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256094
660 Minnie Street GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945
1
029-030-008-000
39.21624238744641 / -121.0726673887332
3
Stollman, Scott
Stollman.Scott@epa.gov
415-972-3729


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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


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment$8,929.0303/01/202306/01/2023City of Grass ValleyYFY23


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $8,929.03
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $8,929.03


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
Phase I and Phase II ESAs that consider impacts from extreme weather events and natural disastersPhase I ESAs may consider current and on-going impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters and consider future impacts to the site or area. For example, an investigation of the site history can include an investigation of site vulnerabilities based on historical and recent extreme weather patterns and events (e.g., floods and drought). Phase II ESAs may include use of renewable energy, incorporating remote sensing capabilities, maximize reuse of existing wells (as appropriate) and/or design wells for future reuse, use of field test kits when possible, use of local laboratories when possible, and use of appropriate sized equipment for the project.
Evaluate Reuse options that consider impacts from extreme weather events and natural disastersDiscussion of observed and forecasted natural hazard conditions and the associated site-specific risk are part of any reuse considerations. Both current and forecasted extreme weather events and natural disasters may impact the effectiveness of a remedial alternative.
Identify potential risk factors and infrastructure or utility vulnerabilitiesIdentify potential risk factors and infrastructure or utility vulnerabilities resulting directly from the impacts of increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and natural disasters. Possible risk factors and vulnerabilities may include proximity to the ocean, infrastructure vulnerabilities, property affected by a revised FEMA flood plain, drought monitor, or wildfire risk map, vulnerability related to changes in frequency and intensity of precipitation events, vulnerability of soil type due to moisture and hydraulic changes, and ground and surface drinking water vulnerabilities.


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Contaminants and Media


Asbestos
Lead
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
NOT Cleaned up

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

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
Reduce waste and manage materials sustainablyPractices to reduce water and manage materials sustainably may include minimizing consumption of virgin materials; minimizing waste generation; use of recycled products and local materials; beneficially reusing waste materials (e.g. concrete made with coal combustion products replacing a portion of cement); and segregating and reusing or recycling materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g. soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings).
Sustainable land management practicesSustainable land management practices capitalize on a "whole-site" approach that accelerates cleanup while returning a site to its natural conditions. Practices focus on opportunities to preserve natural land features, maintain open space, sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife habitat, and minimize surface and subsurface disturbance. Sustainable land management practices at a brownfields site may include minimizing unnecessary soil and habitat disturbance or destruction; use of native species to support habitat; and onsite remediation approaches such as bioremediation and/or phytoremediation.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
Install green infrastructureGreen infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space.


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Additional Property Attributes

The City of Grass Valley used USEPA Brownfields funding from the 2022 Community-Wide Assessment Grant to prepare a FSP (Geocon, March 17, 2023) that was approved by the USEPA on April 26, 2023, and a Phase II ESA (Geocon, June 1, 2023) that identified asbestos and lead in building materials and specified procedures for management of the hazardous materials during structure demolition. The City will use the Phase II ESA to guide the structure demolition and site revitalization.

Asbestos:
NESHAP regulations require that the multilayered linoleum flooring (a RACM friable/hazardous material) identified during our survey be removed prior to demolition activities and be treated as a hazardous waste. Activities causing disturbance of the material (i.e., cutting, abrading, sanding, grinding, etc.) would require compliance with the Cal/OSHA asbestos standard (Title 8, CCR, �1529). NESHAP regulations do not require that the nonfriable white 12" x 12" floor tile (Category I nonfriable/nonhazardous material) identified during the survey be removed prior to
renovation/demolition or treated as a hazardous waste. NESHAP regulations do not require that materials containing 1% or less asbestos (e.g., the gypsum board wall system and texture identified during our survey) be removed prior to disturbance activities associated with demolition. However, the disturbance of these materials is still covered by the
Cal/OSHA asbestos standard (Title 8, CCR, �1529). We recommend that a licensed contractor who is registered with Cal/OSHA for asbestos-related work perform disturbance activities associated with renovation or demolition. We also recommend the notification of contractors (that may be conducting renovation, demolition, or related activities) and building occupants of the presence of asbestos in their work areas (i.e., provide the contractor[s] and building occupants with a copy of this report and a list of asbestos removed by contractor[s] during subsequent activities). Personnel not trained for asbestos work should be instructed not to disturb asbestos. In accordance with NESHAP, written notification to USEPA Region 9 and the California Air
Resources Board is required ten working days prior to commencement of any demolition activity (whether asbestos is present or not). In accordance with Title 8, CCR, �341.9, written
notification to the nearest Cal/OSHA district office is required at least 24 hours prior to certain asbestos-related work.

Lead:
The deteriorated tan exterior paint applied to the wood walls and the deteriorated brown exterior paint applied to the wood deck would be classified as California and Federal hazardous waste based on lead content if stripped, blasted, or otherwise separated from the substrate. The remaining intact paint identified during our survey would not be classified as California or Federal
hazardous waste based on lead content. We recommend that all paints at the project site be treated as lead-containing for purpose of determining the applicability of the Cal/OSHA lead standard during maintenance, renovation, and demolition activities. This recommendation is based on the paint sample results and the fact that lead was a common ingredient of paints manufactured before 1978 and is still an ingredient of some paints. In accordance with Title 8, CCR, �1532.1(p), written notification to the nearest Cal/OSHA district office is required at least 24 hours prior to certain lead-related work. Compliance and training requirements regarding construction activities where workers may be exposed to lead are presented in Title 8, CCR, �1532.1, subsections (e) and (l), respectively. The removal, transportation, placement, handling, and disposal of LCP must result in no visible dust.
Greenspace (1)


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