The approximately 4.9-acre brownfield site was historically used as an industrial manufacturer of air pressure and temperature gauges until the mid-1990s.
Following the remediation work, the site will meet environmental conditions for residential redevelopment under DEP’s Land Recycling Program, creating a shovel-ready site for developers.
“Transforming former industrial sites into new opportunities is how we build stronger, healthier communities across Pennsylvania,” said DCED Secretary Rick Siger. “This investment will help turn a long-idle property in Sellersville into a safe, productive space for residential development — supporting local revitalization while protecting public health.
“Through programs like the Industrial Sites Reuse Program, we’re continuing to make strategic investments that prepare sites for their next chapter and position our communities for long-term growth.”
ISRP funds will be used for soil remediation, closure and removal of an abandoned 20,000-gallon underground storage tank and quarterly groundwater sampling.
“The Industrial Sites Reuse Program is an important tool to return former brownfields to productive use, and in this case, adding much needed housing stock for Pennsylvania,” said DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley. “Supported by an annual $3 million transfer from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, the Land Recycling Program collaborates with DCED to provide grants and loans that help finance environmental assessments and site cleanups throughout Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro has called for $20 million for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund so that we can continue putting projects like this one on the ground.”
Governor Shapiro has called for an additional $20 million for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund in his 2026-27 Budget Proposal to protect Pennsylvanians from dangerous toxic waste sites and repurpose the land for economic development.
For too long, hazardous waste sites, abandoned mine lands, and abandoned wells have sat vacant and released toxic chemicals into the environment because Pennsylvania didn’t have the resources or the speed to get projects up and running.
Under the Shapiro Administration, we’re working to fix that — building shovel-ready sites, cleaning up abandoned mine land and hazardous waste sites so communities can put those areas back to good use, and aggressively plugging abandoned or orphaned wells that are polluting our air and water.
The ISRP provides loans and grants for environmental assessments and remediation carried out by eligible applicants who did not cause or contribute to the contamination.
The program is designed to foster the cleanup of environmental contamination at industrial sites, thereby bringing blighted land into productive reuse.
Visit the DCED Industrial Sites Reuse Program webpage to learn more.
Click Here for the DCED announcement.
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP To Hold May 11 Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge [PaEN]
-- DEP: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Brings Clean Drinking Water To Community In Lancaster County Contaminated By Trichloroethylene (TCE); Future Cleanup Funding In Doubt [PaEN]
-- DCED Awards $125,625 Grant To Bucks County Redevelopment Authority To Make A Site Safe For New Residential Development In Sellersville Borough [PaEN]
[Posted: April 11, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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