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Property Details for Devil Creek Property- former Orcutt Mill


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Government
150211
Gibbens Road Witchpec, CA 95548
20
534-151-020 and 534-151-001
41.278000 / -123.805300
2
Byous, Eric
Byous.Eric@epa.gov
415-972-3531


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Yurok TribeRP00T12901CASection 128(a) State/Tribal2009


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$5,301.0001/01/200909/09/2009Yurok TribeN
Phase II Environmental Assessment$27,000.0004/02/201109/15/2011Yurok TribeYFY13


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $32,301.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $32,301.00


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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
Chromium (Cr)
Copper (Cu)
Nickel (Ni)
Other Metals
Petroleum Products
SVOCs
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Soil
Surface Water
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 20
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

A search conducted by Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR) did not identify any vesting documents for the parcel and indicated that the owner of the property is the United States Government. Since no deed records exist for the property, no
environmental liens or activity use limitations were noted.
http://www.yuroktribe.org/departments/ytep/documents/FormerMillSitePhaseIESA.pdf
No
ESA Phase II report concludes that the assessment has concluded that the Site does contain contaminated soils
resulting from former use as a truck shop at one location on the subject property above concentrations regarded as safe for
reuse of the Site. Additional findings report that former use of the adjacent property as a conical burner associated with the former lumber mill located at the Site has likely resulted in impacts to surface water quality to the onsite creek above concentrations regarded as safe for human and/or ecological receptors.
http://www.yuroktribe.org/departments/ytep/documents/YurokPhaseIIESA_Sept2011.pdf
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment


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Additional Property Attributes

A conical burner on the adjacent property, associated with the former lumber mill has likely resulted in impacts to surface water quality to the onsite creek above concentrations regarded as safe for human and/or ecological receptors. Also, There were detections of TPH-Diesel and TPH-Motor Oil above the screening limits in soil samples from the former truck maintenance area.

Former Use: The Subject Property is currently held in trust status for the Yurok Tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). It is located off Gibbens Road, west of Upper Cappell Road, near Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California and is included in Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 534-151-020. Site is vacant undeveloped property except for the former conical burner that is still present and contains a thick of ash. It accessible by a gravel road that loops through the site that is predominately flat except for portions sloping towards the south that are steep and forested. Devil Creek which is near the eastern boundary is feed by an unnamed stream that flows through the property. / Historically it was the site of multiple lumber mills: most recently the Weitchpec Lumber Company; previously to that it was referred to as the �Gibbens Mill�. The mill was noted to have been built in 1948. The mill processed Douglas fir and �Emerson� converted it into a stud mill prior to it burning down in the 1960s. Emerson may refer to Red Emerson of Sierra Pacific Industries. The Gibbens brothers operated a truck shop on the level area on the property. Currently, the uses of the adjoining properties include primarily forest land and residential properties with a school facility approximately 1,000 feet to the west. / Title is with US Government with no documented transfers.
Industry (20)
Hazardous & Petroleum
Enrolled: 10/01/2008


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