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237561
38534 Dexter Road DEXTER, OR 97431
20.71
19-01-08-00-03800
43.9237906 / -122.8340907
4
Harlan, Pamela
HARLAN.PAMELA@EPA.GOV
206-553-0977


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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
Eugene, City ofBF01J40201ORAssessment2017


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$6,674.0008/07/201809/07/2018Eugene, City ofYFY21
Phase II Environmental Assessment$24,791.4610/03/201801/03/2019Eugene, City ofN


Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $31,465.46
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $31,465.46


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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


None
NOT Cleaned up
Unknown

Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
Eugene, City ofNo


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 20.71
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 0
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $22,000.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $22,000.00


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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
U


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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 Property was recently acquired by Lane County through tax foreclosure. The Property is zoned Rural Industrial and is associated with Lane County land use code 2421 for Sawmills & Planing Mills. The Property is occupied by a vacant 29,780-square-foot former sawmill building and smaller outbuildings surrounded by cleared, unimproved land. A small creek was observed on the Property near the western boundary, and three shallow ponds were observed in the northern area of the Property. There were no active operations on the Property at the time of the Phase I ESA site visit. The Property vicinity is a mix of agricultural, undeveloped, rural residential and industrial land uses. Residences are present bordering the north, southeast, and south sides of the Property. A railroad is present beyond the western Property boundary. Lost Creek is present along the northern and eastern Property boundaries. The Lane County Road Works Department Yard is located adjacent to the northeast portion of the Property, opposite Lost Creek. Historical records show that portions of the Property were in agricultural use by 1949. The Property was developed with a sawmill sometime between 1955 and 1975. The sawmill reportedly operated until approximately 2000. James E. Peterson Jr. purchased the Property from Dexter Forest Fibre Inc. in 2006. A sign observed on the former mill building during the site visit in March 2018 indicates the building may have recently been used for boat and RV storage. Jeff Turk of Lane County reported that the Property had also recently been used for a marijuana growing operation. Since 2008, the County has received numerous nuisance complaints about the Property regarding trespassing, dumping, camping and noise. In September 2017, Lane County acquired the Property through tax foreclosure. Photographs taken during a visual assessment of the Property in November 2017 showed widespread dumping on the Property, including scrap vehicles and parts, appliances, containers of automotive fluids, pesticides, cleaners, paints, car batteries, woody debris and tires. Three vacant buildings were observed on the Property during the site visit in March 2017: the former sawmill building, a nearby shop, and a barn. A small well pumphouse also was observed. Containers of paints, automotive fluids, and cleaners were observed in the shop building and the barn. Staining was observed on the concrete floor of the shop building and the dirt floor of the barn during the site visit. Staining was also observed on the ground surface near the shop building and at several other exterior locations. Stantec observed several piles of abandoned/dumped items in exterior areas of the Property including a pickup truck, auto parts, appliances, tires, pallets, labeled and unlabeled containers, and household garbage. Phase I ESA identified RECs related to the Property: 1) The Property is a former wood products manufacturing facility (Dexter Forest Fibre). There is a potential for releases from past mill operations including storage, handling, and disposal of fuels, wood treating chemicals, and other materials, and burning of wood waste, 2) Information collected during this Phase I ESA indicates that a smaller building on the Property (the shop) was used for auto repair. Staining was observed inside and outside the shop building, and numerous containers of petroleum products and other materials were observed in and around the building, 3) Historical records and the site visit have identified widespread dumping of materials including petroleum products and hazardous materials at the Property, and 4) Features that may be vent pipes for USTs or ASTs were observed on the roof of the former sawmill building and east of the sawmill building. Based on Phase II samplings and assessments, the samples at the Property indicated no exceedances of applicable occupational or construction worker direct contact and vapor intrusion RBCs for petroleum hydrocarbons, VOCs, PAHs, PCB
Petroleum


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