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EPA RCRA ID: MED040249096

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Cleanup Activities

This facility achieved a "Remedy Construction Complete" determination on May 15, 2006. Soil removal actions were taken to address shallow soil contamination in multiple areas of the site. 

Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table, 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  

Action Status Date of Action
Human Exposure Under Control HelpHuman Exposure Under Control(CA725)    
Groundwater Migration Under ControlHelpGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750)    
Remedy DecisionHelpRemedy Decision (CA400)    
Remedy ConstructionHelpRemedy Construction (CA550)    
Ready for Anticipated Use HelpReady for Anticipated Use (CA800)    
Performance Standards AttainedHelpPerformance Standards Attained (CA900)    
Corrective Action Process TerminatedHelpCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999)    

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Facility Description

This facility manufactures acrylic products in sheet and molding compound form. Hazardous wastes are generated as by-products of the manufacturing process and are stored in tanks on site. The facility formerly operated a hazardous waste storage area, as well as a fire training area.

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This approximately 139 acre facility is located in an industrial area of Sanford, ME. According to the US Geological Survey's National Hydrography Dataset, this facility is located in the Mousam River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean watershed and the nearest fresh surface water body is located on or immediately adjacent to the property. Geology in this area has been observed to be dominated by granite formations.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility

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?

Control(s) Type

Control(s) in Place?

Areas Subject to Control(s)

Institutional ControlsHelpInstitutional 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 DevicesHelpInformational Devices (ID)

   

Governmental Controls HelpGovernmental Controls  (GC)

   

Enforcement and Permit ToolsHelpEnforcement and Permit Tools  (EP)

   
Proprietary ControlsHelpProprietary Controls (PR)  
 

Engineering ControlsHelpEngineering 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 ControlHelpGroundwater Control (GW)

   

Non-GroundwaterHelpNon-Groundwater (NG)

 

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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

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Related Information and Publicly Available Electronic Records

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Documents, Photos and Graphics

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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.

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