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260727
444 Bank Lane SW New Philadelphia, OH 44663
8.38
43-05250-000, 43-04022-000, 43-04027-000, 43-04026-000, 43-04023-000, etc
40.487997988466 / -81.454741033472
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Auker, Karla
auker.karla@epa.gov
440-250-1741


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency4B00E03226OHAssessment2022


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$4,500.0009/15/202209/25/2024Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Phase I Environmental Assessment$5,195.0009/15/202207/07/2023Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyYFY25
Phase II Environmental Assessment$157,805.0009/15/202209/25/2024Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $167,500.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $167,500.00


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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


VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
Ground Water
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
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Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 8.38
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
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Leveraged Funding:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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N/AThis property does not incorporate demolition or cleanup activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Government Controls
Dependent on future development
No
Yes
Other SSD system is in place
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
N/AThis property does not incorporate redevelopment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.


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Additional Property Attributes

Ohio EPA 4/24 Update: The property spans approximately 8.38 acres and is situated in a mixed residential and commercial/industrial area within the City of New Philadelphia. Currently, an active warehouse building occupies the northeastern portion of the property. The remaining area consists of grassy land, with remnants of concrete and asphalt parking lots, driveways, and old building foundations located on the western side. Mill Avenue SW runs north to south, bisecting the property. Historically, this property was operated as a dry cleaner from at least 1902 until 1986. The laundry and dry-cleaning operations took place on the western portion of the property (west of Mill Avenue SW), with a potential area for disposing of spent dry cleaning waste along the south-central boundary, on the eastern side of Mill Avenue SW. The City of New Philadelphia currently owns the property, which has a history of usage that includes a Puritan Laundry facility operating various locations from the early 1900s to the mid-1980s. Additionally, the property was formerly utilized by the Tuscarawas Ice & Cold Storage Company and the New Philadelphia Provision Company Slaughterhouse, serving as a warehouse for packaging from approximately the 1920s to the 1990s. Currently, the site is developed with a vacant car wash and smaller concrete structures. Investigations conducted by the Ohio EPA have identified a plume of volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination migrating from the site toward the city's potable water well system. A 2024 Phase II investigation determined that the soil meets residential Voluntary Action Program (VAP) standards. However, the groundwater exceeds unrestricted potable use standards (UPUS) for perchloroethylene (PCE). Contaminants in the groundwater have migrated off the property for at least 1,000 feet to the southeast. Additionally, soil vapor levels exceed goals both on and off the property due to the presence of PCE and trichloroethylene (TCE) in the vapor samples.
Commercial (8.38)


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