Expert Management, Inc
(ICI Explosives USA Inc)
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
The Road to Reuse ~~~
In Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, this 1,660 acre industrial site
manufactured explosives under several different owners
(Potts Powder Company, Atlas Powder Company,
ICI Americas) from 1907 until the mid-1990s. The
manufacturing facility provided military support during
World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the
Gulf War. The explosives manufacturing operations
ceased completely in the mid-1990s.
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Expert Management Inc (EMI) worked to clean
up the property. This property was combined with a neighboring facility, ICI Americas, also
owned by EMI for purposes of environmental investigation and remediation. On September 28,
2007, EPA made a determination of "Corrective Action Complete with Controls" for the Expert
Management Inc. facility. The guidance recommends that EPA make this determination where
the full set of corrective measures has been implemented and all that remains is performance of
required operation and maintenance and monitoring actions and/or maintenance of institutional
controls. EMI maintains institutional controls at the facilities and continues ground water
monitoring activities.
EMI sold all four parcels of t he property, with three of the parcels fully remediated. The
fourth parcel was not impacted by the previous industrial activities and was transferred to
the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Parcel 1 included 662-acres and was investigated and
remediated and sold to Copperhead Chemical Company Inc. (CCCI). CCCI also purchased a
227-acre parcel adjoining the initial land. In December 2004, Bella Terra Farms, LLC purchased
the final 250-acre parcel.
Approximate total acres and
current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse: 1,660
Current Use:
Wildlife management,
manufacturing
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www, epa-.jrov/rea3wcmd/correctiveaction.htm
For More Information
EPA Region 3 Contact: Linda Matyskiela,
(215) 814-2796 3420, matyskiela.linda@epa.gov

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