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Property Details for Big City Farms


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Private
217861
4825 Winsdor Mill Road Baltimore, MD 21207
5.25
39.309028 / -76.697332
7
Barnett, Jeff
Barnett.Jeff@epa.gov
215-814-3246


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of Baltimore Development CorporationBF96324501MDAssessment2013


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Supplemental Assessment$30,100.0007/01/201403/19/2015City of Baltimore Development CorporationYFY16


Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $30,100.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $30,100.00


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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


Arsenic
Mercury
Other Metals
PAHS
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Ground Water
Soil
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 5.25
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Proprietary Controls Information Devices
Long-term conditions will be recorded as deed restrictions regarding future uses of the Site. These conditions are expected to include the following:
? Restriction prohibiting use of groundwater at the Site.
? Notice to MDE prior to any future soil disturbance activities at the Site below areas designated for engineering controls. This written notice will be required at least 15 days prior to any planned excavation activities at the Site that will penetrate through the cap.
? Complete appropriate characterization and disposal of any future material excavated from beneath the cap in accordance with applicable local, state and federal requirements.
? Complete appropriate maintenance and inspection of the containment remedy.
Yes
03/19/2015
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
04/01/2015$1,500,000.00City of Baltimore Development Corporation09/01/2015


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property is predominantly historic landfill, being utilized for the surface farming activities of Big City Farms. The Site was utilized as an unregulated landfill during the 1960s and 1970s. Landfill material reportedly consisted of automobiles, automobile parts, stoves, refrigerators and tires. The landfill was reportedly covered and capped with clay in 1973, after which, landfill material was visible only in proximity to the ponds located at the southwestern portion of the Site. The Site was subject to a series of investigations throughout the 1990s by the MDE. As a result of the investigations, the Site was granted a NFRAP status by the MDE. The Site remains on the State Master List with MDE�s Land Restoration Program. It is noteworthy that a NFRAP finding does not always indicate that no additional investigation is required at a property.

Former Use: The Site consists of a 5.25-acre parcel of land which is densely wooded and unimproved with the exception of a small collapsed shed structure located at the northeastern portion of the Site. The Site consists of an unimproved and densely wooded 5.25-acre parcel of land that is zoned residential. The Site is located in a densely developed residential area of Baltimore City and is bound to the west by Hutton Avenue, beyond which is a wooded area, bound to the south by Hutton Avenue beyond which is the Carrie Murray Outdoor Education Center, bordered to the east by a Baltimore County Fire Department access road, and bound to the north by Johnson Auto Repair and Windsor Mill Road beyond which is a wooded area and an apartment complex. The surrounding area is serviced by municipal water and sewer (Baltimore City), and no known potable water supply wells are located on the Site or surrounding properties. Excluding two small ponded areas located at the southwestern portion of the Site, the nearest surface water body, the Gwynns Falls, is located approximately 1,350 feet south of the Site. Site was utilized as an unregulated landfill during the 1960s and 1970s. Landfill material reportedly consisted of automobiles, automobile parts, stoves, refrigerators and tires. The landfill was reportedly covered in 1973, after which, landfill material was visible only in proximity to the ponds located at the southwestern portion of the Site. The Site was subject to a series of investigations throughout the 1990s by the MDE; additional information regarding these investigations is provided in Section 2.3. As a result of the investigations, the Site was granted a NFRAP status by the MDE. The Site remains on the State Master List with MDE�s Land Restoration Program.
Commercial (5.25)
Hazardous
03/19/2015


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