Leech Lake Brownfields Leech Lake Brownfields ProgramProgram

• Diane Thompson Diane Thompson Hazardous Waste ManagerHazardous Waste Manager

• Mario Reyes Mario Reyes Hazardous Waste TechnicianHazardous Waste Technician

What is a Brownfield?What is a Brownfield?

• Brownfields are real Brownfields are real property, the property, the expansion, expansion, redevelopment, or redevelopment, or reuse of which may reuse of which may be complicated by be complicated by the presence or the presence or potential presence potential presence of a hazardous of a hazardous substance, pollutant, substance, pollutant, or contaminant.or contaminant.

Funding for Tribes in United Funding for Tribes in United StatesStates

• In 2002, Congress passed In 2002, Congress passed the the Small Business Small Business Liability Relief and Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Brownfields Revitalization ActAct

• the Brownfields the Brownfields Revitalization Act Revitalization Act authorizes $50 million in authorizes $50 million in annual grants between annual grants between 2002 and 2006 to Tribes 2002 and 2006 to Tribes and States to develop and States to develop BRPs BRPs

• Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) awards Agency (“EPA”) awards grants to Tribes and Statesgrants to Tribes and States

Leech Lake Brownfields Leech Lake Brownfields Response Program (B.R.P.)Response Program (B.R.P.)

• Initiated in 2003, the BRP is an ongoing multi-year Initiated in 2003, the BRP is an ongoing multi-year effort by the Band’s Division of Resource effort by the Band’s Division of Resource Management (“DRM”) to develop a dynamic Management (“DRM”) to develop a dynamic response program.response program.

• Expand the Department’s environmental Expand the Department’s environmental enforcement capabilities. enforcement capabilities.

• Assert the Band’s sovereignty and civil regulatory Assert the Band’s sovereignty and civil regulatory authority. authority.

• Protect the health of the Reservation Population Protect the health of the Reservation Population and the quality of the Reservation Environment. and the quality of the Reservation Environment.

B.R.P. Requirements under B.R.P. Requirements under CERCLA Section 128(a)CERCLA Section 128(a)

• Timely survey and inventory of brownfields sites Timely survey and inventory of brownfields sites on Tribal landson Tribal lands

• Oversight and enforcement authoritiesOversight and enforcement authorities

• Effective means to approve, verify, and certify Effective means to approve, verify, and certify cleanup actionscleanup actions

• Meaningful opportunities for public participationMeaningful opportunities for public participation

• Maintenance of public records.Maintenance of public records.

Steps in Conducting a Steps in Conducting a Brownfields Response Brownfields Response

ProgramProgram• Site discovery Site discovery

• Initial investigation Initial investigation

• Site hazard assessmentSite hazard assessment

• Site hazard rankingSite hazard ranking

• Remedial investigation/feasibility Remedial investigation/feasibility studystudy

• Selection of a cleanup action Selection of a cleanup action

• Site cleanupSite cleanup

Past and Current SitesPast and Current Sites

• Facility Center –Cass Lake Facility Center –Cass Lake Underground Storage TanksUnderground Storage Tanks

• Enbridge Pumping Station – Cass LakeEnbridge Pumping Station – Cass Lake

• Inger StoreInger Store

• Division of Resource Management (DRM)Division of Resource Management (DRM)

• Waboose Bay Methamphetamine Lab SiteWaboose Bay Methamphetamine Lab Site

Facility Center U.S.T.’sFacility Center U.S.T.’s

• Two 10,000 gallon fuel oil tanks on Two 10,000 gallon fuel oil tanks on northwest corner of Facility Centernorthwest corner of Facility Center

• These were removed in 2006These were removed in 2006

• Picture of tanks outside of Facility Picture of tanks outside of Facility Center on next slideCenter on next slide

South Cass Lake Station South Cass Lake Station ReleaseRelease• Identified in May 2001 during voluntary monitoring Identified in May 2001 during voluntary monitoring

well construction programwell construction program

• Source was from an underground weeping flange. Source was from an underground weeping flange. Dug up and fixed, accessible impacted soil removed.Dug up and fixed, accessible impacted soil removed.

• Investigation completed in phases in May 2001, Investigation completed in phases in May 2001, September 2001, August 2002 and October 2003September 2001, August 2002 and October 2003

• Ongoing ground water monitoring 4 times/yearOngoing ground water monitoring 4 times/year

South Cass Lake Pumping South Cass Lake Pumping StationStation

U.S.G.S. Survey September U.S.G.S. Survey September 20072007

• DRM, Ennbridge and United States DRM, Ennbridge and United States Geological Survey (USGS) are in Geological Survey (USGS) are in collaboration in dealing with the South Cass collaboration in dealing with the South Cass Lake Pumping Station SpillLake Pumping Station Spill

• USGS finished push-probes work on Sept. USGS finished push-probes work on Sept. 21, 2007 21, 2007

• Found the dissolved plume of benzene to be Found the dissolved plume of benzene to be 100 meters (328 ft.) further to the east-100 meters (328 ft.) further to the east-southeast than the original surveysoutheast than the original survey

• Map of past and current plume on next pageMap of past and current plume on next page

U.S.G.S. Future SurveysU.S.G.S. Future Surveys

• Data from September survey will be Data from September survey will be reviewed to see if any more push-probe reviewed to see if any more push-probe data are neededdata are needed

