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Former Berriman Ranch, Berriman Ranch Phase 2
Private
241867
11460 Taylorville Road GRASS VALLEY, CA 95949
75.35
022-140-053-000, 022-140-057-000
39.195099241185325 / -121.05614090175425
3
Byous, Eric
Byous.Eric@epa.gov
415-972-3531


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of Grass ValleyBF99T62701CAAssessment2017


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$42,238.3305/01/201909/07/2022City of Grass Valley
Phase I Environmental Assessment07/10/200708/07/2007City of Grass Valley
Phase II Environmental Assessment$20,000.0009/21/201804/03/2019City of Grass ValleyYFY20


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $62,238.33
Leveraged Funding: $7,500.00
Total Funding: $69,738.33


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media


Arsenic
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Soil
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 75.35
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
Reduce energy use and emissionsPractices to reduce energy use and emissions may include limiting or eliminating idling of heavy equipment; maximizing use of machinery with advanced emission controls; use of cleaner fuels to power machinery and auxiliary equipment; onsite carbon sequestration (e.g., soil amendments, revegetation); reducing fuel consumption to reduce air emissions; and maximizing use of renewable energy."
Sustainable land management practicesSustainable land management practices capitalize on a "whole-site" approach that accelerates cleanup while returning a site to its natural conditions. Practices focus on opportunities to preserve natural land features, maintain open space, sequester carbon, enhance biodiversity, increase wildlife habitat, and minimize surface and subsurface disturbance. Sustainable land management practices at a brownfields site may include minimizing unnecessary soil and habitat disturbance or destruction; use of native species to support habitat; and onsite remediation approaches such as bioremediation and/or phytoremediation."


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Proprietary Controls Government Controls Information Devices
No
Yes
Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping) Security (e.g., Guard, Fences)
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Previous investigation (2002) and assessments (2007) identified elevated arsenic, lead, and mercury concentrations in a layer of sediment (mine tailings) containing heavy metals that were deposited at the site from upgradient historical mining operations. A Sampling and Analysis plan was prepared to to further characterize environmental conditions identified during previous site assessment activities and to support the development of a Removal Action Work Plan (RAW). The SAP was approved by the USEPA. The DTSC approved the "Draft Final Removal Action Work Plan, Former Berriman Ranch, 11460 Taylorville Road, Grass Valley, California (Site Code 102418)" (NV5, September 7, 2022) on October 19, 2022.

Former Use: A single-family residence, barn and several outbuildings are located in the central portion of the former ranch property, and reportedly date back to the late 1800s. The remainder of the property is undeveloped. Historical uses include ranching and agricultural cultivation. Environmental conditions identified at the site include deposition of sediment containing elevated levels of heavy metals. The sediment is believed to have originated from historical irrigation with water that was transported from Little Wolf Creek through a pipe and/or irrigation ditch. Historical gold mining and ore milling operations are located upstream from the site on Little Wolf Creek. The site is located within the historic Grass Valley gold mining district southwest of the historic Empire Mine. Review of historical mining maps did not depict hard rock mines or mine shafts on the site. Minor placer mining activities were identified along Wolf Creek at the western edge of the site.
Hazardous
ID Number (if Applicable): 102418 Enrolled:


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