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Site Record

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Administrative Information

Site Name: Tecumseh Redevelopment, Inc.-Steelwinds

Site Code: C915205

Program: Brownfield Cleanup Program

Classification: C

EPA ID Number:

Location

DEC Region: 9

Address: 1951 HAMBURG TURNPIKE

City:Lackawanna Zip: 14218

County:Erie

Latitude: 42.815838889

Longitude: -78.866977778

Site Type: DUMP

Estimated Size: 29.05 Acres

Institutional And Engineering Controls

Control Type:

Environmental Easement

Control Elements:

Soil Management Plan

Site Management Plan

Cover System

Landuse Restriction

Ground Water Use Restriction

Site Owner(s) and Operator(s)

Current Owner Name: TECUMSEH REDEVELOPMENT, INC.

Current Owner(s) Address: 4020 KINROSS PARKWAY
RICHFIELD,OH, 44286

Current On-Site Operator: Brookfield Renewable U.S.

Stated Operator(s) Address: 200 Liberty St.
New York,NY 10281

Current On-Site Operator: Brookfield Renewable U.S.

Stated Operator(s) Address: 200 Liberty St
New York,NY 10281

Site Description

Location: The Tecumseh Redevelopment Site is an approximately 29.05-acre parcel located at 1951 Hamburg Turnpike in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County. The majority of the site is located in the City of Lackawanna with portions of the property extending into the Town of Hamburg. Site Features: The site is approximately 240 feet wide by 4800 feet long and extends north-south along the western edge of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation property adjacent to Lake Erie. The site is a gently graded parcel with eight 2.5-megawatt wind turbines. The surrounding land use is vacant industrial. Current Zoning and Land Use: The site is currently zoned for industrial use and is used solely for the wind turbines. Past Use of the Site: The site was formerly used for the production of steel, coke and related products as part of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Steel production on the property was discontinued in 1983 and the coke ovens ceased activity in 2000. Tecumseh acquired the property, along with other BSC assets, in 2003. Site Geology and Hydrogeology: The site is located in the Erie-Ontario Lake Plain Physiographic Province of Western New York. The geology of the Erie-Niagara basin is described as consisting of unconsolidated deposits (predominantly of glacial origin) overlying Silurian- and Devonian-age sedimentary bedded or layered bedrock. In the Erie-Niagara Basin, the major areas of groundwater are in glacial sand and gravel deposits and limestone and shale bedrock. The main sources of groundwater within the bedrock are fractures and solution cavities. In general, groundwater flow in the water table aquifer (fill and sand units) is generally east to west across the Site toward Lake Erie and also locally toward Smokes Creek, Blasdell Creek, the Gateway Metroport Ship Canal and the Union Ship Canal.

Summary of Project Completion Dates

Contaminants of Concern (Including Materials Disposed)

Contaminant Name/Type
benzene
naphthalene

Site Environmental Assessment

Remediation at the site is complete. Prior to remediation the primary contaminants of concern were semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), metals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene in soil and groundwater. Remedial activities have successfully achieved soil cleanup objectives for commercial use. Residual contamination in soil and groundwater is being managed under a Site Management Plan.

Site Health Assessment

The contaminated soil was excavated and 12 inches of soil cover was placed over the exposed slag and a then vegetated to prevent erosion. The site is served by a public water supply. The site remediation has eliminated all potential routes of exposure.