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Private
169802
7910 NE 33rd Drive Portland, OR 97211
2.85
R280024
45.579561 / -122.63191799999998
3
Tan, Robert
Tan.Robert@epa.gov
206-553-2580


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Portland, City of BF00J45301ORAssessment2011


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$2,850.0002/01/201403/10/2014Portland, City of YFY15
Phase II Environmental Assessment$9,412.0003/21/201407/30/2014Portland, City of N


Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $12,262.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $12,262.00


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Contaminants and Media


Unknown


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 2.85
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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No
No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Additional Property Attributes

Located on the east side of the 7900 block of NE 33rd Drive, this site is comprised of a 2.85 acre industrial zoned property in the Sunderland neighborhood. This property is owned by the Oregon Food Bank (OFB), a non-profit working with a statewide network of partner agencies to distribute emergency food to hungry families and strengthen community food systems. Currently, a portion of the property functions as OFB�s Learning Gardens. OFB�s Learning Gardens program is volunteer run and focuses on empowering people of all ages to grow a portion of their own produce on a limited budget. The area of concern and project site is surrounded by the Learning Gardens where a recently demolished 33,000 square foot horse barn was located. OFB plans to work with Grow Portland, another local hunger relief non-profit, to put the former barn space into vegetable production. Volunteers and community members will be actively involved on this site and produce will be used in OFB�s cooking classes, donated through the emergency food system, or distributed to volunteers. Oregon Food Bank requested financial assistance from the Portland Brownfield Program to perform a Phase I site assessment and if warranted, a Phase II site assessment before converting this land into agricultural use. Although OFB has photos of the area during 2001, there was no knowledge of the site�s history prior to the barn. It is believed that previous site assessments have been conducted but they were not able to locate these records. What was immediately known is that the barn contained lead paint and it was possible that other contaminants are of concern given the unknown history of the site and its proximity to other industrial zoned properties. Assistance from the Brownfield Program would: help identify potential contamination concerns associated with past uses; support a non-profit�s mission to support food independence; support urban agriculture and food equity; promote safe gardening procedures on industrial zoned lands. The Phase I ESA did reveal some recognized environmental concerns including a possible underground storage tank, asbestos-containing materials used in the construction of existing buildings, and the likely use of lead-based paint on the former horse barn. For the Phase II, the Brownfield Program and hired environmental contractor AMEC worked with Oregon Food Bank to recruit community members interested in learning about brownfields, the methods for testing soil for contamination, and the importance of soil health for urban gardening. A group of 12 volunteers participated in soil sampling activities and everyone was able to try their hand at the PID reader, the hand auger and packing soil samples for transport to the lab. The Phase II ESA did not reveal any contaminants of concern and this site is ready for redevelopment.

Former Use: Prior to 1936 and through the 1960s the site was agricultural land, likely used for grain production. From 1943 to 1955, one small shed appeared on the northwestern portion of the property. There were no additional structures on the property until 1967 when the property owner built horse stables and two outbuildings. From then until 2002 the horse barn was enlarged and one additional shed was constructed. In 2002, the Oregon Food Bank began to develop portions of this land for community gardens and a greenhouse. In 2013, the horse barn was demolished.
Industry (2.85)
Hazardous


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