jacks creek/sitkin smelting & refining, inc.

PO BOX 708

The 105-acre Jacks Creek site is located in the village of Maitland in a rural farming area of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. The site is a former smelting and precious metals reclamation facility. Sitkin Smelting Company operated at the site from 1958 until 1977. A portion of the site property is currently used for a metal scrap yard and an aluminum recycling facility. The site consists of a complex assortment of buildings, waste piles, scrap metal, and large areas of soil contaminated with heavy metals. Land surrounding the site is used for both residential and agricultural purposes. Jacks Creek is adjacent to the site on the northwest property boundary. Approximately 1,000 people live within three miles of the site, the majority of them are using private wells for their drinking water supply. Site Responsibility Cleanup of this site is the responsibility of federal and state governments and potentially responsible parties.

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