Warrendale Plating Co.
Mars, Pennsylvania
The Road to Reuse
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Approximate total acres and
current use
Approximate Acres Planned for
in Reuse: 2
Current Use: Warehouse,
workshop, office space
This two-acre facility is located in Mars,
Pennsylvania. From the 1960s until a fire in 1981,
Warrendale Plating Co. used the facility to re-plate
chrome bumpers and automotive trim parts. The
fire permanently stopped the plating operations
at this site. After the fire, the facility underwent
renovations to the one story building, turning the
building into a warehouse.
During the two decades of plating operation, the soil of the facility became contaminated.
The facility had two earthen-based surface impoundments that needed remedial action.
This action resulted in the excavation and disposal of about 185 tons of sludge and soil
between 1986 and 1997. These surface impoundments were backfilled with clean soil
and re-graded in October 2000. Post-closure groundwater monitoring did not detect any
contaminants of concern beneath the facility and in the nearby Breakneck Creek.
Sub technical, Inc. and Ronco International have rented space in the one-story warehouse
as a general workshop for maintenance equipment, warehouse, and general office space.

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