US. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 5
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO, WISCONSIN AND 35 TRIBES
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TARGETED BROWNEIELDS ASSESSMENT
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH ZONE
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Chicago, Illinois	January 2018
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Targeted Brownfields Assessment, or TBA, Program assisted the city
of Chicago by completing TBAs for several properties all located in "Industrial Growth Zones" in Chicago. The sites include
properties on South Kilbourn Avenue, South Kilpatrick
Avenue, East 99th Street, and South Torrence Avenue. All
but one are former industrial sites. The property on East
99th Street, had never been developed—it had been used
for farming and gardening—but is located in an industrial
area. The properties on South Kilbourn Avenue had been
previously used for a variety of purposes including paint and
varnish manufacturing, a parking lot, residential housing, and
a possible auto repair shop. Former activities on the property
on South Kilpatrick Avenue possibly involved solvent use and
electroplating operations. The property on South Torrence
Avenue was used for processing steel.
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REUSE/REVITALIZATION
The sites are owned by the city of Chicago and are located
in the city's Industrial Growth Zones, which is a new
initiative designed to accelerate growth and development
in Chicago's industrial areas. This will bring much-needed
jobs to the local residents and communities. The city plans
to make this information obtained from the TBAs available
to developers interested in the site to expedite industrial
development projects and ensure any contamination found
is appropriately addressed as part of the development. All
are planned to be enrolled in the Illinois Site Remediation
Program, or SRR
DETAILS OF U.S. EPA'S SITE ACTIVITIES
U.S. EPA performed Phase I Environmental Site Assessments,
or ESAs, and SRP-compliant comprehensive site
investigations, or CSIs. The CSIs included soil, groundwater
and soil vapor sampling at the sites to assess the potential
presence of contamination. U.S. EPA also completed
remediation objectives reports and remedial action plans.
Remedial plans include removal of source material at two
sites and implementing engineered barriers and institutional
controls, or ICs, at others. The ICs include construction
worker cautions and groundwater use restrictions.
CONTACT US
Brad Stimple
TBA Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 5 Brownfields
stimple.brad@epa.gov
440-250-1717
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REPORT/INVESTIGATION FINDINGS
The results of the various investigations at the sites found
contamination in soil or the potential for soil contamination
at all of the sites. For the sites where Phase I ESAs were
conducted, additional investigations were recommended to
confirm the presence of contamination.
What is a Targeted Brownfields Assessment?
U.S. EPA's TBA program provides technical assistance
to states, communities and non-profit organizations,
to minimize the uncertainties of contamination on
brownfield sites. U.S. EPA, at no charge to the community,
will characterize a brownfield to determine the nature
and extent of contamination. For more information
on TBAs or to request a TBA go to: https://www.epa.
gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-revitalization-
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