Property Details for Cowen B&O Pond

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Property Location
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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
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ACRES Property ID

252511

Property Address

B&O Pond Road COWEN, WV 26206

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Latitude/Longitude

38.42067035199749 / -80.5477246941621

Congressional District

Property Contact

Nowak, Joseph

Nowak.Joseph@epa.gov

215-814-3303

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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
WV Dept of Environmental Protection	4B96398001	WV	Assessment	2022
West Virginia University Research Corporation	BF96379101	WV	Assessment	2020

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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	$5,013.90	05/05/2022	06/24/2022	West Virginia University Research Corporation	Y	FY22
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$29,019.50	12/19/2022	08/29/2023	WV Dept of Environmental Protection

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $34,033.40
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $34,033.40

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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N/A	This 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

Contaminant Found

Remediating Action for Contaminants

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Sediments
Soil
Surface Water

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: U
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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

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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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N/A	This 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

Property Highlights

Historical: The property has been owned by the City of Cowen since the 1960s. A freshwater pond and associated wetland area comprise most of the subject property's land surface. The property currently functions as a city park for Cowen, West Virginia. The pond was constructed in the 1920s as an impoundment along Big Ditch Run to support a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad staging operation adjacent to the pond to the west. Water from the reservoir was used for the locomotives. The B&O Railroad yard comprising the west adjoining property, was used historically for industrial purposes and transportation. Phase II ESA: 1. Laboratory analytical results indicate that arsenic exceeds the WVDEP De Minimis Level for Industrial Soils, is retained as a COC for surface soils and is considered a REC for the Property. 2. Soil and sediment analytical results indicate that benzo(a)pyrene exceeds the WVDEP De Minimis Level for Residential Soils, is retained as a COC for surface soils and sediment and is considered a REC for the Property. 3. Surface water analytical results indicate benzo(k)fluoranthene exceeds its WVDEP Surface Water Standard, is retained as a COC in surface water and is considered RECs for the Property. 4. Soil gas analytical results indicate that TCE exceeds its USEPA VISL and the method detection limits for naphthalene exceed its USEPA VISL and are retained as COCs for soil vapor intrusion and is considered a REC for the Property. Based on having no known source for TCE and the possibility for laboratory cross-contamination, resampling at the SG-3 location is recommended. Additionally, resampling to achieve and acceptable method detection limit for naphthalene is recommended.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (13)

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State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional