Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 3): Douglassville Disposal, Berks County, Pennsylvania. (Third Remedial Action), June 1989 (Amendment). Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:7106494

The Douglassville Disposal site is a 50-acre abandoned waste oil processing facility in Union Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The area surrounding the site includes agricultural land, residences, and light industrial development. The site lies almost entirely within the 100-year floodplain of the Schuylkill River, which borders the site to the north and east. The Schuylkill River is used for municipal and industrial water supply, recreational purposes, and waste assimilation. Further downstream of the site, seven public water supply users draw water from the Schuylkill River. From 1941 to 1979 the site operated as a lubrication oil and waste solvent recycling facility. Wastes generated from the recycling processes were stored onsite in several lagoons. The site consists of a former waste oil processing area and various waste disposal areas. The second and final response action addresses soil and ground water contamination remaining after the former processing facility/tank farm and associated wastes have been removed offsite. This ROD also amends, in part, the 1985 ROD, which outlined the remedial action for the source areas designated as 2, 4, and 5 but deferred a decision regarding ground water contamination. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediment, and ground water are VOCs including benzene, toluene, and vinyl chloride; other organics including PAHs, PCBs, and phenol; and metals including lead. The selected remedial action for this site are included.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 7106494
• Report Number(s): PB-90-138389/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--03-89/071
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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