EPA RCRA ID: PAD004397683
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.
During preparation for a December 10, 2015 Long Term Stewardship (LTS) Inspection, EPA realized that no Statement of Basis (SOB)/Final Decision has been issued by the Agency for the Kennametal Bedford, Pennsylvania facility. A copy of the LTS Inspection Report was not available at the time of this update, but a link to the report will be available on this website shortly. The facility has been operating since the mid-1990s as if it had achieved a status of Construction Complete with controls. EPA plans to issue a Statement of Basis/Final Decision for the facility this fiscal year, in which the groundwater treatment system that has been in place since the mid-1980s will be reevaluated, and a small area containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-contaminated soils will be further addressed. Kennametal, under a December 20, 1996 letter agreement with EPA, had agreed to continue groundwater treatment until all maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) have been achieved for a period of three consecutive years.
Kennametal has placed a notice with the Bedford County Court House that describes the environmental conditions at the property. This was done to serve as notice to potential future owners of the property, even though Kennametal has no plans of selling the facility.
In April 1997 EPA determined that no unacceptable human exposure to contamination and migration groundwater contamination caused were under control. Both of these evaluations remain valid as determined during the LTS inspection.
Kennametal Manufacturing is currently implementing remediation of contaminated groundwater at one location east of Manufacturing Area 2. The cleanup consists of groundwater pump and treat, and long term groundwater monitoring. Groundwater monitoring results are submitted to EPA for evaluation. Kennametal Manufacturing will continue to perform groundwater remediation and monitoring until the Maximum Containment Levels (MCL) for 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (200 ppb) and 1,1-Dichloroethylene (7 ppb) are achieved for three consecutive years. On June 14, 2002, EPA agreed to allow Kennametal to monitor groundwater on a less frequent basis, once every 15 months for certain wells and once every 30 months for wells that have been yielding consistent results over the past several years. The 18th round of groundwater monitoring was completed in June 2015 and included a sub-set of the wells in the monitoring network. MCL exceedances continue to be observed in monitoring wells MW-7 and SP-4. The next round of sampling is scheduled for September 2016, pending any adjustments to the monitoring schedule contained in EPA’s upcoming Statement of Basis/Final Decision.
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 Kennametal Manufacturing facility is located in Bedford, Pennsylvania in a valley about one mile upstream from the confluence of Dunning Creek and Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. The Facility is situated in a rural area characterized by low density residential uses, with some non-residential land uses (e.g., commercial and institutional).
The Facility consists of two manufacturing areas, each with its own distinct functions. In Manufacturing Area 1, the tungsten carbide powders undergo pelletizing, fitzmilling, and pressing of mechanical pill presses into tool tips of various shapes. In Manufacturing Area 2, the steel bodies that hold the tungsten carbide tips are manufactured and undergo brazing to the tungsten carbide tool tips. The steel parts are processed by honing, turning, milling, and drilling, along with some straightening and cutting.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary areas of concern are 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and 1,1-Dichloroethylene.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
While there are no institutional controls yet, there is a deed restriction against disturbing the "final cover" or "containment system."
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.