Property Details for Rainbow's End Playground [Former]

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Profile Information
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

Portion of 0 State Prison Road (Off Flagg Street)

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

258390

Property Address

118-194 Flagg Street BRIDGEWATER, MA 02324

Size

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

41.969255505892 / -70.960403140426

Congressional District

Property Contact

McKeown, Amy

McKeown.AmyJean@epa.gov

617-918-1248

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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
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection	4W00A01201	MA	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2022

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	CA
Cleanup Planning	$10,000.00	08/01/2024	Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$7,500.00	01/01/2024	Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$37,800.00	03/10/2024	Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $55,300.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $55,300.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Evaluate Reuse options that consider impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters	Discussion 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.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Other Metals

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 disposal site/subject property is a three-acre wooded area, located on a portion of a larger parcel of a property owned by the Department of Corrections (DOC). The site is the location of the former Rainbow's End Playground (the "Playground") and is currently vacant. The disposal site is in a residential and recreational use area. Site assessments commenced in 2020 and have identified arsenic in the shallow soils at concentrations ranging up to 264 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), which could pose an Imminent Hazard to human health [310 CMR 40.0321(2)]. This area is currently fenced to prevent access to the impacted soils. The source of the arsenic impacts in soil appears to be the former pressure treated wood play structures. According to the 2020 Massachusetts Environmental Justice Map Viewer, the property is located within a minority and income EJ Block Group. The PRP is the Town of Bridgewater (the "Town"). The Town has a history of licensing the subject property from the DOC every five years. The DOC did not play any role in the design, construction, operation, and/or maintenance of the Playground. The limited site investigation to characterize soil is complete. Permitting and planning to support remediation is underway. Remediation will include removal of the arsenic-impacted soils.

Predominant Past Usage

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 4-0028572 Enrolled:

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional