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Environmental Protection
**Agency	Community Update July 2012
Crossley Farm Superfund Site
Huffs Church, Berks County, Pennsylvania
— Construction of OU-2 Treatment Plant Completed —
EPA to Hold Open House
Who:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP), completed the construction of a groundwater treatment plant for the
Crossley Farm Superfund Site, located in Huff's Church, PA. EPA would like to invite the community to
an Open House on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, from 2:00 -3:30 pm and again from 5:30 -- 7:00 pm, to
tour the treatment facility and discuss any questions or concerns you may have about the cleanup
project. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin will officiate the "Ribbon Cutting"
ceremony for the treatment plant at 2:00 pm. EPA representatives will then provide a simple guided
tour of the treatment plant immediately afterwards and again at 6:00 pm to describe the treatment
process and equipment.
What:
As part of EPA's ongoing cleanup for the Crossley Farm Site, a pump-and-treat system has been
constructed to treat TCE-contamination in the groundwater. The facility structure is 140 by 75 feet in
size, and approximately 22 feet in height. The treatment plant is located on the farm property and can
be accessed by going up the farm road from Huffs Church Road. There are four wells connected to
underground piping that will pump the water into the treatment plant. These four wells are expected to
pump about 450 gallons of water per minute.
Construction work completed includes:
•	Installation of extraction wells (to pump contaminated groundwater for treatment)
•	Installation of underground water pipes (to carry groundwater up into the treatment facility)
•	Repairs to Road (related to pipe work)
•	Construction of the treatment plant facility (to house pump-and-treat equipment)
•	Installation of Pump-and-Treat equipment (to remove contamination from groundwater)
•	Construction of one of the two wetland galleries (to discharge treated water)
Where:
The newly constructed treatment facility is located on the Crossley Farm property, near the top of
Black Head Hill, located off of Dale Road and Dairy Lane, near Huffs Church, Berks County, PA. The
address is: 1272 Huffs Church Road, Barto, PA. 19504.
When:
EPA Treatment Facility Ribbon Cutting, Tuesday July 10, 2012, 2:00pm.
Open House begins immediately afterwards and again from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the
Crossley Farm Site Treatment Facility.
Why:
As part of EPA's long-term cleanup plans, the groundwater will be treated with air stripping
technology to remove the TCE contamination. The water will then go through carbon filtration before it
goes into the discharge galleries leading to the Perkiomen Creek. The vapors coming from the air
stripping treatment will also be treated before being released. The pump-and-treat system will help stop
the contaminated groundwater plume from spreading as well as treat the water. More details on the
treatment plans, and other questions, can be discussed one-on-one at the Open House.

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Left photo shows exterior of treatment building.
Right photo shows interior of treatment building.
Brief Site Background:
The Crossley Farm Site is approximately
200 acres of farmland. A portion of the land
was once used for dumping various wastes,
resulting in a TCE-contaminated
groundwater plume. The Site cleanup is
divided into "operable units," or OUs.
S OU-1 involved installing point-of-entry
carbon treatment units on
contaminated residential wells,
V OU-2 is addressing the regional
groundwater contamination and
onsite soils; and
s OU-3 will address potential vapor intrusion.
For More Site Information,
please visit our website at:
http://www.epa.gov/req3hwmd/npl/PAD98
1740061.htm
Or contact
Roy Schrock, Remedial Project Manager
(215) 814-3210 or schrock.roy@epa.gov
Trish Taylor, Community Involvement Coordinator
(215) 814-5539 or taylor.trish@epa.gov
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