robintech, inc./national pipe co.

3421 OLD VESTAL ROAD

The Robintech, Inc./National Pipe Company site is an active manufacturing facility, approximately 12 acres in size, in the Town of Vestal. The site was owned by Robinson Technical Products from 1966 to 1970, Robintech, Inc. from 1970 to 1982, and the Buffton Corporation from 1982 to 2006 (Buffton Corporation changed its name to BFX Hospitality, Inc. in 1996). The site is currently occupied by National Pipe and Plastics. The facility manufactures polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe from inert PVC resin. An effluent sample collected in 1984 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to verify discharge permit compliance found several volatile organic constituents (VOCs) that were not covered under the existing permit. Further investigation resulted in the conclusion that there was a source of elevated levels of VOC contamination coming from the ground water beneath the site. The site was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1986. Subsequent investigations determined that there were three areas of the site with heavily VOC-contaminated soils that were causing the ground water contamination. In addition to the organic contaminants detected in the ground water, the remedial investigation (RI) reported high levels of lead in soils and sediments, though subsequent sampling failed to show the presence of lead. Three municipal wells, serving the Vestal public water supply, are located about one-half mile from the site. These wells are not affected by site-related contamination. An estimated 27,000 people reside within 3 miles of the site. The ground water in the area is used for municipal well water, with approximately 7,300 people dependent on the wells. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal and potentially responsible parties' actions.

Hazardous Ranking Score

31 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

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Region 2
Phone: (877) 251-4575

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Discovery
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Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        2,661

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $81,251

        Average Income

        1,073

        Occupied homes

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