EPA RCRA ID: PAD051129757
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
The Lord Kinematics facility (Facility) performed a facility wide investigation of environmental conditions under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP's) Act 2 (Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act) Program. The results of this investigation revealed the presence of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in the groundwater at levels above the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs).
In August 1998, Lord submitted an Act 2 Notice of Intent to Remediate (NIR) to PADEP, notified Borough of Cambridge Springs and posted a notice in a local newspaper.
In February 1999, PADEP approved the overall Site Remedial Investigation/Risk Assessment.
In December 2000, Lord submitted to EPA a technical study on Remedial Technology Screening.
In April 2003, Lord submitted to PADEP a Final Phytoremediation Work Plan.
In May 2003, PADEP approved the Act 2 Final Report submitted on behalf of Lord pursuant to Act 2 and indicated the Facility attained a site specific standard. In addition, PADEP required a deed notice.
In February 2007, based on the 2003 phytoremediation work plan, Lord indicated that collection of groundwater elevation data had been discontinued and there was no projected monitoring or reporting in 2007 and thereafter. The phytoremediation barrier would continue to be maintained with periodic trimmings and tree replacement as necessary.
In March 2008, EPA issued a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Statement of Basis and an Agency Determination for Corrective Action Complete with Controls. PADEP's approval of Lord's post remedial plan activities required Lord to prohibit the use of groundwater for potable purposes through a deed restriction and to include a Erie County deed notice of contamination at the site.
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 Lord Corporation purchased the Cambridge Springs site in 1966 from a Company called White Industries. Occupying approximately 16.6 acres, the Facility is bordered by the Cambridge Springs Borough Wastewater treatment plant and French Creek to the north, undeveloped land and Jackson Run (a tributary of French Creek) to the west, and residential housing and light industrial properties to the south and east. Since 1966, Lord has manufactured elastomer to metal bonded products (rubber bonded to various metals). Hazardous wastes associated with this process include chlorinated solvents, non-chlorinated solvents, spent chemical treatment solutions, sludge from wastewater treatment solutions, and lead containing ash from a pyrolysis furnace.
Contaminants at this Facility
Hazardous wastes at the site include chlorinated solvents, non-chlorinated solvents, spent chemical treatment solutions, sludge from wastewater treatment solutions, and lead containing ash from a pyrolysis furnace including tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Based upon the remediation work , Lord indicated that collection of groundwater elevation data had been discontinued and there was no projected monitoring or reporting after 2007.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional Controls include prohibit the use of groundwater for potable purposes through a deed restriction and to include a Erie County deed notice of contamination at the site.
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.