Property Details for Windmill School

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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

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

196921

Property Address

900 Portola Road PORTOLA VALLEY, CA 94028

Size

1.7

Parcel Numbers

076-261-010

Latitude/Longitude

37.3837 / -122.232856

Congressional District

Property Contact

Emeric-Ford, Noemi

Emeric-Ford.Noemi@epa.gov

213-244-1821

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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
California Department of Toxic Substances Control	BF96987501	CA	BCRLF	2006

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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		10/11/2010	10/26/2010	California Department of Toxic Substances Control	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment		07/05/2011	07/20/2011	California Department of Toxic Substances Control	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $23,953.00
Total Funding: $23,953.00

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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

Pesticides

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
05/15/2015	$156,355.00	04/05/2017	California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 1.7
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 1
EPA Cleanup Funding: $156,355.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $156,355.00

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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

Yes

Categories of Controls

Immobilization Process (e.g., Encapsulation, In-Situ Solidification)

Additional Engineering controls information

Offsite pipe was filled with CDF to immobilize soil.

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Yes

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

03/28/2017

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
05/01/2017	$7,000,000.00	California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

This property was utilized as a commercial plant nursery (Al's Nursery) which was a family-run business and a private residence since the late 1950s. After nursery shut down in 2011. The property was eventually purchased by Windmill School, Inc. (a non-profit organization-preschool), to redevelop into facility that will consist of 9000 sq feet of building for classrooms, teachers' offices, and a gathering hall. It will include a beautiful outdoor, nature-based play yard for each classroom and outdoor gathering spaces in the Redwoods for community events. The completed facility will be expanded to include K-8th grade afterschool enrichment programs.

Former Use: Property was utilized as a family-owned, commercial nursery. A Phase I environmental study revealed widespread pesticide contamination (DDT, chlordane and dieldrin) within top 12 inches of soil around wooden structures and areas where plant inventory was housed. The main property was cleaned up by then-current owners (Tate) in early 2015, leaving only a drain pipe (containing contaminated soil) that led into adjoining property and into Sausal Creek to cleanup. Windmill School purchased the property 4.15.15.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (1.7)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

09/06/2017

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional