Environmental Protection Agency officials last week joined with Lansdale Borough and Montgomery County representatives to break ground on the cleanup efforts and removal and replacement of TCE-contaminated soil at a North Penn Area 6 Superfund site in the borough, thanks to $4.9 million from the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds made available to speed up the remediation of legacy pollution, according to The Reporter.
“Because of this infrastructure funding, people living and working in Lansdale and Doylestown can now look forward to these sites finally getting completely cleaned up and ultimately being transformed and reused for the benefit of those communities,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz at the groundbreaking.
In 2018, the EPA updated the public on Superfund cleanup efforts at the old Central Sprinkler property at West Third Street and Cannon Avenue and the J.W. Rex Heat Treat property at Eighth Street and Squirrel Lane. At that time, it was determined the north portion of the J.W. Rex property had the worst soil contamination, with high levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) found in the groundwater since the 1970s, per The Reporter. The EPA chose to remove, dispose, and replace the contaminated soil.
Lansdale Borough Manager John Ernst was proud the day finally arrived for Lansdale.
“Taking this land, and bringing it back to the community, and making it safe for future generations and future activities, has been a huge win for all of us,” Ernst said at the event.
Read more details on the EPA groundbreaking here.
Read about the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site here.
