Property Details for Lower Willow Creek Floodplain

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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

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

207101

Property Address

Lot 3 of the Creede Resources, Inc. Subdivision CREEDE, CO 81130

Size

107.8

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

37.841041298406466 / -106.92317293383792

Congressional District

Property Contact

Lanzano, Theodore

Lanzano.Ted@epa.gov

303-312-6596

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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
Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment	BF98899601	CO	BCRLF	2003
Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company	BF96834901	CO	Cleanup	2015

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Assessment Activities at this Property

There are no current assessment activities.

Is Cleanup Necessary?
EPA Assessment Funding:
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding:

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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

Arsenic
Cadmium (Cd)
Other Metals

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil
Surface Water

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
11/01/2016		12/31/2018	Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment	No
11/01/2016		12/31/2018	Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment	No
01/11/2016	$200,000.00	10/01/2019	Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company	No
01/11/2016	$200,000.00	10/01/2019	Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company	No
01/11/2016		10/01/2019	Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company	No
01/11/2016		10/01/2019	Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Capping and containment of contaminated soils.
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 107.8
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 12
EPA Cleanup Funding: $400,000.00
Leveraged Funding: $3,210,000.00
Cost Share Funding: $80,000.00
Total Funding: $3,690,000.00

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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

Government 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

Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

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:
Leveraged Funding:

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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

Former Use: Property Description: The property was used as the storage site for flotation mill tailings from the 1930's until 1988. After that time, the majority of existing mine waste on the site was consolidated and capped in the Emperius Tailings Pile. However, this activity left the site without top soil, and the site has been largely unvegetated since. In addition to remnant waste sources of heavy metals from onsite mine waste storage, the site is also downstream of the Creede Mining District, and accumulates heavy metals from this area as well.

Cleanup work was completed in 2019. Shortly after cleanup was completed, a flood wiped out 60% of the work that was completed. CDPHE and the Lower Willow Creek Restoration Company are working on a covenant to the land that was damaged by the flood.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (107.8)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): Colorado Enrolled:

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional