Robintech, Inc./National Pipe Company
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N 42° 06.203 W 075° 59.481
18T E 418031 N 4661729
VOCs discharged not covered by existing permit near Vestal wells
Waymark Code: WMN45G
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2014
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"The Robintech, Inc./National Pipe Company site is an active manufacturing facility, approximately 12 acres in size, in the Town of Vestal. The site was owned by Robinson Technical Products from 1966 to 1970, Robintech, Inc. from 1970 to 1982, and the Buffton Corporation from 1982 to 2006 (Buffton Corporation changed its name to BFX Hospitality, Inc. in 1996). The site is currently occupied by National Pipe and Plastics. The facility manufactures polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe from inert PVC resin. An effluent sample collected in 1984 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to verify discharge permit compliance found several volatile organic constituents (VOCs) that were not covered under the existing permit. Further investigation resulted in the conclusion that there was a source of elevated levels of VOC contamination coming from the ground water beneath the site. The site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Subsequent investigations determined that there were three areas of the site with heavily VOC-contaminated soils that were causing the ground water contamination. In addition to the organic contaminants detected in the ground water, the remedial investigation (RI) reported high levels of lead in soils and sediments, though subsequent sampling failed to show the presence of lead. Three municipal wells, serving the Vestal public water supply, are located about one-half mile from the site. These wells are not affected by site-related contamination. An estimated 27,000 people reside within 3 miles of the site. The ground water in the area is used for municipal well water, with approximately 7,300 people dependent on the wells.
Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal and potentially responsible parties' actions."