Hazardous Waste Cleanup: L-3 Communications Electronic Fabrication in Croydon, Pennsylvania
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
Cleanup Status
In September 8, 2011 and October 3,2011 respectively, EPA determined that the Human Health Exposures Under Control and the Migration of Contaminated Groundwater Environmental Indicators had been met. Then on December 8, 2011, the EPA rendered its corrective action remedy decision "complete without controls" for the facility. EPA determined that there is no unacceptable human exposure to contamination nor is there any evidence of groundwater contamination caused by the facility.
Site Description
Interactive Map of L-3 Communications Electronic Fabrication in Croydon, Pennsylvania
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L-3 Communications (L-3) occupies one acre of land located at 960 River Road, Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The facility is a manufacturer of high quality circuit boards for the aerospace, aircraft, and electronic data communication industries, and is a leading provider to the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. government intelligence agencies, and aerospace prime contractors. The facility was owned and operated by Aydin Corporation from 1967 to 1999 at which time it was acquired by L-3, the current owner/operator.
The facility is a small quantity generator (SQG) of hazardous waste that operates in a single one-story building which houses storage, manufacturing, and clerical operations. Approximately 90 percent of the property consists of impermeable surfaces (i.e., the building and paved areas). The remaining ten percent of the property (primarily the northern portion of the property) is grass-covered, the majority of which serves as the facility's storm water detention basin. The facility is situated within a small commercial/industrial area surrounded by residential land uses. The nearest residential area is located approximately 400 feet northeast oftre facility.
Operations performed at the facility include the assembly, cleaning, etching, and plating (copper, nickel, and gold) of custom circuit boards. Wastewater generated in the facility 's laboratory, plating lines, solder strip line, and copper etch area is treated on-site by flocculation and pH adjustment. Treated wastewater is discharged to the Bristol Township wastewater treatment.
Contaminants at this Facility
The facility is required to monitor the effluent monthly for site-related constituents including ammonia, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, silver, arsenic, and zinc. The effluent is also monitored quarterly for cyanide and total petroleum hydrocarbons. There have been no known or reported releases to soil or groundwater related to discharges from the wastewater treatment system.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Institutional controls were not required at the facility.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The site 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.