Lewis Run Borough is a small community just South of Bradford, PA. The shallow ground water under the town has been contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) primarily TCE and PCE up to 23,000 and 75,000 ug/l, respectively. The PADEP HSCA program ordered the shut down of the town's drinking water well and paid for a water line extension from the Bradford, PA Water Authority. During October 2010, an NRC Report was filed by a Lewis Run Borough consultant who indicated that the groundwater contamination may present potential risk to human health and the environment. PADEP requested EPA assistance in defining the potential for vapor intrusion resulting from the groundwater contamination. A sampling strategy to define the current condition of subsurface contamination and presence of contaminants in soil gas and indoor vapor is being coordinated in conjunction with PADEP.
