westinghouse elevator co. plant

1200BIGLERSVILLE RD, RTE 34 N

The Westinghouse Elevator Co. Plant manufactured elevators on this 85-acre site in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The plant has been leased to Schindler Elevator Corporation. The elevators are processed through a paint and degreasing line that uses solvents. Until 1980, the company put the waste solvents and sludges into drums and disposed of them through a local hauler. In 1983, in response to concerns presented by the Adams County Community Environmental Control, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) investigated three contaminated sites in the Gettysburg area, including the Westinghouse plant. Further studies found that about 20 private wells around the plant also were highly contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and trichloroethane which were used as degreasing solvents in the elevator plant. Plant contamination has been attributed to solvent spills. The population within three miles of the site is approximately 13,500. Adjacent to the site are streams that flow into Rock Creek, which may be used for irrigation and swimming. Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible parties' actions.

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