State and Tribal Response	S-EPA
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Program H ighIights	^rn,al p ec on
EPA Funding Provided to States and Tribes to Address Contaminated Land in their Communities
REGION I
MAINE - For more than 15 years, several adjoining properties
along State Route 4 in Madrid County have stood abandoned.
The properties consisted of a dance hall constructed in the mid-
1900s, a gas station that began operation in the early 1900s, and
a hamburger stand. The businesses operated until the early 2000s
and closed due to the region's economic decline. In early 2020,
the Maine Department of Environmental Protection used Section
128(a) Response Program funding to conduct assessment and
cleanup activities at these adjacent properties. Cleanup activities
included the removal of two underground storage tanks (USTs)
and dispensers, building demolition, and removal of debris. The
combined sites are now being transformed into a scenic turnout
and parking area as the start of the Rangeley Lakes National
Scenic Byway. The area will include signs that highlight the cultural,
historical, and recreational opportunities awaiting Maine's visitors. It
will celebrate the unique character of the area's history and tout the
local fisheries and waterways.
Rangeley Lakes National Scenic ByWay.
REGION 2
NEW YORK - The Harrison Radiator plant was built in downtown
Lockport over 100 years ago. The plant manufactured automobile
parts for GMC until the early 1990s, after which the property
fell into disrepair and laid vacant. In 2019, the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to conduct
supplemental assessment activities at the property, revealing
contaminated soils from the suspected release of petroleum
products, solvents, and volatile organic chemicals. The NYS DEC
is currently overseeing the final stages of cleanup at the property,
with anticipated completion in early 2021. Redevelopment
plans are in place to renovate the site' historic building into 77
apartments, with commercial space on the first floor, including two
restaurants and a farmer's market.
REGION 3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The Columbia Iron Works was built
in 1907 and operated as an iron foundry until 1999. The property
housed other tenants and businesses for several years in the
early 2000s, but eventually became idle and was abandoned. In
2017, The District of Columbia Department of Environment used
Section 128(a) Response Program funding to conduct assessment
activities at the property, which revealed volatile organic compound
(VOC) contamination in the soil. In 2018, the DC Department of
Environment oversaw the excavation and removal of contaminated
soil. The site's building was later demolished, and the property was
redeveloped into a self-storage facility.
REGION 4
TENNESSEE - The Former Laycook Clutch property in downtown
Memphis was home to automotive and truck repair activities
as early as 1928. Adjacent properties included dry cleaners,
gas stations, and other automotive repair facilities. Prior to
redevelopment, the property most recently consisted of four
buildings, a gravel parking area, and vacant land. Two of the site's
four buildings were used for storage and the remaining two were
used for automotive and brake repair. Environmental assessments
revealed semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), volatile
organic compound (VOCs), and metals contamination in soil.
VOCs were also present in soil gas. The Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation (DEC) used Section 128(a)
Response Program funding to provide oversight of soil removal
and the installation of a vapor mitigation system beneath and
within one of the new buildings. The property received a No
Further Action letter from the DEC in March 2019 and the property
was redeveloped as an apartment complex in 2020,
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REGION 5
OHIO - A 6-acre property in the City of Oregon is now part of
the Otter Creek Restoration Project. This large piece of land was
owned by Sun Oil Company from 1950 to 1973; however, based
on the review of historical aerial photographs and Sanborn Fire
Insurance Maps, the property was never developed. Over the
years, the property, located in an industrial area, became littered
with trash, in 2018, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to conduct an
environmental assessment on the property. The initial concern
was that a petroleum pipeline might run through the property;
however, records did not indicate that the pipeline was ever
developed. The city received Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
(GLRI) funding to construct a storm water collection, filtration,
and nutrient reduction system on the property to protect the Otter
Creek and Maumee Rivers, which are tributaries to Lake Erie.
The Otter Creek Restoration Project is working on completing
remedial design and habitat improvement projects on properties
adjacent to the creek and in the surrounding area to remove
contaminated sediments from Otter Creek and further improve
water quality.
Wetland floodplain restoration at the Otter Creek Restoration Project.
REGION 6
LOUSIANA-The McDonogh 19 Elementary School, located in
the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, was built in 1929. In the
fall of 1960, the school was involved in the New Orleans school
desegregation crisis when three young black girls: Leona Tate,
Tessie Prevost, and Gail Etienne (known as the McDonogh
Three) attended the all-white school. Despite its significance as
a Civil Rights landmark, the school building has sat vacant and
boarded up since Hurricane Katrina. In 2016, the school was
listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its role in
school desegregation. Several years later, an environmental
assessment was conducted on the property, and in 2020, the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality used Section
128(a) Response Program funding to remove asbestos, lead-
based paint, and mold from the structure. McDonogh 19 will
soon be renovated into a Civil Rights museum with interactive
exhibits highlighting the history of desegregation. The three-story
Italian Renaissance-style building will also feature 25 affordable
apartments for senior citizens, as well as office space.
CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEERS
McDonogh No. 1S> Elementary School
Site of the Integration of Southern Elementary School
November 14, 1960
On November 14. ,1960. four six year-old children in New
Orleans became the first African - Americans to integrate 'white
only' public elementary schools In the Deep South. On that day.
three girls enrolled in McDonogh No. 19 School at 5909 St. Claude
Avenue. A fourth girl began classes at William Frantz School at
3811 North Galvez Street	j
The integration of New Orleans public elementary schools
marked a major focal point in the history of the American Civil »
Rights Movement. With worldwide attention focused on New
Orleans, federal marshals wearing yellow armbands began
escorting the four girls to the schools at 9 am By 9:25 am. the first
two public elementary schools in the Deep South were integrated.
As front line soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement, the four
girls, their families, and white f.amilies who kept their children in
integrated schools endured taunts, threats. V/iolence and a year long
boycott by segregationists. Despite danger, the four children
successfully completed the school year Their courage paved the
way for a more peaceful expansion of integration into qther
schools in the following j&ears.
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Civil Rights marker for the McDonough 19 Elementary School.
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REGION 7
REGION 10
IOWA - For nearly 100 years, the City of Muscatine purchased
agricultural supplies and equipment from a commercial feed,
seed, and AgChern business, until the company changed
locations in the early 2000s. The company's former property sat
vacant for many years, and the site's building began to collapse.
The city took title after conducting an all appropriate inquiry and
worked with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
to clean up the property. In 2020, the IDNR used Section 128(a)
Response Program funding to conduct cleanup activities that
included the removal of drums and asbestos in the building.
After cleanup activities were completed, the city demolished the
building and removed the equipment from the property. The city
now has a shovel-ready property located on a major corridor for
future development opportunities.
REGION 8
YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE - The Marty Old Hall building was
built on the Yankton Sioux reservation in 1957 and served as
a convent until 1982, when it was converted to administration
offices for the tribe. In 2010, the two-story building became
flooded and was abandoned. In 2016, the Yankton Sioux Tribe
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to conduct an
assessment of the property; and in 2018, used Section 128(a)
funding to remove asbestos-containing material, lead-based
paint, and mold. After cleanup, the tribe rehabilitated the existing
building and transformed it into a homeless shelter for members
of the community.
REGION 9
CALIFORNIA- Since 1945, a 44-acre property near the Town of
Hayfork has been used for logging and lumber operations. The
property contained a sawmill and additional structures used in the
historic mill. In the early 2000s, an environmental assessment was
conducted at the property; and in 2017, the California Department
of Toxic Substances Control used Section 128(a) Response
Program funding to oversee further assessment and cleanup
activities. The assessments had revealed elevated concentrations
of diesel-range organics, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and
xylenes surrounding an underground storage tank (UST); cleanup
activities included the excavation and removal of the UST and
contaminated soil. In 2018, the Watershed Research and Training
Center, a non-profit organization that conducts land and watershed
management services, purchased the property.
SHOSHONE-BANNOCK TRIBES - The Shoshone-Bannock
Tribe of the Fort Hall Reservation has been using Section 128(a)
Response Programs funding to assess and clean up residential
housing, a priority of the tribe. In 2020, the tribal response program
assessed and cleaned up eight residential properties. Seven of the
eight properties contained asbestos, and the other had extensive
fire damage. After cleanup, all of the properties were remodeled,
painted, and made available for new families to move in.
Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho.


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