The EPA is building a new water treatment plant for the Havertown PCP Superfund site on Eagle Road, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times.
It’s being built at the former National Wood Preservers property, located in the 900 block of North Eagle Road. The wood treatment business chemically treated telephone poles and for decades contaminate the soil and groundwater beneath it.
The former business became an EPA Superfund site in 1983.
A 3-acre synthetic cap was placed over contaminated soil as groundwater treatment of PCP and related contaminates has continued.
The current treatment plant is reaching the end of its useful life.
Also, in 2023, the EPA found meaningful concentrations of PCP 400 feet down in the deep groundwater to areas south and west of the property, so a new plant is needed to handle the larger containment area, said Bob Stank, remedial project engineer for EPA.
“The thing we are hoping for is that this is the last plant, but we’re not sure that this will be the case,” Stank said.
The new $21.5 million plant will match the style of the YMCA and the Mr. Storage building.
Find out more about the current status of the Havertown PCP Superfund site in the Daily Times.
