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BONEYARD  PROPERTY
                                                         Culver City, CA
                                   Petroleum Assessment and Cleanup Grants
            Former Oil Storage and Production Property Cleaned Up
                                  to Make Way for Dog Park
    ADDRESS:          9100 Jefferson Boulevard, Culver City, California
    PROPERTY SIZE:      One acre
    FORMER USES:      Oil production operation
    CURRENT USE:      Dog Park
    EPA GRANT RECIPIENT:
    Culver City received a $50,000
    Brownfields Petroleum Assessment grant
    and a $200,000 Brownfields Petroleum
    Cleanup grant in 2003.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Friends of the Culver City Dog Park,
City of Culver City Public Works
Department
                                           For additional data and geographic information for this
                                           and other Brownfields Grants, please visit EPA's:
                                           Envirofacts - www.epa.gov/enviro/html/bms/
                                           bms_query.html
                                           Enviromapper - www.epa.gov/enviro/bf
   PROJECT BACKGROUND:

   Adjacent to a 42-acre city park, the "Boneyard" property had a 75-year history of oil production, storage,
   and transportation uses. In November 1977, the property was donated by Bank of America to the city, and
   for nearly 25 years was used by the city for general equipment storage. In 2002, the city funded limited soil
   sampling that confirmed the presence of suspected petroleum contamination. At the request of the city,
   the California Department of Conservation removed above-ground storage tanks and ancillary equipment,
   pumps, and wells from the property. However, inactive underground pipelines and an active above-ground
   pipeline used for oil and gas were left in place. The site was selected to become a new dog park, but additional
   environmental assessments and cleanup were necessary before the project could proceed. EPA's Brownfields
   Program provided funding for those further assessments and cleanup.

   KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

   •   Removed inactive oil pipelines and excavated contaminated soil.

   •   Replaced petroleum contaminated soil with clean fill.

   •   Created a plan to redevelop the site into an off-leash dog park.

   •   Leveraged more than $ 100,000 through the efforts of the Friends
       of the Culver City Dog Park.
   OUTCOME:                                                            Cleanup underway on the Boneyard Property.

   Using EPA cleanup funds, the city removed all inactive pipelines from the property and excavated petroleum-
   contaminated soil. The  property was then covered with clean fill. Friends of the Culver City Dog Park, a
   non-profit organization  that raised more than $100,000 to help design and build the park, led redevelopment
   efforts along with the City of Culver City Public Works Department. Groundbreaking on the new park took
   place in July 2005, and the park opened in April 2006. The property is now home to the Culver City Dog Park,
   providing residents with an off-leash sanctuary for their dogs.
     FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ or call EPA Region 9 at (41 5) 947-8000

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