Property Details for Former Howes Leather Site

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Profile Information
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

241077

Property Address

101 Meadow St., Curwensville, PA. CURWENSVILLE, PA 16833

Size

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

40.97267944996783 / -78.52294632855372

Congressional District

Property Contact

Nowak, Joseph

Nowak.Joseph@epa.gov

215-814-3303

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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
Clearfield County Economic Development Corp	BF96378901	PA	Cleanup	2020
Clearfield County Economic Development Corporation	BF96360101	PA	Assessment	2018

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$175,000.00	10/15/2019	12/24/2020	Clearfield County Economic Development Corporation	Y	FY21

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $175,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $175,000.00

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Other Metals
Petroleum Products

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
03/28/2022	$350,000.00	01/30/2023	Clearfield County Economic Development Corp	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Regenox was added to the open excavation before clean backfill was added.
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 21
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: .03
EPA Cleanup Funding: $350,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $350,000.00

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

AULs for nonresidential land activity and limiting the use of groundwater. The institutional control prohibiting groundwater usage was placed on the property as part of the acquisition of the property by Clearly Ahead in 2014.

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

03/14/2014

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Other SSD system is in place

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

Property was used as tannery for approximately 100 years. Previous environmental studies and clean-up was done at the site, but not to the extent needed for a State Act 2 Liability Release. The owner, the grantee, is looking to redevelop the property for light industrial use. Grantee was awarded a Clean - Up Grant in June 2020, and is proceeding with the planning for close out of the Assessment Grant and implementation of the Clean Up Grant.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (26.5)

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