&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency y Region 7 > Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Ready for Reuse HUMBOLDT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 2089 13th Street North, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa SITE NAME: Frit Industries, Inc. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility SIZE Approximately 55 acres SUPPORTED SITE USES: Soils on approximately 13 acres of the site have been cleaned to industrial use standards; 37 acres have been cleaned to any-use standards; 4.5 acres are unavailable for use. EXISTING SITE INFRASTRUCTURE: • Former structures have been removed. • Electricity is currently available. • Water, sewer and gas lines run along the Highway 169 right-of-way adjacent to the property but do not currently extend onto the property. • This site is located approximately 30 miles west of Interstate 35. READINESS FOR USE: Ready Now: 50 acres of this site are available for redevelopment. Restricted Use: The 4.5 acres of the site containing the containment cell will not be available for development. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: • Plans are in place to develop the site into the Humboldt Business Park. • The Humboldt County Development Association is in the process of talcing ownership of the property. ABOUT THE SITE: The site is located approximately 100 miles northwest of Des Moines, Iowa. SETTING: • Population in the vicinity of the site: 6,000. • Located on the north edge of Humboldt, Iowa. • Lake Nokomis is located about one mile from the site. CLEANUP STATUS: • In 2003, the site was classified by the state as Properly Closed with no evidence of present or potential adverse impacts. • Excavated soil was placed in an on-site landfill that is covered with a clay cap and seeded with grass. • Groundwater underlying the southwest quarter of the site has been impacted. Monitoring of this contamination continues but contaminant levels are expected to decline following removal of the soil source. • The primary contaminants of concern at this site include lead, fluoride and cadmium in soil and cadmium and fluoride in groundwater. This fact sheet is for informational purposes only. EPA does not warrant that the property is suitable for a particular use. In addition, EPA does not endorse the property or the purchase or sale of commercial property. Any prospective purchaser must contact the property owner to discuss the suitability, availability and sale of this property. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Site Owner: Humboldt County Development Association (in process), Alissa O'Connor, Economic Development Director, P.O. Box 529, Humboldt, Iowa 50548-0529 - (515) 332-2557 - connoralissao@ci.humboldt.ia.us EPA Region 7: David Doyle, Revitalization Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 North Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 66101 - (913) 551-7667 - doyle.david@epa.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/region07/land_revitalization Fall 2010 ------- |