EPA RCRA ID: PAD002324978
On this page:
- Cleanup Status
- Facility Description
- Contaminants at this Facility
- Institutional/Engineer Controls
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Related Information
- Contacts for this Facility
Cleanup Status
Note: The EPA is the lead agency for managing cleanups at this facility.
In October 3,2002, EPA determined that contamination in groundwater and human exposures risk from contaminants were under control.
Cleanup Background
In June 2002, the Worthington Steel (Facility) shut down all operations and sold the property to O’Neil Properties who is currently redeveloping the property into commercial offices and retail stores. The primary contaminant in groundwater at the facility is the cyanide and localized volatile organic compounds (VOCs) plumes, which are contained within the site property lines. O’Neil Properties is addressing the groundwater and soil contamination under the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2). The cyanide plume has been defined and stabilized onsite. Localized VOCs groundwater plumes are within the property boundary lines. Ongoing groundwater monitoring will ensure that the cyanide and localized VOCs plumes are stabilized onsite.
EPA supports the actions, which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Agency (PADEP) has taken and those it proposes to take to address environmental conditions at the Facility. Based on currently known information and site conditions, EPA neither plans nor anticipates taking any further corrective actions at the Facility. EPA relies upon PADEP to resolve any current or future closure and corrective action issues associated with the Facility. The investigation and remediation proceeded under the PADEP Act 2 Program. In 2006, PADEP approved the “Final Report for the Former Worthington Steel Facility” that asserts that the investigation and remediation met the Act 2 Standard within the site specified. Areas that have yet to be developed will proceed in accordance with the Post Remediation Care Plan Addendum to the Final Report when the proposed redevelopment of these areas are realized.
Cleanup Actions or environmental indicators characterizing the entire facility are shown below. It is not intended as an extensive list of milestones/activities. This listing, and all the data on this page, come from EPA’s RCRAInfo and are refreshed nightly to this page. For this table and the Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility table that follows, a blank in the Status column could mean the action either has not occurred or has not been reported in RCRAInfo.
Cleanup Activities Pertaining to the Entire Facility
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| Human Exposure Under Control Human Exposure Under Control(CA725) | ||
| Groundwater Migration Under ControlGroundwater Migration Under Control (CA750) | ||
| Remedy DecisionRemedy Decision (CA400) | ||
| Remedy ConstructionRemedy Construction (CA550) | ||
| Ready for Anticipated Use Ready for Anticipated Use (CA800) | ||
| Performance Standards AttainedPerformance Standards Attained (CA900) | ||
| Corrective Action Process TerminatedCorrective Action Process Terminated (CA999) |
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Cleanup Activities Pertaining to a Portion of the Facility
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Facility Description
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The Worthington Steel facility located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The facility is approximately 40 acres and contains 409,216 square feet of production space. Prior to the shut down the facility processed and manufactured cold-rolled steel and steel products. Land use in the vicinity of the facility is predominantly commercial and industrial. Wyeth Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, is located upgradient from the facility. Little Valley Creek runs through the northern portion of the site and is fed in part by groundwater coming from the facility.
Contaminants at this Facility
The primary contaminant in groundwater at the facility is the cyanide and localized VOCs plumes, which are contained within the site property lines.
Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility
Through a deed restriction groundwater at the site is prohibited as a source of drinking water.
Institutional and Engineering Controls help ensure human exposure and groundwater migration are under control at a cleanup facility. Where control types have been reported by states and EPA in EPA’s RCRAInfo, they are shown below. Not all control types are needed at all facilities, and some facilities do not require any controls. Where there are blanks, the control types may not be needed, may not be in place, or may not be reported in RCRAInfo.
Are Controls in Place at this Facility?
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Control(s) in Place? |
Areas Subject to Control(s) |
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Institutional ControlsNon-engineering controls used to restrict land use or land access in order to protect people and the environment from exposure to hazardous substances remaining in the site/or facility. (CA 772) |
Informational DevicesInformational Devices (ID) |
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Engineering ControlsEngineering measures designed to minimize the potential for human exposure to contamination by either limiting direct contact with contaminated areas or controlling migration of contaminants. (CA 770) |
Groundwater ControlGroundwater Control (GW) |
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Enforcement and Compliance at this Facility
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) provides detailed historical information about enforcement and compliance activities at each RCRA Corrective Action Site in their Enforcement and Compliance Historical Online (ECHO) system.
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Reports from ECHO
Related Information
For more information about this facility, see these other EPA links:
- RCRA information in EPA’s Envirofacts database
- Information about this facility submitted to EPA under different environmental programs as reported in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Alternative Names for this facility as reported by EPA programs in EPA’s Facility Registry Services
- Cleanups in My Community provides an interactive map to see EPA cleanups in context with additional data, and lists for downloading data
- Search RCRA Corrective Action Sites provides a search feature for Corrective Action Sites
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Contacts for this Facility
EPA Region implements and enforces the RCRA Corrective Action program for and federally recognized tribes.
For further information on this corrective action site, use the Contact Information for Corrective Action Hazardous Waste Clean Ups listings that are accessible through Corrective Action Programs around the Nation.