Mid-Atlantic Corrective Action

Federal Mogul Corp.

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EPA ID: PAD991298266
Location:
Garfield Ave.
Lancaster, PA 17604
Property Area: 3.4 Acres
Congressional District:
Other Names: Garfield LLC
K & W Tire
LAST UPDATE:February 2011

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Status

• Federal-Mogul received a Current Human Exposures Under Control Environmental Indicator (EI) determination on January 25, 2012 and a Migration of Contaminated Groundwater Under Control EI determination on February 2, 2012. EPA is currently developing the Statement of Basis for the facility which will describe the selected remedy for the site.

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Background

• Federal-Mogul Corporation operated a ball-bearing manufacturing facility on Garfield Avenue (between Race Street and N. West End Avenue), in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s. The Facility contains two separate single-story structures which accommodated approximately 80,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 3,000 square feet of office space separated by three open courtyards. Manufacturing processes at the facility included machining, press work, heat treating, and grinding. The Facility is located in a light industrial, commercial, and residential use zone.
• Several investigations have been conducted at Fed-Mogul: Facility Cleanup Report (1999), Site Characterization Report (2000), and investigations to meet Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Act 2 requirements (2000 to 2004). The most recent on-site investigation was completed at EPA's request in December 2011 to assess the vapor intrusion pathway inside the east building. In addition, non-site related environmental investigations have historically been conducted both upgradient and downgradient of the facility.
• Federal-Mogul, Garfield Business Center LP (owner of the property immediately after Fed-Mogul), and PADEP executed a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) on July 2, 2004, requiring Fed-Mogul to obtain liability protection under PADEP's Land Recycling Program (Act 2). On August 30, 2004, PADEP approved the Facility's Remedial Investigation and Final Report (RIFR) and provided a letter to Federal-Mogul stating that the site attained a site-specific standard via pathway elimination and its post-remediation care plan. A deed notice acknowledging the presence of hazardous constituents at the Facility was required because site-specific standards were attained. The liability protection obtained from PADEP was transferred to Garfield Center, LLC, and subsequently to the current owner, the K & W Tire Company (K&W).
• A deed restriction that will remain with the property in future changes of ownership allows for only non-residential use of the property and prohibits the use of groundwater for any drinking or agricultural purpose.

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