Property Details for Nespelem Transfer Station

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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

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

30421

Property Address

Schoolhouse Loop Road 1.5 miles west of the Colville Tribal Agency HQ Nespelem, WA 99155

Size

Parcel Numbers

Township 31 North, Range 30 East

Latitude/Longitude

48.13696538552538 / -119.00578689632567

Congressional District

Property Contact

Sims, Janice

sims.janiceHQ@epa.gov

202-566-2892

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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
Colville Confederated Tribes	RP96043901	WA	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2006
Colville Confederated Tribes	RP97062301	WA	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2005
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	TR83491901	WA	Area-Wide Planning	2010
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	RP96082703	WA	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2010

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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	$4,101.00	08/15/2005	08/15/2005	Colville Confederated Tribes	Y	FY06

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $4,101.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $4,101.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Petroleum Products
Arsenic
Cadmium (Cd)
Lead
Other Contaminants
Other Metals

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Petroleum Products
Ground Water

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Security (e.g., Guard, Fences)

Additional Engineering controls information

This site now has a locked gate and a security check procedure in place. Security staff checks waste thoroughly, sorts properly for disposal, places in bins to be hauled off site. Recyclable items are directed to the Recycling Station.

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Yes

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

09/18/2006

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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

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Nespelem Transfer Station is subject to frequent burn events, and neighboring residents complain about poor air quality during these burn events. (PPF � Nespelem Transfer Station, 9/18/06). There are ecological indicators of bears and vermin such as rodents. There are recognized environmental conditions with the potential to cause negative ecological and human health impacts. This opinion is based upon data gathered by the Indian Health Service in year 2000. Site shows large amounts of varied solid waste under uncontrolled conditions. No further dumping of solid waste is allowed on the ground.

Former Use: The Nespelem Transfer Station has been used as a solid waste transfer station and landfill since the early 1980's. There are large piles of waste at the site. The waste onsite only appears to be sorted into burnable waste an non-burnable waste. Household waste is diverted into bins for off site disposal. Post burn commercial salvage of recycles metals from tires, wheels and appliances is evident. A backhoe is kept on site for subsurface disposal of solid waste, as well as burial of already burned waste. The waste is not sorted in a meaningful way, and only a relatively small fraction of waste is transported off site to a permanent landfill. IHS data suggests leaching of contaminants to groundwater has occurred. Household waste is burned producing noxious smoke. This site is held in trust for the Colville Tribes, and there is no single owner of the property.

Predominant Past Usage

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