Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Tecumseh Redevelopment Incorporated (Formerly: Bethlehem Steel) in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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- Cleanup Status
- Site Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Land Reuse
- Site Responsibility
Cleanup Status
In April 1999, EPA determined that the Human Health Exposures Under Control and Groundwater Migration Environmental Indicators had been met.
This facility is one of EPA Region III’s high priority Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action sites and EPA, working with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has determined that both the Human Exposure and Groundwater Environmental Indicators (EI) continue to be met at this facility.
Sludge, including spent liquor sludge, from the plant’s wastewater treatment facility accumulated in three surface impoundments. The impoundments were closed as disposal impoundments under a RCRA closure plan approved by the State. The impoundments were certified closed on November 5, 1990 and a RCRA Post Closure Permit was issued in April 1994. Bethlehem Steel Corp. is conducting monitoring and maintenance at the disposal impoundments as required by the Post Closure Permit. The most recent sampling showed that groundwater contaminant levels remain below applicable water quality standards. Changes to certain monitoring requirements were made to the post closure permit on March 27, 2002. The most recent inspection by PADEP, which included sampling of all monitoring wells was conducted on June 25, 2003 by PADEP Williamsport personnel.
Site Description
Interactive map of Tecumseh Redevelopment Incorporated (Formerly: Bethlehem Steel), Williamsport, PA
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The Bethlehem Steel Corp. (now Tecumseh Development) facility is located at the foot of Campbell Street in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa. Bethlehem Steel Corp. previously manufactured wire rope and strand at the facility.
The facility is now managed by Tecumseh Redevelopment, a realty management arm of International Steel Group (ISG). ISG purchased Bethlehem Steel in a bankruptcy proceeding in 2003.
Contaminants at this Facility
The Water Quality Management files indicate numerous exceedances have occurred in the wastewater treatment plant’s discharge limits for zinc. In addition, exceedances have also occurred for lead and iron, although not as frequently as that for zinc. Groundwater contaminants in sludge also include Sulfates, Chlorides, Nitrate nitrogen (NO3), Iron, Manganese, Lead, and Chromium.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Currently there are no Institutional Controls at the facility.
Land Reuse Information at this Facility
The facility is under continued use.
Site Responsibility at this Facility
RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility have been conducted under the direction of EPA Region 3 with assistance from PADEP.