Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Gulf Oil Corporation in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
Cleanup Status
The former facility managed waste in lagoons and underground tanks. The lagoons were closed in 1971. The underground tanks were removed in 1988. Post-excavation sampling confirmed that no contaminated soil remained. By letter dated May 5, 1989, Pennsylvania Department of Environment (PADEP )determined that no further action was needed at the facility.
Groundwater beneath the facility is contaminated, primarily with trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). CERCLA has investigated twenty-six (26) facilities, including the Gulf Oil facility, to determine the source of the groundwater contamination. The CERCLA investigation confirms that the soils at the former facility do not require corrective action and that the groundwater contamination in the area did not originate from the former facility. Superfund is handling the contaminated groundwater as part of the North Penn Area 6 Site study.
EPA sets national goals to measure progress toward meeting the nation’s major environmental goals. For Corrective Action, EPA evaluates two key environmental indicators for each facility: (1) current human exposures under control and (2) migration of contaminated groundwater under control. On March 30, 2000, EPA determined that both the Human Exposure and Groundwater Environmental Indicators have been met, and that no further corrective action was needed at the facility.
Site Description
The Gulf Oil facility closed in 1981 and has been subdivided into three (3) properties. The facility is included in the CERCLA North Penn Area 6 Site for the remediation of wide-spread groundwater contamination in the Lansdale area.
Contaminants at this Facility
The contamination is part of a wide-spread groundwater contamination plume, primarily TCE and PCE, that exists beneath this area of Lansdale.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls were not required at the site.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The site is being reused.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action activities at this facility have been conducted under the direction of EPA Region 3.