EPA RCRA ID: PAD053061909
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.
After prior removals of hazardous wastes and contaminated soils and several groundwater investigations at the former Chain Bike facility, the final remedy is complete and consists of institutional controls to eliminate exposures to any contamination remaining on-site. These controls require restrictions on groundwater use within the non-use aquifer designated by a municipal ordinance (Hanover Township Ordinance No.494, Bill No.2009-03) and deed notices (Document ID 7392402, Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds) on the Main Plant area barring residential or residential-type land uses of the Facility property and prohibiting groundwater use.
The Facility received a release of liability from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) through Pennsylvania's Act 2 program on September 29, 2009. EPA's Final Decision of Corrective Action Complete with Controls for the Facility became effective February 3, 2010. EPA conducted a long term stewardship (LTS) assessment for the Facility in September 2022 which confirmed that EPA’s Final Decision remains protective of human health and the environment.
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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Constructed in 1969, the former 41 acre Chain Bike facility (also known as Ross Bicycles, Inc.) manufactured bicycles and metal ammunition boxes from 1970 until approximately 1987. Manufacturing processes during this period included metal electroplating, electrostatic spray painting, metal stamping, finishing, assembly, and warehousing. The Facility ceased these operations in 1988, but was purchased by Conewago Equities, LP for use as a warehouse. First Industrial Realty Trust bought the Facility from Conewago in 2007. First Industrial Realty Trust has also recently purchased a parcel of land adjacent to the northeast portion of the Facility and is currently building an additional warehouse-type building on that property. The Facility presently houses several tenants.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the Facility included chromium in soil and groundwater and trichloroethene (TCE) in groundwater. As a volatile organic compound, TCE has the potential to migrate from groundwater in the vapor phase and impact indoor air quality. EPA terms this phenomenon "vapor intrusion" and all Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) cleanups require an evaluation of this pathway. At the Chain Bike Facility, the thickness of the soil layer, the depth to groundwater and low TCE levels effectively eliminate the potential for vapor intrusion into buildings on the Facility or in its vicinity. Other potential exposures to Facility contaminants have been eliminated by requiring institutional controls that prohibit groundwater use and restrict the Facility property to non-residential purposes.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Municipal Ordinance identifying non-use aquifer area and groundwater restrictions within this area. (Hanover Township Ordinance No.494, Bill No.2009-03)
Deed notices for Main Plant area barring residential/residential-type land uses and prohibiting groundwater use. (Document ID 7392402, Lehigh County Recorder of Deeds)
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.