• Decisions will also be made on where to Decisions will also be made on where to put observation wellsput observation wells

• A few links to look at regarding this site:A few links to look at regarding this site: http://www.lldrmenvironmental.com/Brownfields/Page06-Cleanup.htmhttp://www.lldrmenvironmental.com/Brownfields/Page06-Cleanup.htm

http://enbridgecasslake.com/go/site/986/http://enbridgecasslake.com/go/site/986/

Inger StoreInger Store

• The site was used as a Grocery Store/Gas Station.The site was used as a Grocery Store/Gas Station.• Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the legal owner of this Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the legal owner of this

property. property. • Phase I Environmental survey completed on 7-22-91 Phase I Environmental survey completed on 7-22-91 • 3 tanks were removed from this site – all of which 3 tanks were removed from this site – all of which

were in poor condition.were in poor condition.• Two suction pumps remain at the site. Two suction pumps remain at the site. • Suspected source of the release to the unsaturated Suspected source of the release to the unsaturated

soil and groundwater system was attributed to tank soil and groundwater system was attributed to tank overfill.overfill.

*** This site is ready for use as of 2006*** *** This site is ready for use as of 2006***

Inger Store Old LocationInger Store Old Location

Leech Lake DRM SiteLeech Lake DRM Site

• Planning to have botanical seed Planning to have botanical seed garden put on DRM sitegarden put on DRM site

• Past owners were Wheeler Past owners were Wheeler Lumber/Supply CompanyLumber/Supply Company

• Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Minnesota Chippewa Tribe construction companyconstruction company

• Now owned by Leech Lake Band of Now owned by Leech Lake Band of OjibweOjibwe

DRM Phase I and Phase II DRM Phase I and Phase II workwork

• Phase I – consisted of interviews of past Phase I – consisted of interviews of past owners and people familiar with the siteowners and people familiar with the site

• It also included searching of databases, It also included searching of databases, and old documents regarding the site.and old documents regarding the site.

• Possibly some contamination from the Possibly some contamination from the RCRA vault to the east and St. Regis RCRA vault to the east and St. Regis superfund site just to the north of the superfund site just to the north of the DRM propertyDRM property

DRM – Phase IIDRM – Phase II

• Phase II soil sampling completed on Phase II soil sampling completed on DRM site on June 20DRM site on June 20thth, 2007, 2007

• Data still being processedData still being processed

• Next step if needed will be the Next step if needed will be the cleanup phase for the sitecleanup phase for the site

• Photo of soil sample locations on the Photo of soil sample locations on the site on next pagesite on next page

Waboose Bay SiteWaboose Bay Site

• A clandestine drug laboratory was seized on June A clandestine drug laboratory was seized on June 13, 2003 13, 2003

• The production of methamphetamine potentially The production of methamphetamine potentially provides immediate and long term health and provides immediate and long term health and safety concerns safety concerns

• This allotment has been and is currently occupied This allotment has been and is currently occupied illegally (trespassing) by unknown individuals.illegally (trespassing) by unknown individuals.

• Phase I completed and report sent to EPA in Phase I completed and report sent to EPA in November 2006 November 2006

• It was approved by EPA for Phase II testingIt was approved by EPA for Phase II testing

Phase IIPhase II

• Soil Sampling of property completed Soil Sampling of property completed on October 30on October 30thth, 2007 , 2007

• Samples were sent to STL Labs and Samples were sent to STL Labs and we are waiting for the resultswe are waiting for the results

• Photos included on next few pages of Photos included on next few pages of location of Waboose bay and aerial of location of Waboose bay and aerial of propertyproperty

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Brownfields 2008Brownfields 2008

• If needed we plan on starting cleanup process of If needed we plan on starting cleanup process of DRM and Waboose Bay Site.DRM and Waboose Bay Site.

• Working with foresty on the cleanup of more open Working with foresty on the cleanup of more open (illegal) dumps around the reservation –currently (illegal) dumps around the reservation –currently over 70 dumps located around the reservation.over 70 dumps located around the reservation.

• Cleanup of S. Lake open dump site and testing for Cleanup of S. Lake open dump site and testing for asbestos and lead at the Onigum church site.asbestos and lead at the Onigum church site.

• Working with the community to locate any other Working with the community to locate any other sites that would fall under the brownfields sites that would fall under the brownfields program, as well as any other open dump sites program, as well as any other open dump sites that are not already logged in.that are not already logged in.

Onigum ChurchOnigum Church

• Approved Site Eligible on November Approved Site Eligible on November 1919thth, 2007 by E.P.A., 2007 by E.P.A.

• Will be doing testing for Lead and Will be doing testing for Lead and AsbestosAsbestos

• Three photos of the onigum church Three photos of the onigum church on next three slideson next three slides

S. Lake illegal Dump SiteS. Lake illegal Dump Site

• Received e-mail from Jane Neumann in Received e-mail from Jane Neumann in Chicago stated that this site is eligible for Chicago stated that this site is eligible for the brownfields Grant 128(a) to do an the brownfields Grant 128(a) to do an assessmentassessment

• Site was located by Keith Karnes and DRM Site was located by Keith Karnes and DRM Forestry DepartmentForestry Department

• Will do Phase I assessment Spring 2008Will do Phase I assessment Spring 2008

• Picture and Map location on next two Picture and Map location on next two pagespages

S. Lake illegal dump siteS. Lake illegal dump site