Background. Precision metal fabrication at a 100-year-old manufacturing facility resulted in contamination of soil and groundwater on a 15-acre urban parcel. The facility ceased operations in 2000 with the owner retaining environmental liability. Several focused surface remediation activities were completed to eliminate direct exposure to metals from foundry operations, chlorinated solvents, and lubricating oils. Groundwater investigations, demolition of manufacturing and office buildings, state approval of a conceptual site model (CSM) and environmental management plan, and adoption of land use restrictions (LURs) were accomplished between 2004 and 2009. Decisions made with regulatory approval during the investigation, demolition, and subsequent environmental management positioned the property for sale. Located in a United States Department of Agriculture designated food desert, near a major university, and several miles from the nearest retail shopping center, the property was highly desirable for development, except for the environmental liabilities.
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