Price Battery Lead Smelter

⚠ Superfund · Cleanup underway

EPA continues to monitor on-site groundwater to ensure the quality is stable or improving.

Location

CityHamburg
CountyBerks County
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.54951, -75.98023

Contaminants of concern

Contaminated media

Cleanup timeline

  1. Initial Assessment Completed — 08/31/2004
  2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 09/23/2004
  3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 04/27/2005
  4. Remedial Investigation Started — 09/29/2005
  5. Remedy Selected — 09/30/2009
  6. Final Remedy Selected — 06/28/2023
  7. Remedial Action Started — 07/14/2010
  8. Final Remedial Action Started — Estimated Jun - Aug 2028
  9. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
  10. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved

EPA references

Other Superfund sites in Berks County

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

Understanding this Superfund site

Price Battery Lead Smelter is a federal Superfund site in Pennsylvania. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Cleanup underway. Active cleanup is underway, meaning EPA has approved a remediation plan and work is in progress. Cleanup timelines vary widely — some sites take decades depending on contamination depth, groundwater involvement, and funding availability.

EPA has identified 4 contaminants of concern at this site, including antimony, arsenic, lead. Contamination has been detected in soil, buildings/structures, sediment.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.