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257871
15 Dutton Road HAVERHILL, MA 01830
69.97
Map 465, Block 3, Lot 6
42.802196402476 / -71.064903415304
3
Lombard, Christine
Lombard.Chris@epa.gov
617-918-1305


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission4B00A01088MAAssessment2022


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$4,800.0010/03/2022Merrimack Valley Planning Commission


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $4,800.00
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Total Funding: $4,800.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
N/AThis 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


Building Materials
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: 69.97
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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

The Site is comprised of eight parcels totaling 69.97-acres and improved with one approximate 2,800-square foot dilapidated building, which formerly served as office and a repair garage. The Site building consists of an office on the south end, three garage bays in the middle, and one repair bay on the northern end of the building. Three floor drains and an auto repair pit were identified during the Site reconnaissance within the Site building. The Site building is noted to have been constructed without building permits or plumbing permits, and no septic system or oil/water separator has been documented. These floor drains likely discharge to a dry well onsite given the lack of public sewer.

The Site has operated as an unpermitted construction and demolition (C&D) waste receiving and salvage yard from the early 1980s until 2016. The ground surface across the majority of the western portion of the property consists of piles and filled areas consisting of imported C&D debris including gravel, building debris (mainly brick and masonry), building materials (asphalt shingles and other building materials), tree stumps, and numerous granite blocks. This widespread dumping has led to multiple investigations from the City of Methuen and the MassDEP including repeated Cease-and Desist Orders and eventual legal action. The dumping that has occurred at the Site has been estimated to be at minimum 577,000 cubic yards (cy) of debris. Multiple liens have been placed on the property as result of financial and environmental negligence totaling approximately $6.4 million.

An additional area of dumping was observed east of Hawkes Brook. This debris appears to be mostly waste rubber sheeting, shoe rubber, and strips of rubber outsoles. To the south of the shoe waste dumping, three dilapidated trailers are abandoned in the woods. Miscellaneous debris including rubber sheeting, pipes, asphalt materials, and four empty 55-gallon drums was noted around the trailers. To the immediate west of the trailers on the east bank of the Hawkes River orange-colored standing water was observed.
Commercial (69.97)


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