hellertown manufacturing co.

1770 MAIN ST

The Hellertown Manufacturing Co. site located in Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania is a 9-acre site which manufactured spark plugs from 1930 to 1982 (Champion Spark Plug Company). Spark plug manufacturing involved a plating process and degreasing operation that used various chemicals, including trichloroethylene (TCE), that resulted in the generation, storage, and disposal of various wastes. Groundwater underlying the site was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), according to tests conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources in 1985. The Champion Spark Plug Company used five on-site lagoons for the disposal of wastes, including cleaners, cutting oils, zinc plating waste, and chrome dip waste. The lagoons were unlined, allowing wastes to seep into the local groundwater. In 1970, the company reported that it discharged 300,000 drums of wastes to the lagoons. All five lagoons were filled in 1976 with formerly excavated material and borrow material from off-Site. Saucon Creek is located approximately 1,000 feet downgradient from the Site and is used for fishing. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal actions and O&M responsibility has been assumed by the state.

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