iu C3 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION III FINAL DECISION AND RESPONSE TO COMMENTS NEW CASTLE INDUSTRIES NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA EPA ID NO. PAD010466688 ------- I. FINAL DECISION - Compliance with Land Use Restrictions The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the maintenance of the concrete and asphalt caps and the compliance with land and groundwater use restrictions already in place will be the Final Remedy for the New Castle Industries facility located at 925 Industrial Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101 (Facility). This determination is based on EPA's findings as detailed in the Statement of Basis (SB). The SB is hereby incorporated into this Final Decision by reference and made a part hereof as Exhibit A. II. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD On August 5,2014, EPA issued the SB which summarized the information gathered during environmental investigations at the Facility and described EPA's proposed remedy. Consistent with public participation provisions under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA requested comments from the public on the proposed remedy as described in the SB. The commencement of a thirty (30)-day public comment period was announced in The New Castle News on August 5, 2014 and on the EPA Region III website. The public comment period ended on September 6, 2014. III. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS EPA received no comments on the SB. Consequently, the final remedy is unchanged from the proposal. IV. AUTHORITY EPA is issuing this Final Decision under the authority of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by RCRA, and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 to 6992k. V. DECLARATION Based on the Administrative Record compiled for the Corrective Action at the New Castle facility, EPA has determined that the Final Remedy selected in this Final Decision and Response to Comments is protective of human health and the environment. Date Land & Chemicals Division U.S EPA Region III 2 ------- |