Property Details for Wausau Paper Plant Parcel A-2 main mill

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Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

106424

Property Address

10 Mechanic St Groveton, NH 03582

Size

Parcel Numbers

107/015, 100/003

Latitude/Longitude

44.598875 / -71.5101813

Congressional District

Property Contact

Lombard, Christine

Lombard.Chris@epa.gov

617-918-1305

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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
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	BF96112501	NH	Assessment	2009
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	RP96128501	NH	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2010
North Country Council, Inc.	BF97181301	NH	Assessment	2007

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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	$1,146.00	01/06/2009	04/17/2009	North Country Council, Inc.	Y	FY10
Phase II Environmental Assessment		03/10/2010	07/06/2010	New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$85,882.00	03/10/2010	07/06/2010	New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$37,723.00	04/09/2009	11/10/2010	North Country Council, Inc.	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment		06/15/2009	10/15/2010	North Country Council, Inc.	N
Supplemental Assessment		02/04/2011	02/18/2011	North Country Council, Inc.	N
Supplemental Assessment		04/07/2011	06/01/2011	New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $124,751.00
Leveraged Funding: $34,931.00
Total Funding: $159,682.00

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
PAHS
PCBS
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

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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Address of Data Source:

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Enforcement/Permit Tools

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Existing permit will need to be revised. PCBs in cement structures will need removal or encapsulation.

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

Categories of Controls

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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:
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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

Former Use: The various related properties which comprise the Wausau Paper Plant and the Groveton Paper Board Mill are located adjacent to the downtown business district of the village of Groveton in the town of Northumberland, NH. Due to the size of the property and the number of workers employed in the two operations, the combined site is the most significant feature of the town, and was formerly its primary economic engine. In the 1800�s, the site contained a sawmill, but has been a paper mill since the early 1900�s. The Wausau paper plant has been owned by a number of entities, including James River and Diamond International. Over the years, the 2 properties were operated as one industrial site. The Wausau property was purchased by the current owner in 2008. The facility is now largely empty, as much of the machinery and equipment has been sold and removed. Groveton Paper Board, Inc. is insolvent and the Groveton Paper Mill ceased operations on or about Dec. 31, 2005. Further, the first priority secured lender took possession of the Mill in 2006, has sold off all personal property, has ceased all activities at the site and will depart the property as of Dec. 29, 2008. The intent is for Groveton Acquisitions LLC to purchase the Groveton Paper Board property and then sell the 2 properties as one unit. There is a viable potential purchaser for these properties. The potential purchaser would bring new jobs to the community and re-invigorate its stagnant economy. A brownfields assessment is necessary to move this transfer, sale and redevelopment forward.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (35)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 199009009 Enrolled: 07/20/1992

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional