Property Details for Berkshire Tannery

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Prime Tanning Co.

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

14626

Property Address

1 Ashton Avenue North Adams, MA 01247

Size

1.92

Parcel Numbers

Map 90, Block 0, Lots 15 & 15A

Latitude/Longitude

42.702867 / -73.16862300000002

Congressional District

Property Contact

Gray, Angela

agray_nadams@yahoo.com

413-662-3011

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
City of North Adams	BF00A00371	MA	Assessment	2017
North Adams, City of	BF97196501	MA	Cleanup	2008
North Adams, City of	BP98130901	MA	Assessment	2000

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment		12/31/2002	12/31/2002	North Adams, City of	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$9,900.00	06/11/2019	08/15/2019	City of North Adams	Y	FY20

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $9,900.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $9,900.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Other Metals
PAHS
Petroleum Products
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil
Surface Water

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
12/16/2010	$200,000.00		North Adams, City of	No
12/16/2010			North Adams, City of	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
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Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 1.92
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 2
EPA Cleanup Funding: $200,000.00
Leveraged Funding: $4,920.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $204,920.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

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Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

Property may be redevloped for parking and landscaped entrance area for the abutting (off-site) former manufacturing building that is being renovated.

Former Use: The site is currently vacant. Portions of former building foundations and/or concrete slabs are located on portions of the site. A small pond is located on the northern portion of the site. The site is abutted by residential dwellings to the north across Massachusetts Avenue and to the west across Ashton Avenue. The abutting parcel to the east is occupied by an abandoned manufacturing building, which is known as the historic Blackinton Mill. Abutting the site to the south is a railroad line, and to the south of the railroad line is the Hoosic River. The site is located within the northern edge of a Potentially Productive Medium Yield Aquifer and a MassDEP Approved Wellhead Protection Area for a public water supply well. The site was formerly improved by a manufacturing complex that occupied the majority of the 1.9-acre property. Tannery operations occurred at the site from approximately the early 1900s through the 1980s. The manufacturing complex was reportedly destroyed by a fire in 1995, and the site buildings were subsequently demolished. Also, a 10,000-gallon No. 6 fuel oil underground storage tank was reportedly removed from the site in January 1988. Historical records indicate that tannery wastes generated as part of site operations included solvents and metals. During tannery operations, the site property was owned by various owners. Prior to the City obtaining the property in 2008 (through a tax title of non-payment of taxes), the Interfaith Church of Cosmogony owned the vacant property.

Predominant Past Usage

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 1-14753 Enrolled: 03/03/2003

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional