Property Details for Former Highland Lumber & Fuel Company

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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

7XX 18th Street

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

257815

Property Address

2222 7th Avenue ROCKFORD, IL 61104

Size

1.79

Parcel Numbers

11-25-283-004

Latitude/Longitude

42.259419733259 / -89.061363700604

Congressional District

Property Contact

Cragan, Keary

cragan.keary@epa.gov

312-353-5669

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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
City of Rockford	BF00E02497	IL	Assessment	2019

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$3,420.00	06/14/2023	08/09/2023	City of Rockford	Y	FY24
Phase I Environmental Assessment		01/18/2024	02/07/2024	City of Rockford		FY24
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$10,925.94	08/29/2023	09/28/2023	City of Rockford	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $14,345.94
Leveraged Funding: $1,800.00
Total Funding: $16,145.94

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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N/A	This property does not incorporate planning or assessment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

PAHS
SVOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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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

Property Highlights

The former Highland Lumber & Fuel Company site is a former lumber mill and bulk petroleum yard that closed in the 1970. Immediately adjacent to Keith Creek, the site is a key property the City needs to acquire in order to make much needed improvements to the Keith Creek watershed to reduce flooding. The site was once served by rail, where heating oil was delivered and transferred into a series of bulk aboveground storage tanks before being pumped into tanker trucks for residential delivery. As a result of exhausted brownfield grant funds, only a very limited Phase II could be completed which involved the advancement of 4 soil borings. One soil boring sample contained PNAs above State cleanup standards. Additional sampling is required to fully characterize the site. The City is moving forward with acquiring the property via donation after imposing its brownfields prevention ordinance. Upon acquiring the property, the City will move forward with demolishing a collapsed structure and perform land clearing to reduce blight and open up public access to Keith Creek.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (1.79)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional