Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Electro-Therm Incorporated in West Denton, Maryland
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
Corrective Action activities at the former Electro-Therm facility (Site), now owned by FIL [US] Inc. (FIL), are being conducted under the provisions of Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Consent Order No. CO-88-094 (CO), in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III. A site meeting between FIL, MDE, and EPA Region III was held on September 10, 2008, to discuss the steps needed to satisfy both regulatory programs. FIL submitted a work plan addressing the Site's remaining data gaps in 2009, and field work was conducted in 2010.
Cleanup Status
A notice was published in the Capital Gazette newspaper on May 23, 2014, detailing the proposed Agency remedy decision. Minor comments were received on the proposed decision. The Final Decision for the site was signed by EPA on August 20, 2014. EPA's final remedy consists of requiring the Facility to maintain a groundwater monitoring program and to implement and maintain groundwater use restrictions through Institutional Controls (ICs).
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Site Description
The former Electro-Therm facility is a 13.7 acre industrial property situated between Route 404 and Meetinghouse Road in Denton, Maryland. Historical land use in the period prior to 1988 included the manufacture of electronic devices by Electro-Therm Inc. A pump and treat system was installed in 1988 for remediation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), primarily 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethene, present in shallow groundwater.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminants are volatile organic compounds ), primarily 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethene, present in shallow groundwater.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
| Restrictions or Controls that Address: | Yes | No |
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Groundwater
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X
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Residential Use
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X
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Excavation
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X
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Vapor Intrusion
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X
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Capped Area(s)
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X
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Other Engineering Controls
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X
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Other Restrictions
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X
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The Institutional Controls and Maryland Well Construction Regulations (Title 9,Subtitle 13) & Maryland COMAR 26.04.04 regulate the use of groundwater and also require vapor intrusion controls on each new structure above the contaminated groundwater plume or within 100 feet of the perimeter of the contaminated groundwater plume.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
Future site use is yet to be determined.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action activities at this facility are being conducted under the direction of the EPA Region 3 with assistance from Maryland Department of Environmental Protection.