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Lower Darby Creek
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EPA ID:PASFN0305521
Location:
Darby Creek between Cobbs Creek and the Delaware River
Darby Township, PA 19023
Darby Township, PA 19023
Congressional District: 1st and 7th
Other Names: Clearview Landfil, Folcroft Landfill
Last Updated: January 2012
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Contacts
Remedial Project Manager
Josh Barber
215-814-3393
barber.joshua@epa.gov
Community Involvement Coordinator
Carrie Deitzel
215-814-5525
or 1-800-553-2509 x45525
deitzel.carrie@epa.gov
Governmental Liaison
Jennie Saxe
215-814-5806
saxe.jennie@epa.gov
Bulletin Board
- Clearview Removal Fact Sheet - November 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 146k)
- Removal Action Memo for Clearview Landfill - September 2011 (PDF) (12 pp, 3.65MB)
- For information on removal action vist the On-Scene Coordinator's website.
Questions
The EPA is dedicated to providing you with timely and accurate information about our work at this site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:Carrie Deitzel
215-814-5525
or 1-800-553-2509 x45525
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Site Status
The Lower Darby Creek Area site consists of two landfills – the Clearview and Folcroft Landfills.
- Status of the Clearview Landfill:
- EPA is conducting a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility (RIFS). The RI consists of sampling soil, water, and air to determine the nature and extent of contamination, as well as developing a human health assessment and ecological assessment. Sampling was conducted from 2002 to 2006.
- The RI was completed in May 2011, identifying unacceptable risks to human health from groundwater, surface and subsurface soils and fish in Darby and Cobbs Creeks.
- Additional investigations were conducted in 2011, the results of which will be added to the final RI in an addendum. Those investigations are:
- A vapor intrusion evaluation in nearby homes adjacent to the landfill which was completed in 2011. No unacceptable risks of vapor intrusion issues were identified;
- Additional monitoring wells installed in the winter of 2011 to provide more information on impacts to groundwater;
- A Phase IA Cultural Resources Survey to investigate the potential presence of a Revolutionary Water graveyard near the landfill. This survey was completed in 2011.
- The Feasibility Study is being developed and should be finalized in 2012.
- A Time Critical Removal Action (TCRA) is currently being conducted in the southern portion of the landfill to address soils and wastes contaminated with high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These contaminants pose a risk to local workers on the Site as well as Darby Creek. More information on the TCRA can be obtained at www.epaosc.org/ldca.
- Status of the Folcroft Landfill:
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owns the Folcroft Landfill, as it is part of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
- EPA has a legal agreement with a group of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) requiring them to perform the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study.
- The Remedial Investigation for the Folcroft Landfill is currently being developed. The RI includes data from samples collected in 2006 and 2007 from several media including groundwater, soil, leachate and soil gas.
- An additional investigation to determine the extent of contaminated groundwater associated with the landfill is planned to start in December 2011.
- A baseline risk assessment for the aquatic portions of the Site (sediment, surface water, fish tissue, etc.) including areas within the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge and Darby is being conducted. Sampling for this assessment is planned for completion in the summer of 2012.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owns the Folcroft Landfill, as it is part of the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.
Background
- The Clearview Landfill is on the east side of Darby Creek near the intersection of 84th and Lindbergh Boulevard; it is situated in both Delaware and Philadelphia Counties The Folcroft Landfill is located two miles downstream on the west side of Darby Creek in Folcroft Borough.
- The Folcroft Landfill is located within the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Both landfills operated from the 1950s to the 1970s and were closed in the mid-1970s.
- Various businesses continued to operate on the Clearview Landfill surface from the 1970s through present day.
- Both landfills reportedly accepted a variety of wastes, including municipal, demolition, and hospital.
Cleanup History
NPL Listing History
| Status: Final | Final: June 2001 |
| Proposed: May 2000 |
- A time critical removal action to address PCBs and PAHs in soils on a portion of the Clearview Landfill was started in November 2011.
- Additional sampling to delineate the extent of contaminated soils above removal action criteria has been conducted. Excavation of contaminated has also begun.
- The completion of the removal action is planned for the spring of 2012.
Contaminants and Risks
- At the Clearview Landfill, numerous contaminants have been detected in various media. The most significant contaminants include PCBs, PAHs, certain metals, dioxins and pesticides. Potential unacceptable risks to people or ecological receptors were identified in surface and subsurface soils, groundwater and fish tissue from Darby and Cobbs Creek.
