Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting and Refining Inc. NPL Site

AO Bureau

Also Known As

None

Incident Type

Chemical

State

Pennsylvania

Case Status

Closed

Location

Jack's Creek

Authority

Contaminants of Concern Include

Affected DOI Resources Include

Migratory Birds

Case Description

The Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting Site is located one-half mile east of the town of Maitland in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. This 105-acre site is a former non-ferrous metal smelting and precious metal reclamation facility, located partially within the 100-year floodplain of Jack’s Creek. The various activities conducted on the site resulted in soils and groundwater contaminated with toxic concentrations of a variety of metals, including cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, silver, and zinc. Due to this contamination, most of the site cannot support vegetation. Soils have eroded off the site and into Jack’s Creek. At least 5 acres of wetlands and 37 acres of upland migratory bird habitat have been destroyed or contaminated by site activities. This case was settled in 1995 for $128,908. The amount available for restoration in the 2000 Restoration Plan was $135,000. Two restoration projects were completed at nearby Elsesser Farm and Musser Run. The Elsesser Farm project included the creation of emergent, shrub/scrub and forested wetlands along with native grass plantings in uplands. The Musser Run project involved streambank stabilization and floodplain wetland creation. Maintenance of the habitats was included in the conservation easements. Projects were completed in 2002 and 2017, respectively. Funds from the settlements have been exhausted

Credit: USFWS


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 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan 10/01/2000
 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan - Addendum 07/24/2015

Settlement

 AOC Administrative Order by Consent 05/05/1995
 AOC De Minimis Settlement - Administrative Order by Consent 12/12/1994
 

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Case Contact

Pennsylvania Ecological Services Field Office

State College, PA | (814) 234-4090 | http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pafo/

Case Trustees

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