Property Details for Blue Island Community Farm

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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

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Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

179201

Property Address

2010 Canal Street Blue Island, IL 60406

Size

3.5

Parcel Numbers

2531335001, 2531333002, and 2531334001

Latitude/Longitude

41.6519229 / -87.67064800000003

Congressional District

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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
R5 TBA - Illinois (STAG Funded)	n/a	IL	TBA	2004

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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	$5,000.00	11/21/2014	01/20/2015	R5 TBA - Illinois (STAG Funded)	Y	FY15
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$27,758.00	01/20/2015	05/29/2015	R5 TBA - Illinois (STAG Funded)	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $32,758.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $32,758.00

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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

Arsenic
Lead
Nickel (Ni)
Other Metals
PAHS
Petroleum Products
SVOCs
VOCs
Iron (Fe)

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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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

There are no current redevelopment activities.

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The US EPA tasked Tetra Tech to conduct a Phase I and II ESA of the site under the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contract EP-S5-13-01, Technical Direction Document (TDD) No. S05-0003-1412-004. Based on the Phase I ESA, the property has historically been vacant and underutilized for at least 114 years. The site has not been occupied by any structures in historical record, and currently consists of a generally level area of grass, with a steep slope to the Cal-Sag Channel near the northern border of the site. The steep slope is stabilized with boulders and rip-rap. The Little Calumet River formerly ran through the site, but has been filled and realigned to the Cal-Sag Channel. The presence of fill material on site from an unknown source is a REC. The property is planned for redevelopment as a community farm to increase local food access, educate youth and community members, and provide recreational opportunities for students at an adjacent elementary school.

Former Use: The property is owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and is leased by the City of Blue Island. The site has been vacant for at least 114 years. The site has not been occupied by any structures based on the historical record. The Little Calumet River formerly ran through the site, but has been filled and realigned to the Cal-Sag Channel. The source of the fill material is unknown and therefore is a REC. A Phase II ESA was conducted in March 2015 to include soil and groundwater sampling. Laboratory analytical results indicated the presence of VOCs, SVOCs, and metals at concentrations exceeding the Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code Part 742,Tiered Approach to Corrective Action ives, Tier 1 remediation ives.

Predominant Past Usage

Greenspace (3.5)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional