Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area)

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Franklin County, PA

According to the EPA Superfund Enterprise Management System, Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) in Franklin County, PA is listed with NPL status NPL Site. Its Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 37.51. The public extract catalogs 62 contaminant records for this site. NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation, not a measured health-risk score.

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Superfund National Priorities List inclusion (status and HRS score shown above) is the EPA's formal designation that a contaminated site qualifies for long-term federal cleanup authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). A federal-facility classification means the site is owned or operated by a federal agency, which routes cleanup responsibility differently than a privately owned site.

"Construction Complete" (status shown above) is an EPA milestone marking that the physical remedy work is finished, not that the site has exited EPA oversight; long-term monitoring can continue afterward. Deletion from the NPL is a separate, later step the EPA takes only once it determines every planned response action is finished.

NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. HRS scores of 28.50 or above qualify a site for the NPL under the EPA screening model (toxicity, pathways, waste quantity, and affected population factors). For current site conditions and official community notices, see the EPA Regional Superfund profile and the Pennsylvania environmental agency.

What is the cleanup status of this Superfund site?

NPL Status
NPL Site
Federal Facility
No
Construction Complete
No
HRS Score
37.51
Deleted from NPL
No

Contaminants

Contaminant Media
1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE Soil
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE Soil
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE Soil Gas
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Soil Gas
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE Soil
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE) Groundwater
1,4-DIOXANE Groundwater
1,4-DIOXANE Soil Gas
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE Soil
ACETONE Groundwater
ANTIMONY Soil
AROCLOR 1254 Soil
AROCLOR 1260 Fish Tissue
AROCLOR 1260 Sediment
ARSENIC Groundwater
ARSENIC Soil
BENZENE Groundwater
BENZO[A]PYRENE Soil
BERYLLIUM Groundwater
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE Groundwater
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE Groundwater
CADMIUM Groundwater
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Groundwater
CHLORDANE Groundwater
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) Groundwater
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) Soil
CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE) Soil Gas
CHLOROFORM Groundwater
CHROMIUM Groundwater
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Soil Gas
COBALT Soil
COPPER Groundwater
DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE) Groundwater
DIETHYL PHTHALATE Groundwater
HEPTACHLOR Groundwater
IRON Soil
LEAD Groundwater
MANGANESE Groundwater
NICKEL Groundwater
PENTACHLOROPHENOL Groundwater
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) Soil
TETRACHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TETRACHLOROETHENE Soil
THALLIUM Groundwater
THALLIUM Soil
TOLUENE Groundwater
TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE Soil
TRICHLOROETHANE (MIXED ISOMERS) Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Soil
TRICHLOROETHENE Soil Gas
TRICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE Groundwater
VANADIUM Soil
ZINC Groundwater

Location

City
Franklin County
Coordinates
40.0075, -77.6400

Other Superfund Sites in Pennsylvania

Site Name Status HRS Score
A.I.W. Frank/Mid-County Mustang NPL Site 42.40
Aladdin Plating Deleted NPL Site 35.57
Ambler Asbestos Piles Deleted NPL Site 34.47
AMP, Inc. (Glen Rock Facility) Deleted NPL Site 39.03
Austin Avenue Radiation Site Deleted NPL Site 0.00
Avco Lycoming (Williamsport Division) NPL Site 42.24
Baghurst Drive NPL Site 50.00
Bally Ground Water Contamination NPL Site 37.93
Bell Landfill NPL Site 34.79
Bendix Flight Systems Division NPL Site 33.74

How does this site's HRS score compare in Pennsylvania?

Of the 127 Pennsylvania Superfund sites with a scored Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation, Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) ranks #74 by score (37.51).

Either side of it: Resin Disposal (37.69), Moyers Landfill (37.62), Brown's Battery Breaking (37.34), William Dick Lagoons (36.64)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) Superfund site?
Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) is an active National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site located in Franklin County, PA. It has a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score of 37.51 (rank #74 of 127 scored Pennsylvania sites). Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified by the EPA for long-term cleanup under CERCLA.
What does NPL listing mean for Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area)?
According to the EPA, National Priorities List (NPL) listing designates a site for long-term federal Superfund cleanup authority. It is a programmatic status in the Superfund Enterprise Management System, not a quantitative health-risk score for nearby residents. Construction-complete status is not marked in the EPA record for this site. Site-specific conditions and community guidance are published by EPA Regional Superfund offices and the relevant state environmental agency.
What is the HRS score for Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area)?
Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area)'s Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score is 37.51, placing it #74 of 127 Pennsylvania Superfund sites with a scored HRS evaluation. Sites with a score of 28.50 or greater qualify for the NPL; the model weighs contaminant toxicity, waste quantity, release likelihood, and affected population, and is not a community health diagnosis.
What contaminants are at the Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) site?
The EPA public Superfund extract catalogs 62 contaminants at Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area), documented through the remedial investigation process. Counts reflect listed records in that extract, not a complete inventory of every substance ever present.
What is the cleanup status of Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area)?
Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) is currently NPL Site on the National Priorities List. The EPA Superfund cleanup process includes phases from preliminary assessment through post-construction completion.

NPL listing is a cleanup-authority designation in the EPA record, not a quantitative health-risk score. See Superfund Sites Explained for how the National Priorities List, Hazard Ranking System, and cleanup phases work.

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