Property Details for Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation

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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

Private

ACRES Property ID

243170

Property Address

499 Kirkland Avenue IRVINE, KY 40336

Size

37.6

Parcel Numbers

082-00-00-063.07

Latitude/Longitude

37.684814545 / -83.95866

Congressional District

Property Contact

Street, Derek

street.derek@epa.gov

404-562-8574

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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
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet	BF95498412	KY	BCRLF	2012
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation	BF02D08121	KY	Cleanup	2021
R4 TBA - Kentucky (STAG Funded)	n/a	KY	TBA	2004

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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	$10,000.00	06/11/2018	07/27/2018	R4 TBA - Kentucky (STAG Funded)	N	FY20
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$177,000.00	07/27/2018	07/18/2019	R4 TBA - Kentucky (STAG Funded)	Y	FY20

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $187,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $187,000.00

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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
Lead
Other Contaminants
Other Metals
Petroleum Products
SVOCs
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

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

Media Affected

Building Materials
Ground Water
Sediments
Soil
Surface Water

Remediating Action for Media

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

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
05/01/2021	$500,000.00	12/31/2023	Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation	Yes
05/01/2020	$120,000.00		Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet	No
05/01/2021		12/31/2023	Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation	Yes

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Installed cap material for revitalization of cleanup area as a recreational amphitheater.
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 37.6
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 20
EPA Cleanup Funding: $620,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding: $100,000.00
Total Funding: $720,000.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Reduce waste and manage materials sustainably	Practices to reduce water and manage materials sustainably may include minimizing consumption of virgin materials; minimizing waste generation; use of recycled products and local materials; beneficially reusing waste materials (e.g. concrete made with coal combustion products replacing a portion of cement); and segregating and reusing or recycling materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g. soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings).
Reduce water use and impacts to water sources	Practices to reduce water use and impacts to water sources may include minimizing water use and depletion of natural water resources; capturing, reclaiming, and storing water for reuse (e.g., recharge aquifer, drinking water irrigation); minimizing water demand for revegetation (e.g., native species); and employing stormwater best management practice (e.g., installing and maintaining silt fences and basins to capture sediment runoff along sloped areas; use of gravel roads, porous pavement, and separated permeable surfaces to maximize infiltration of rainwater into the soil).

Selected Strategy(ies)

Explanatory Text

Reduce waste and manage materials sustainably

Practices to reduce water and manage materials sustainably may include minimizing consumption of virgin materials; minimizing waste generation; use of recycled products and local materials; beneficially reusing waste materials (e.g. concrete made with coal combustion products replacing a portion of cement); and segregating and reusing or recycling materials, products, and infrastructure (e.g. soil, construction and demolition debris, buildings).

Reduce water use and impacts to water sources

Practices to reduce water use and impacts to water sources may include minimizing water use and depletion of natural water resources; capturing, reclaiming, and storing water for reuse (e.g., recharge aquifer, drinking water irrigation); minimizing water demand for revegetation (e.g., native species); and employing stormwater best management practice (e.g., installing and maintaining silt fences and basins to capture sediment runoff along sloped areas; use of gravel roads, porous pavement, and separated permeable surfaces to maximize infiltration of rainwater into the soil).

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls Government Controls Information Devices

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), arsenic, lead, and radionuclides were detected in soil samples above EPA Regional Screening Levels (RSLs). Benzene, TPHs, arsenic, lead, cadmium, and radionuclides were detected in groundwater at concentrations above the EPA Drinking Water Standards. VOCs were detected in soil gas samples above EPA Vapor Intrusion Screening Levels (VISLs). Indoor air samples contained ethylbenzene and 1,4-dichlorobenzene at concentrations exceeding their respective EPA RSL for residential air. Acetone, barium, and selenium were detected at concentrations exceeding its EPA Sediment Ecological and Refinement Screening Levels. Also, radionuclides were detected at concentrations exceeding naturally-occurring background in sediment. Barium and lead were detected at concentrations exceeding EPA Surface Water Screening Values. Radionuclide Thorium-228 was also detected at a concentration exceeding its EPA Drinking Water Standard. In addition, lead-based paint (LBP) was detected throughout the site buildings.

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

Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping) Security (e.g., Guard, Fences)

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

09/29/2023

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
05/01/2020	$1,139,165.00	R4 TBA - Kentucky (STAG Funded)
05/01/2020	$2,500.00	R4 TBA - Kentucky (STAG Funded)
05/01/2023	$650,000.00	Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation	08/31/2023

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
Install green infrastructure	Green infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space.
Incorporate and encourage multi-modal transit opportunities in redevelopment activities	Planning, designing and building streets that enable access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Brownfield redevelopment projects can incorporate sidewalks in their plans to allow for pedestrian traffic, outdoor public spaces to encourage community gatherings, and bicycle parking, bike share rentals, and bike trails to encourage biking throughout the community.

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Explanatory Text

Install green infrastructure

Green infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space.

Incorporate and encourage multi-modal transit opportunities in redevelopment activities

Planning, designing and building streets that enable access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Brownfield redevelopment projects can incorporate sidewalks in their plans to allow for pedestrian traffic, outdoor public spaces to encourage community gatherings, and bicycle parking, bike share rentals, and bike trails to encourage biking throughout the community.

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The CSX Ravenna Rail Yard site (the site) previously operated as a rail car sorting yard in Irvine, Kentucky dating back to 1918. Future uses of the site may include combined use space, using part as a rail yard and museum. No plans for additional structures are currently proposed for this site use. The site may eventually also host a variety of other uses, including but not limited to, an amphitheater, running/biking trails, restaurants, and commercial retail.

Leveraged funding for the site was detailed in the sites FY21 Cleanup Proposal.

The site is located at 499 Kirkland Avenue in Ravenna, Estill County, Kentucky. The site includes an approximately 49-acre tract of land that consists of a substantial rail yard covered in rock ballast, a pond, and heavily wooded areas. Features of this site includes a fuel farm, a diesel rack with over-head fuel lines and four structures; a 5,360-square-foot, two-story office building, a 13,960-square-foot one-story rail car repair shop, a 1,311-square-foot rail car utility shop, and a 370-square-foot outpost building. CSX Ravenna Rail Yard has operated as a rail car sorting yard since its construction in 1918. The site was sold to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in October 2018.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (37.6)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

Enrolled: 10/04/2018

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional

03/01/2024