- At the Folcroft Landfill, metals and several semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) were identified as the most common contaminants in soil, leachate and groundwater. The groundwater is also impacted by several volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The risk assessment is still in development for this landfill.
- Contaminant descriptions and associated risk factors are available at: (ATSDR web site).
Documents and Reports
- To search an on-line database of all documents and reports on the Lower Darby Creek site, go to EPA’s Administrative Record Database.
- All documents and reports can also be reviewed in person at these locations:
U.S. EPA Region III
1650 Arch Street-6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 814-3157
Call for an appointment.
- Some of the site’s key documents of interest are accessible below.
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) Documentation Record
- June 2001 (PDF) (100 pp, 683K)
- April 2000 (PDF) (104 pp, 1.66MB)
Sampling Documents
- Clearview Landfill - Removal Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF) (291 pp, 5.49MB)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Sample and Analysis Plan for Removal Site Evaluation (PDF) (30 pp, 1.69MB)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Indoor Ambient Air Monitoring and Assessment Plan for Vapor Intrusion Investigation (PDF) (49 pp, 777k)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Sampling and Analysis Plan for Vapor Intrusion Investigation (PDF) (144 pp, 3.16MB)
- Clearview Landfill - EPA Letter to Residents Requesting Participation in Vapor Intrusion Evaluation (PDF)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Sampling and Analysis Plan (Field Sampling Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan) for Groundwater Investigation (PDF) (97 pp, 980k)
Appendix A (PDF) (216 pp, 14.4MB)
Appendix B - Figures (PDF) (4 pp, 13.3MB)
Reports
- ATSDR Health Consultations Clearview Landfill 2000 (PDF) (20 pp, 2.75MB)
- ATSDR Health Consultations Clearview Landfill 2008 (PDF) (24 pp, 1.07MB)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Phase 1A Archaeological Survey Report (PDF) (101 pp, 11.3MB)
- Lower Darby Creek Area Superfund Site - Reuse Assessment (Phase 1) (PDF) (62 pp, 8.42MB)
- Clearview Landfill - Final Remedial Investigation
Text (PDF) (139 pp, 852K)
Tables (PDF) (85 pp, 687K)
Figure Ones (PDF) (3 pp, 2.68MB)
Figure Twos (PDF) (8 pp, 7.68MB)
Figure Threes (PDF) (13 pp, 6.35MB)
Figures 4-1 to 4-5 (PDF) (6 pp, 6.28MB)
Figures 4-6 to 4-27 (PDF) (22 pp, 1.70MB)
Figures 4-28 to 4-39 (PDF) (12 pp, 5.93MB)
Figures 4-40 to 40-45 (PDF) (6 pp, 648K)
Figures 4-46 to 4-48 (PDF) (5 pp, 3.10MB)
To obtain electronic copies of Clearview Remedial Investigation Appendices, please contact Joshua Barber at (215) 814-3393 or barber.joshua@epa.gov
- Submit a FOIA Request
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Photos, Maps and Diagrams
Figure 1-1 Location the Lower Darby Creek Area Site (PDF) (1 p, 1.49MB)
Community Information
- Fact Sheets
November 2011 - Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 146k)
September 2011 - Removal Action Memo (PDF) (12 pp, 3.65MB)
July 2011 (P2 pp, 369k)
February, 2011 - Public Meeting Presentation (PDF) (29 pp, 1.75MB)
January 2011 (PDF) (4 pp, 131k)
February 2009 (PDF) (4 pp, 38.9K)
May 2007 (PDF) (2 pp, 74.1K)
December 2006 (PDF) (2 pp, 73.2K)
August 1999
What is Risk Assessment Poster (PDF) (3 pp, 179k)
Exposure Pathways Poster (PDF) (3 pp, 199k)
- Federal Register
06/14/2001: National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites; ACTION: Final rule
05/11/2000: National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites, Proposed Rule No. 32
- Press Releases
05/11/2000 - Lower Darby Creek Area Site Proposed to EPA Hazardous Site List
08/18/1999 - EPA Recommends Lower Darby Creek Area for Superfund List (Contact: David Sternberg (215) 814-5548 & Hal Yates (215) 814-5530)