Property Details for ComEd Property

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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

Former Fordham Hydroelectric Generating Station

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

236051

Property Address

505 South Water Street ROCKFORD, IL 61104

Size

6.55

Parcel Numbers

11-26-104-001

Latitude/Longitude

42.264417 / -89.093499

Congressional District

Property Contact

Cragan, Keary

cragan.keary@epa.gov

312-353-5669

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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
City of Rockford	BF00E01527	IL	Assessment	2015
Rockford, City of	BF96580401	IL	Assessment	2005

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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	$2,900.00	11/17/2017	12/20/2017	City of Rockford	Y	FY19
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$2,300.00	08/01/2006	10/01/2006	Rockford, City of	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $5,200.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $5,200.00

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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

Arsenic
Copper (Cu)
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
PAHS
PCBS
SVOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
05/12/2014		04/07/2017	Rockford, City of	No

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

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 6.55
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 25
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $5,070,000.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $5,070,000.00

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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

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

04/07/2017

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

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

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
05/12/2014	$200,000.00	Rockford, City of	04/07/2017

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

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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 property formerly contained a hydroelectric power plant that was demolished in 1975. The land is directly below the Fordham Dam on the Rock River and quickly became one of the areas most popular fishing locations. In 2006, the site was targeted for redevelopment to support the future UW Health Sports Factory (Ingersoll Milling Machine) site to the north, a railroad consolidation project to the south, and a recreational path for access to a former railroad bridge over the Rock River that was converted to a pedestrian bridge. A large transformer yard was once on the property and PCBs were a valid concern. In 2006 a Preliminary Phase I ESA was completed in an effort to identify RECs associated with the property. The Phase I identified several RECs related to the property and was provided to Commonwealth Edison as an initial starting point for cleanup negotiations. Commonwealth Edison performed supplemental investigation and confirmed the presence of PCBs, PNAs/SVOCs, and several metals. The site was enrolled in the Illinois EPA's Site Remediation Program to oversee cleanup of the property. Cleanup occurred in 2014 and throughout 2015 and a final NFR letter was issued for the property and recorded in April 2017. The site is now an open tract of greenspace with a recreational path that connects to converted railroad bridge spanning the Rock River. The site also continues to support fishing activities just below the Fordham Dam.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (6.55)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 2010306700 Enrolled: 05/02/2012

Date No Further Action Letter Received

04/07/2017

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional