Property Details for Walnut Creek Farm Pilot Project

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
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Government

ACRES Property ID

237881

Property Address

8101 FM 969 AUSTIN, TX 78724

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Latitude/Longitude

30.2693578 / -97.6463817

Congressional District

Property Contact

Williams, Denise

Williams.Denise@epa.gov

214-665-9749

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

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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
Austin, City of	BF01F37601	TX	Assessment	2017

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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	$5,287.20	08/13/2018	10/09/2018	Austin, City of	Y	FY21
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$17,844.17	11/15/2018	07/24/2019	Austin, City of	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $23,131.37
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $23,131.37

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

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None

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up

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Unknown

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
09/30/2018	$125,000.00	Austin, City of
09/30/2018	$100,000.00	Austin, City of

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Install green infrastructure	Green infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space."

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

Travis County wants to use this 72-acre site as a pilot project for urban agriculture to expand farmland. The site is in east Austin and eastern Travis County, where many residents suffer from food insecurity and food desert conditions. Travis County aims to convert this underutilized parcel into a productive sustainable farm that increases access to healthy food and develop a food hub concept to satisfy demand for sustainable food while supporting small food businesses and reducing barriers to farming within Travis County as part of its Farm to Food Initiative. Additionally, they intend for this property to provide educational outlets for sustainable agriculture, increase the practice of environmentally sensitive farming in Travis County, and stimulate the regional food economy. Travis County acquired the land on 8/24/1994 from the State of Texas, and the property has remained undeveloped since the purchase. This area has a long history of agriculture, the site was used for farming from the 1940s until the 1980s. The Phase I ESA identified miscellaneous debris from the neighboring Travis State Jail, an unidentified 55-gallon steel drum, and historical pesticide/herbicides related to the agricultural use. A Phase II Limited Site Investigation was requested, and the proposed farm parcels were investigated for pesticides and herbicides to determine if it is appropriate to have members of the public farming the parcels and consuming the produce grown there. The Field Sampling Plan was submitted and approved in March (QTRAK 19-193). Analytical results did not return any exceedances, no issues are anticipated for the intended use. No further work is necessary at this time. In September 2018, Travis County Commissioners approved $125,000 in infrastructure funds for the Walnut Creek Pilot Farm project. A feasibility study was completed to examine the challenges and opportunities that a Central Texas Food Hub project would face. Sustainable Food Center, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting the local food system and the health of Central Texas residents through gardening classes and education, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AM170100XXXXG089) for the study.

Predominant Past Usage

Greenspace (72)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

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