NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PROGRESS OF THE SITE WILL BE IN THE DOCUMENTS SECTION AS POLLUTION REPORTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
AS OF March 5, 2008:
The total amount of non-hazardous soil that has been transported off site for disposal, to date, is approximately 58,509 tons.
The total amount of hazardous soil that has been transported off site for disposal, to date, is approximately 9,457 tons.
The total amount of highly hazardous soil that has been transported off site for disposal, to date, is approximately 3,960 tons
The site is located on both sides of Ryeland Road in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, approximately 0.75 miles southeast of the town of Womelsdorf. The geographic coordinates of the approximate center of the site are 40/ 21' 14.22" (40.35395) north latitude and 76/ 10' 31.296" (76.17536) west longitude. The site is located in a mixed residential and rural area.
The site consists of a location where a chemical manufacturing plant was once situated and a main dump area. Wastes related to the manufacturing of pesticides, fungicides, paints, and varnishes were disposed at the site from approximately 1927 to 1940. Surface and subsurface soil samples indicated the presence of elevated levels of arsenic, copper, and lead attributable to the site. Removal and Remedial construction activities conducted by EPA have included the removal of waste piles, excavation of contaminated soil to a depth of 2 feet below the ground surface (bgs), and backfilling of excavated areas with clean fill. Surface and subsurface contamination remains at the site, which is being/will be addressed by ongoing and future remdial actions.
The remaining surficial contamination is within 200 feet of residences. Elevated levels of arsenic, copper, and lead were also detected in a nearby spring-fed creek and the unnamed tributary to the Tulpehocken Creek. The overland flow pathway drains areas of known surficial contamination at the site before discharging into the spring-fed creek. Shallow groundwater is likely to be in direct contact with areas of known soil contamination at the site before discharging into springs at the origins of the spring-fed creek and pond.
