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136667
5th St./Piasa St./4th St./Belle St. Alton, IL 62002
1
38.9053291 / -90.1867029
13
Cragan, Keary
cragan.keary@epa.gov
312-353-5669


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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
Southwestern Illinois Development AuthorityBF00E94001ILAssessment2009


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$2,500.0007/04/201108/02/2011Southwestern Illinois Development AuthorityYFY12
Phase II Environmental Assessment$11,100.0009/27/201101/10/2012Southwestern Illinois Development AuthorityN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $13,600.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $13,600.00


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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


Other Metals
Petroleum Products
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Ground Water
Soil
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 1
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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

U
No
Yes
Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)
Current COCs can be managed. The area of elevated arsenic could be excavated, with confirmation samples collected. However,
the asphalt surface can act as a barrier to exclude the industrial/commercial ingestion exposure pathway, as long as it is left in place and maintained, and the construction worker ingestion exposure pathway could be excluded through use of an institutional control Construction Worker Notification attached to the property deed.
January 10, 2012
Yes


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The subject property is located in Alton, Illinois and consists of most of the block between Piasa and Belle, and Fourth and Fifth Streets Figure 1. At the time of the SI, the Site was developed as a pay parking lot. Two commercial buildings located along the southern edge of the block along Fourth Street are outside of the subject property. The Site is located in the downtown district of Alton, surrounded by commercial businesses. The Mississippi River is located four blocks south of the Site. The subject site consists of approximately one acre of land and has been developed since at least 1885. The site is currently developed as a pay parking lot.

Former Use: The site is currently developed as a pay parking lot. Additional uses of the site have included a filling station, auto repair facility, a buggy company, and residences. Surrounding properties have been developed since at least 1885 and have included iron and brass foundries and machine shops two � to the north and east of Site, a forge and manufacturer of mining tools, residences, a filling station, auto repair facility, Sears Roebuck, and Hayner Library. Based on the results of this investigation, there do not appear to be areas of significant soil or groundwater contamination on the subject site. There were no field observations of obvious impact such as staining, odors, or elevated PID readings. However, there were exceedances of some IEPA Tier 1 remediation ives. Constituents of concern included metals in soil arsenic, mercury, cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, and silver, and benzoaanthracene in groundwater. In addition, the historical site use as a gasoline service station in the southwest corner of the site remains a potential issue. Due to the gas main which was located in the vicinity, sampling was not conducted in that corner for safety reasons. Additional investigation, such as using a private locating service, could more accurately locate gas lines in the area including the tie-in to the building. In addition, test pitting or use of ground penetrating radar may be able to verify the presence or absence of tanks in the area. Without additional investigation, the southwest corner of the site remains a potential risk. The area of elevated arsenic could be excavated, with confirmation samples collected. However, the asphalt surface can act as a barrier to exclude the industrial/commercial ingestion exposure pathway, as long as it is left in place and maintained, and the construction worker ingestion exposure pathway could be excluded through use of an institutional control Construction Worker Notification attached to the property deed.
Commercial (.5) Industry (.25) Residential (.25)
Petroleum


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