Pennsylvania Reaches Agreement on Cleanup

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with Nassau Metals Corp. and Ten Point Hunting Club to address contamination at a site in McKean County, PA.

According to Kelly Burch, Northwest regional director for the state DEP, “The approved cleanup plan addresses a long-term contamination issue at a location that was strip mined in the 1950s, never reclaimed and then used for the disposal of a variety of wastes by Metal Wire Recovery Corp. We expect the project will reduce the contaminants reaching the tributary to Scaffold Lick Run.”

Metal Wire Corp. performed metals reclamation activities at the site under contract with Nassau Metals Corp., and Nassau has volunteered to take responsibility for the cleanup under Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling Program. Ten Point Hunting Club is the current property owner.

Investigation activities have shown that site soils, groundwater and surface waters have been impacted. The cleanup project will involve the consolidation, isolation and capping of waste materials at the site, and also include re-grading the affected mine spoil area. The cleanup project, including seeding, restoration and surveying, will be completed by Sept. 1, 2005.

Following the capping and re-grading, Nassau Metals will monitor the tributary to confirm that the remedy is effective. Ten Point Hunting Club has agreed to deed restrictions protecting the waste consolidation area. After an initial two-years of operation and maintenance by Nassau, Ten Point will take over the operation and maintenance of the site.