Property Details for Former James Leffel Company

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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

12686

Property Address

426 East Street Springfield, OH 45505

Size

Parcel Numbers

340-0700028118006; 8015

Latitude/Longitude

39.917207 / -83.794584

Congressional District

Property Contact

Morgan, Linda

morgan.linda@epa.gov

312-886-4747

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Property Location

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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
Springfield, City of	BP98531001	OH	Assessment	1998

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$7,515.00	11/29/2001	12/10/2001	Springfield, City of	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment		11/29/2001	12/10/2001	Springfield, City of	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$12,607.00	12/20/2001	08/14/2002	Springfield, City of	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $20,122.00
Leveraged Funding: $10,000.00
Total Funding: $30,122.00

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Petroleum Products
Asbestos
Other Contaminants
Petroleum Products
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Petroleum Products
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
02/11/2002		08/29/2002	Springfield, City of	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 7
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $316,164.18
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $316,164.18

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

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

Additional Engineering controls information

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:
Leveraged Funding:

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The city has struggled for many years with the owner of the Former James Leffel building. The structures on the property were in great disrepair - the roofs had collapsed on many of the structures, debris would fly through the neighborhood on windy days, and large holes in the sides of the building existed. The city deemed the property an attractive nuisance and issued orders to repair or demolish. The owner refused to take action, therefore, the city began nuisance abatement proceedings. The city gained access to the property to conduct Phase I and Phase II assessments by using Ohio Revised Code Administrative Authorities, essentially the city's own form of an EPA Enforcement Action. After conducting asbestos abatement, the city granted salvage rights to the successful contractor; thus, the contractor was able to provide a credit to the city on the demolition bid price - saving thousands of dollars in demolition costs. Currently, the city is working with the court system to pursue cost recovery for the nuisance abatement work performed at the facility. (PPF-Former James Leffel Company, 11/16/06)

Former Use: Hydraulics plant, machine shop, and foundry. The former James Leffel Complex was originally developed in the late 1800s as a part of the original East Street Shops, once the largest industrial complex in the Western Hemisphere. The James Leffel Company designed and manufactured hydraulic turbines at the property, including turbines that currently power the Hoover Dam. In the 1970s the property was purchased by a private individual who used the facility as cold storage and warehouse space for industrial parts and equipment. Today, the private individual still holds title to the property. The city is trying to recover costs associated with the demolition and above grade remediation on the property (performed a nuisance abatement measure) from the owner of the property. (PPF-Former James Leffel Company, 11/16/06)

Predominant Past Usage

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional