After finding moderate levels of airborne trichloroethene (TCE) at the nearby Pottstown monitoring site, the DEP expanded monitoring to the Collegeville area. Results from an initial survey showed elevated levels of TCE at several locations within the Borough. In 2005, DEP committed to establishing stationary monitoring locations in the Collegeville area. In addition, the two major facilities in the Collegeville area committed to voluntary emission reduction efforts.

The scope of the project was greatly expanded when the EPA awarded DEP a grant in 2008. A report on the project was issued in November 2009 and the major findings include: a statistically significant decreasing trend in TCE concentrations from 2007 to 2008, TCE concentrations well under the acute and intermediate-term risk levels, excess lifetime cancer risk to residents in the Collegeville area is comparable to the risk found at other urban sites in the state.

Sampling will continue at two sites (Collegeville and Evansburg UM) through 2011 and beyond until further notice.

For 2011 a second (collocated) sample was collected at the Collegeville site. This sample was collected simultaneously with the primary sample every other sample day for data quality control purposes.

Reports and Information

Collegeville Area Air Monitoring Report
1st Report (PDF)(1/19/07)
2nd Report (PDF)(3/7/08)
3rd Report (PDF)(11/17/09)

Community Involvement Page
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Emission Reduction Progress

Raw Toxics Data

Collegeville Site
Raw Toxics Data (5/07-12/12)(Excel)

Collegeville Site (Collocated)
Raw Toxics Data (3/08-12/10)(Excel)

Trappe Fire Station (FS) Site
Raw Toxics Data (1/09-12/09)(Excel)

Evansburg United Methodist (UM) Site
Raw Toxics Data (2/09-12/12)(Excel)

Evansburg State Park (SP) Site
Raw Toxics Data (1/05-12/08)(Excel)

Spring City Site
Raw Toxics Data (1/08-12/08)(Excel)

Trappe Site
Raw Toxics Data (1/05-5/12/07)(Excel)
This site was moved and became the Collegeville site.