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243429
West Haymarket Addition Outlot G LINCOLN, NE 68508
5.12
10-23-346-005-000
40.81812 / -96.71808
1
Morris, Jennifer
Morris.Jennifer@epa.gov
913-551-7341


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Nebraska Department of Environmental QualityRP98732205NESection 128(a) State/Tribal2015


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment$9,696.0505/06/202006/18/2020Nebraska Department of Environmental QualityYFY20
Supplemental Assessment$8,487.7806/29/202008/03/2020Nebraska Department of Environmental QualityN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $18,183.83
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Total Funding: $18,183.83


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media


Arsenic
Lead
Other Metals
PAHS
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Soil
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 5.12
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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

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The subject property is currently vacant and lies adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad to the north and east. The site was used as agricultural land prior to 1969, and the southern portion of the site was used as a lumber yard from 1969 to 1994. The City of Lincoln would like to use the site for an urban gardening project to work in part with food pantry programs to provide fresh vegetables to the community. Due to the close proximity to the railroad tracks, site soils were assessed for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). The site was divided into 21 cells approximately one quarter of an acre in size. A nine-point composite soil sample was collected from each cell for a total of 21 samples. Arsenic was detected in all 21 cells at concentrations exceeding the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Remediation Goal (RG) for residential use; however, all concentrations of arsenic in soil were below the average naturally occurring background concentration for Lancaster County, Nebraska. Lead was not detected in any cell at a concentration exceeding the residential NDEE VCP RG; however, the future use of this site includes gardening. The Technical Review Workgroup Recommendations Regarding Gardening and Reducing Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Soils Guidance Document published by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (2014) recommends a risk-based threshold of 100 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for lead in soil at sites that may be used for edible gardens. Soil in only one cell exceeded this threshold value with a lead concentration of 150 mg/kg. Only two cells had soil concentrations of the PAH benzo(a)pyrene that met or exceeded the NDEE VCP RG for residential use. It is recommended that soil within these three cells is excavated and replaced with a clean potting soil or fill. Additionally, large amounts of debris were seen throughout the property when the soil samples were being collected. In July 2020, an additional subsurface investigation was completed to determine the depth and extent of debris throughout the site. Sixteen borings were advanced to a depth of eight feet below ground surface. Fifteen were advanced in the southern portion of the property. An attempt was made to advance six in the northern portion of the property; however, the northern portion is approximately six feet lower than the southern portion. Additionally, soils were saturated at the time of the investigation and there was standing water present. As a result, the drill rig could not be mobilized in the northern portion. Only one boring was advanced at the most southern boundary of the northern portion. No debris was present in this one boring. Building debris, fill, wood, and coal were present in all 15 borings on the southern portion of the site to a depth of approximately five and a half feet. The type of debris observed suggests that buildings were previously present on the property and were demolished and buried in place. Historic Google Earth imagery also suggests that fill and debris may have been brought in form an off-site source over the years, particularly in locations where brick and concrete are observed at the surface.
Greenspace (5.12)
Hazardous & Petroleum


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