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Property Details for Former Atcom Parcel Site


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Government
10984
5701 Lincoln Way St. Louis, MO 63120
3.31
14350000091
38.6882329 / -90.267944
1
Klein, Susan
Klein.Susan@epa.gov
913-551-7786


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
R7 TBA - Missouri (Pre-law Superfund TBA)n/aMOTBA1998
St. Louis Development CorporationBF98797401MOAssessment2008
St. Louis Development CorporationBF97737401MOAssessment2012
St. Louis Land Reutilization AuthorityBF97711901MOCleanup2009


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$19,562.0009/03/201202/07/2013St. Louis Development CorporationN
Phase I Environmental Assessment$1.0009/14/199909/14/1999R7 TBA - Missouri (Pre-law Superfund TBA)NFY06
Phase II Environmental Assessment09/14/199909/14/1999R7 TBA - Missouri (Pre-law Superfund TBA)N
Supplemental Assessment$4,285.0002/01/200903/31/2009St. Louis Development CorporationYFY06


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $23,848.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $23,848.00


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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


Asbestos
Lead
Other Contaminants
Other Metals
Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
Soil
Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
05/16/2012$200,000.0001/10/2013St. Louis Land Reutilization AuthorityYes


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.31
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 10
EPA Cleanup Funding: $200,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $200,000.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No
No


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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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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment


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Additional Property Attributes

The site has a partially-collapsed 21,000 square foot warehouse building, a bunker, two exterior elevators, and several underground tunnels formerly used as firing ranges. The property is currently fenced and overgrown with vegetation. There are presently substantial volumes of extremely friable spray-on asbestos, used as a coating in 17 tunnels. Three of these tunnels are approximately six feet in diameter and range up to 1,000 feet in length. The building also has lead-based paint additional asbestos was located in pipe insulation and siding. Soil sampling indicates contamination with lead, beryllium, and the pesticide chlordane.

Former Use: The site was developed in 1941 by the US Army for use as an underground firing range used for testing weapons. The property was part of the St. Louis Ordnance Plant, which was a 300-acre area purchased by the Department of Defense from General Electric. The facility on the ATCOM site was used to test small arms ammunition .30 and .50 caliber. The site operated through WWII and again during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In the 1960s the property was transferred to a private individual, and it was acquired in 1997 by the Land Reutilization Authority through tax foreclosure. In October 2009 we signed a contract with an environmental firm to perform an asbestos inspection and asbestos abatement/demolition specification, as well as perform abatement and demolition oversight. Further funds will come from the ATCOM Cleanup Grant BF 97711901 which was awarded in October 2009. Cleanup dates : September 25, 2012 - January 10, 2013 Asbestos abatement completed in boiler room and concrete portion of Proof House. There was asbestos left in the underground firing range and the test firing station rooms. During removal of the sprayed?on insulation in the test firing station rooms, it was discovered that the walls, ceiling, and steel framework had been coated with a black tar mastic. This black tar mastic was presumed to have been applied immediately prior to the application of the sprayed?on insulation material in order to gain better adhesion to the concrete and steel. This resulted in a greater difficulty in removal of the insulation material, and a substantial amount of additional time, effort, and labor was required to adequately clean the insulation residue from the concrete and steel surfaces. As the sprayed?on insulation material had become incorporated into the black?tar mastic, the mastic contains asbestos. This material was left in place and remains within the building on the walls and ceilings of the Test Firing Station Rooms. all areas where ACM was left remaining in place secured as follows: access and entry points to the underground firing tunnels were blocked with masonry walls, and tunnel access doors were welded shut. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?compliant asbestos warning signs were posted at all site access and tunnel entry points.
Industry (3.31)
Hazardous
Enrolled: 08/01/2009
04/25/2013


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