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Property Details for Port of Walla Walla Old Barracks


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252173
120 Lear Avenue WALLA WALLA, WA 99362
.62
360714110001
46.09450477287283 / -118.27395297725558
5
Burgess, Deborah
burgess.deborah@epa.gov
(360) 753-9079


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Washington State Department of CommerceBF00J96301WABCRLF2014


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Assessment Activities at this Property

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Contaminants and Media


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Air
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .62
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Additional Property Attributes

The redevelopment project consists of four (4) buildings, approximately 5,400 square feet each located at 120, 140, 160, and 180 Lear Avenue in Walla Walla, Washington as part of the larger Walla Walla Regional Airport property. The airport property consists of over 2,200 acres and is located in Section 14, Township 7, Range 36 of Walla Walla, Washington.

Site History
The first municipally owned airfield in Walla Walla was leased in June 1922 in the proximity of the present day airport. In 1929, funds were secured by the Walla Walla Airport Association and Chamber of Commerce to buy a portion of the property for development of a larger airport, which the City of Walla Walla took over in October 1930. Then, in 1942, the airfield was taken over by federal government and the Walla Walla Army Air Base was developed, ultimately comprising over 2,164 acres. On December 1, 1947 the land was declared surplus and the City and County took joint ownership of the property. However, in 1965, the US Air Force returned and utilized a portion of the airport and buildings during the Vietnam War era. The US Air Force departed in 1971. On December 8, 1988 the Walla Walla City-County transferred ownership of the Walla Walla Regional Airport property to the Port of Walla Walla.

The four old barracks buildings were constructed circa 1944 by the US Air Force. They were utilized as barracks until 1947. The barracks were again utilized by the US Air Force in the 60s, though utilization and activities taking place at that time is unknown. It is also not known what the City-County utilized the buildings for. The Port took ownership of the airport on December 8, 1988. No improvements have been made to the buildings since the Port's ownership. During the time the Port has owned the buildings, they have been leased to several tenants for storage. That continued until October 2019, when notice was sent out and the current tenants have removed their belongings from the building.

Previous Investigations and Cleanup Activities
Blue Mountain Environmental & Consulting (BMEC) performed an investigation for the presence of asbestos-containing materials in the 4 old barracks buildings in September 2019 and produced a report dated October 7, 2019. BMEC inspected the buildings, collected samples of suspect asbestos-containing materials, and sent the samples to EMC Labs for analysis. Samples were collected down to the substrate where feasible. Multi-layer samples i.e., vinyl flooring and mastic were collected and submitted as combined material samples that were separated at the laboratory and analyzed independently.

RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Confirmed Release
Unknown at this time.

Chemicals of Concern
During a visual inspection of accessible areas by BMEC identified specified building materials that may have been manufactured with asbestos fibers, Chrysotile. These suspect building materials are assumed to contain asbestos until the actual content is known. Samples of suspect asbestos containing materials were collected and sent to EMC Labs for analysis. Fire doors were not sampled due to the destructive nature of the sampling. Sample analysis indicated no regulated asbestos containing materials were detected. Category I and II non-friable asbestos containing materials were detected in the vinyl flooring, exterior transite, joint compound, cove base mastic, and stair tread mastic.

Threat to Public Health
Asbestos containing materials do not pose an exposure risk unless they are disturbed or deteriorated to the point of releasing fibers into the air. Only trained personnel knowledgeable of proper safety and handling procedures should perform any activities, which might disturb such materials.

All asbestos-containing materials must be removed prior to destructive renovation or demolition in accordance with applicable federal, state and local regulations, using appropriate engineering controls, by a state ce
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