PADEP that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the enviromnent and PADEP provides prior written approval for such disturbance.
- All earth moving activities at the Facility, including excavation, drilling and construction activities, shall be conducted in a manner such that the activity will not pose a threat lo human health or the environment, or adversely affect or interfere with the requirements of the Post-Closure Pennit. No such activities shall take place at the Facility unless PADEP provides prior written approval.
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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| Proprietary ControlsProprietary Controls (PR) | ||||
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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.