Hazardous Waste Cleanup: GE Lighting Bridgeville Glass in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
Cleanup Status
The final remedy included construction of a concrete cap to cap the landfill, a sheet pile wall adjacent to Chartiers Creek, and a groundwater remediation system. The EPA Corrective Action Permit (Institutional Controls) issued in September 1990 requires operation of a groundwater monitoring program and maintenances and inspections of the landfill cap and sheet pile wall. The facility has established financial assurance for corrective action. The Corrective Action Permit was to be replaced by an environmental covenant as Institutional Controls upon termination of the permit. An Environmental Covenant was recorded on the property on June 10, 2022, and the permit and financial assurance were terminated
Site Description
Interactive Map of GE Lighting Bridgeville Glass, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
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GE-Bridgeville is a manufacturer of glass tubing used in the manufacture of light bulbs. The facility was originally built in 1907 and operated by Higbee Glass Company. GE purchased the facility in 1919. Primary contaminants at the facility include arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, and lead in soil and groundwater.
Contaminants at this Facility
Primary contaminants at the facility include arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, and lead in soil and groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Engineering Controls required the maintenance of the landfill cap, a groundwater remediation system, and a sheetpile wall adjacent to Chartiers Creek. Institutional controls on the property include an Environmental Covenant. The covenant has the following land and activity use limitations: land use is industrial or commercial activity only, no groundwater use, maintenance of the caps, fencing, and sheet pile walls, and adherence to the Post Remediation Care Plan that is included in the covenant. Additionally, the covenant requires a vapor intrusion evaluation prior to construction of any new structures/buildings/additions that would disturb the existing caps.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The facility is under continued use.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action activities at this facility have been conducted under the direction of EPA Region 3.