Property Details for Millers Falls Paper Mill Property

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Former IP Papermill

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

108401

Property Address

8 Papermill Road Erving, MA 01344

Size

43.26

Parcel Numbers

Map 4, Block 0, Lot 32

Latitude/Longitude

42.579473 / -72.488754

Congressional District

Property Contact

Sloan, Peggy

psloan@frcog.org

413-774-1194 x105

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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
Franklin Regional Council of Governments	2B96108801	MA	Assessment	2009
Franklin Regional Council of Governments	BF00A00358	MA	Assessment	2019
Franklin Regional Council of Governments	BF96191001	MA	Assessment	2014

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$755.00	06/25/2020		Franklin Regional Council of Governments	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$11,201.00	07/01/2009	03/03/2010	Franklin Regional Council of Governments	Y	FY11
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$57,008.00	04/01/2010		Franklin Regional Council of Governments	N
Supplemental Assessment	$23,429.00	02/26/2015	12/23/2015	Franklin Regional Council of Governments	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $92,393.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $92,393.00

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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

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Asbestos
Other Metals
PCBS

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: U
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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

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

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

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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

Property Highlights

The majority of the contamination appears to be concentrated in the southern portion of the site, that was previously documented and achieved regulatory closure with the submittal of a Class B-1 RAO and supporting Method 3 Characterization to the DEP in January 2003. The detection of arsenic constituted a 120-day notification obligation to DEP, which had RTN 1-18133 assigned to the site. Former Use: The property includes a former paper mill, parking areas, and undeveloped lots. The site is located adjacent to the Millers River and down gradient from a landfill. The 211,000 sq. ft. paper mill complex been vacant since 2000. A Phase I and a Phase II Site Assessment & Class B-1 Response Action Outcome Statement were completed in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Town acquired the site in 2014. A Hazardous Building Materials Assessment was completed in 2015 as was a town-funded feasibility and reuse study. In 2020, the Town completed a cleanup of asbestos containing materials in the mill complex and contamination caused by a transformer. In December 2021, the Town was awarded $600,000 for pre-development work and selective demolition. The Town issued a Request for Interest in fall 2021, which had two respondents interested redeveloping the site.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (43.26)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 1-0018133 Enrolled: 02/09/2011

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional