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Grass Valley-Joyce Dr Parcel 029-280-016-000
Government
255511
Joyce Drive GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945
3.74
029-280-016-000
39.205057836714786 / -121.0631671549293
3
Byous, Eric
Byous.Eric@epa.gov
415-972-3531


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of Grass Valley4B98T42301CAAssessment2022
R9 TBA - California (STAG Funded)n/aCATBA2004


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$32,718.6208/10/202309/29/2023City of Grass Valley
Phase I Environmental Assessment$12,415.0001/12/202212/23/2022R9 TBA - California (STAG Funded)YFY23
Phase I Environmental Assessment$4,500.0004/03/202305/22/2023City of Grass Valley
Phase II Environmental Assessment$115,305.0002/10/202212/23/2022R9 TBA - California (STAG Funded)N
Phase II Environmental Assessment$51,801.0007/24/202309/29/2023City of Grass Valley


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $216,739.62
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $216,739.62


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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


Arsenic
Chromium (Cr)
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
Petroleum Products
VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Soil
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: U
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.74
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding:


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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
Post-cleanup site use is affordable housing and open space (floodplain). No post-cleanup ICs are proposed.
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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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 property is comprised of a vacant 3.74-acre parcel of land (Parcel: 029-280-016-000) and is located on Joyce Drive in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. Located in a mixed-use residential and commercial area within the City of Grass Valley, the property is bounded to the north by residential developments and a sewer pump station, to the southeast by commercial and residential properties, and to the west and southwest by U.S. Highway 49. Uses of surrounding properties include commercial and residential land. The property is flat on the eastern side, and the west side of the property slopes west toward Little Wolf Creek. The Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Applicant, the City of Grass Valley, owns the property. No structures exist on the property; however, two underground horizontal utility pipes were identified during a geotechnical investigation at the property in May 2020. According to available historical records, the property does not appear to have ever been developed; however, the surrounding areas historically hosted multiple gold mining operations, both surface and underground. The likelihood the property contained or was previously a part of former mining operations is high, and is likely to contain analytes of concern from gold mining operations. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) was performed on the property in August 2022 and identified three recognized environmental condition (REC) and three business environmental risks (BERs). Former and current auto stations, gas stations, underground storage tanks, and dry cleaners surround the property and may have released contamination with potential to migrate on-site, which is a REC to the property. Former gold mining operations historically surrounded the property and may have extended on-site, including underground tunnels potentially under the property that could have provided a pathway for transport of mining contamination, which is a REC to the property. The property is adjacent to U.S. Highway 49 and could have been exposed to aerial lead deposition from highway traffic, which is a REC to the property. The dates of installation of two underground pipes, a subsurface drainage pipe, and storm drain drainage pipe at the property are unknown and may be a source or provide a pathway from off-site contamination, which is a BER to the property. Documentation for an observed manhole within the drainage and creek area on the property was unavailable and may be a source or provide a pathway from off-site contamination, which is a BER to the property. Nevada County, California is classified as a Federal EPA Radon Zone 2, posing low potential for presence of radon gas in indoor air within planned future buildings, which is a BER to the property. A Phase II ESA was performed in December 2022 identifying elevated concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons, arsenic, and lead in soil samples. In addition, concentrations of chromium were identified in soil samples; however, these levels were below the project screening levels. The Nevada County Habitat for Humanity has an interest in redeveloping the Site for affordable housing. Recommendations regarding future use and steps forwards for the property include removal or capping of contaminated soils to prevent exposure or release and to mitigate potential impacts on human health if the property is used for residential purposes. The City of Grass Valley performed a Phase I ESA (5/22/23) prior to site acquisition and a Phase II ESA and Cleanup Plan under a CLRRA agreement with the DTSC. The Draft Report of Findings and Response Plan (9/29/23) is currently being reviewed by the DTSC. The City applied for ECRG cleanup funding as part of ECRG Round 2.
Greenspace (3.74)
ID Number (if Applicable): 102504 Enrolled:


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