eastern diversified metals

LINCOLN AVENUE

The 25-acre Eastern Diversified Metals Site is a former wire recycling facility. From 1966 to 1977, the company disposed of approximately 350 million pounds of waste insulation material, commonly called "fluff", in an open pile. This fluff comes from stripping the coverings from electrical wire. The fluff disposal pile is up to 60 feet high, 250 feet wide, and 1,500 feet long. In 1974, the company installed a wastewater treatment plant, diversion ditches, retention basins, and a trench that diverts shallow groundwater to the treatment plant. Surface impoundments associated with the wastewater treatment plant had overflowed at times into a tributary to the Little Schuylkill River. The Little Schuylkill River is used for trout fishing and other recreational activities. The Site is underlain by the Mauch Chunk Formation, one of the most important water-bearing formations in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 1,400 people are served by wells that are within three miles of the site and draw on the Mauch Chunk Formation for their water supply. There are about 1,600 people living within a one-mile radius of the Site. The distance from the Site to the nearest residence is approximately 1,000 feet.

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