Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP): Retail Shopping Center, Coshocton, Ohio

Soil and groundwater impacts resulting from the dry cleaner hindered the sale of the property. Groundwater impacts had migrated off-site. The remediation was completed consistent with Ohio VAP standards, including the completion and approval of an Urban Setting Designation (USD), VAP Phase I, VAP Phase II, and site-specific risk assessment, including groundwater modeling. The project was completed and the Certified Professional issued the NFA in August 2009. The NFA was submitted to Ohio EPA for consideration of a Covenant Not to Sue through the Ohio VAP. The Covenant Not to Sue was issued by the Director of the Ohio EPA in November of 2010.

---

Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP): Private Developer, Oberlin, Ohio

Environmental issues relating to historic uses of the property ranging from dry cleaning operations, underground storage tanks (USTs), automotive repair, and automotive body shop operations were hindering the LEED-Certified development of a mixed use retail/residential development near Oberlin College. Due to sensitive timing involved in the development, on behalf of the private developer Sustainable Communities Associates (SCA), BJAAM fast-tracked the completion of a VAP Phase I, VAP Phase II, and site-specific risk assessment to meet Ohio VAP standards. Based on the results of the investigation, a VAP CP NFA was issued in August 2008, only months after commencing the environmental portion of the project. The VAP CP NFA allowed finalization of the project financing, which hinged on completion of the VAP Phase I, Phase II, and the CP NFA, and allowed the mixed use development to move forward toward construction. The construction phase of the project has been completed and the developer is having great success filling both the retail and residential portions of the development.

---

Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP): Sufficient Evidence Demonstration, Former Manufacturing Facility, Summit County, Ohio

This facility represents one of only a handful of successful Sufficient Evidence Demonstrations completed and approved by the Director of the Ohio EPA since the advent of the VAP Rules in the mid 1990s. Numerous environmental studies had been conducted over the years by private consultants, the US EPA, and the Ohio EPA. The Sufficient Evidence Demonstration through the VAP program was completed and approved by the Director of the Ohio EPA in June 2007. Remediation through the VAP program commenced in the summer of 2007. The NFA was issued by BJAAM's VAP CP in February 2009 and submitted to Ohio EPA for consideration of a Covenant Not to Sue through the Ohio VAP. The CNS was issued by the Ohio EPA in early 2011.

---

Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF): Queensgate South Development Project, Cincinnati, Ohio

A Round 2 CORF project located in downtown Cincinnati within walking distance of the Ohio River and the major league stadiums, this 17-acre site is comprised of five parcels, and was used for numerous industrial purposes dating back to the late 1800s, including foundry operations and, in the later portions of the 1900s, scrap metal recycling. Due to the historic uses of the site, PCBs and metals in soils are driving the remediation. A site-specific risk assessment was completed in accordance with the Ohio VAP to address COC concentrations in soil and groundwater not associated with PCBs. In order to satisfy US EPA requirements, a total of four Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) were completed in accordance with the U.S. EPA Self Implementation guidelines. All four RAPs were approved and implemented. A total of approximately 1,200 tons of PCB-impacted soils were excavated and transported to approved facilities in Ohio and Michigan for disposal. Certified caps were installed on selected parcels for remaining levels of COCs and retaining walls constructed on the parcels to support the caps. In addition, on-site utilities were upgraded and/or newly installed to support the proposed final development on the site. The site development will include an array of uses, including storage, high technology office, warehouse, distribution, office/distribution, and light manufacturing.

---

Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP): Jamestown Village Plaza, Warren, Ohio

The dry cleaner operations at this retail shopping facility had contributed to chlorinated solvent impacts to soil and groundwater. Working for the seller of the property, BJAAM developed the scope of work and budget for the project and assured the completion of all site activities consistent with Ohio VAP standards. Site closure included completion of the VAP Phase I, VAP Phase II, risk assessment, and associated groundwater modeling. The VAP CP NFA letter was completed and submitted to the Director of Ohio EPA in February 2006 for consideration of a Covenant Not to Sue (CNS). The NFA letter and subsequent CNS were approved by the Ohio EPA in July 2006, which spurred the sale of the property.

---

Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF): Central Park of Gahanna Landfill Redevelopment Project, Gahanna, Ohio

BJAAM acted as the Environmental Manager for the asset management team representing the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation (COCIC) in their acquisition and planned redevelopment of an 81-acre abandoned landfill site in Gahanna, Ohio. As part of the redevelopment team, BJAAM personnel worked to secure additional CORF, U.S. EPA, and private financing to remediate and redevelop the blighted site. BJAAM personnel worked with the development team to evaluate RFQ/RFP responses to ensure the firm with the best possible rates and with the necessary qualifications to complete the project was chosen. The final development will encompass over 190 acres including a golf training and executive 9-hole golf course and over one million square feet of office space.

---

Ohio Voluntary Action Program (VAP): BHB Land Company Property, Barberton, Ohio

The site is a 35-acre former unregulated and unlicensed landfill located one-half mile south of Interstate 76 in Barberton, Ohio. No activity had occurred at the site for several decades until BJAAM performed a property transaction investigation in the late 1990s. Based on the results of the investigation, the potential purchaser passed on acquiring the property and it remained idle until an emergency removal of approximately four hundred 55-gallon drums occurred in 2003 under the supervision of the Ohio EPA. In 2006, BJAAM began negotiating with the site owner to remediate the property through the Ohio VAP program and facilitated the transfer of the site in early 2008. Due to its location and freeway access, the site will be developed for an economically viable beneficial reuse, generating millions of dollars for the local economy. A VAP Phase I, Phase II, and Risk Assessment were completed in early 2009. A Covenant Not to Sue (CNS) was issued by the Ohio EPA in May 2010.

---

Clean Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF): Former Petroleum and Power Maintenance, Louisville, Ohio

The Former Petroleum and Power Maintenance property is a 5.43-acre facility that has been operated by a number of commercial, manufacturing, and light industries since around the turn of the 20th century. During the operation by Petroleum and Power Maintenance, transformers were serviced and/or recycled, thereby creating wastes that were indiscriminately discharged, dumped, and/or buried on the site. Due to the historic operations, both the Ohio EPA and U.S. EPA have conducted a number of site investigations and waste removal and remediation projects. Although numerous clean-ups had been performed, very little assessment had been completed. BJAAM worked with the City of Louisville to develop a $146,000 COAF grant application to complete a Phase II in accordance with VAP protocols. BJAAM developed and assured the completion of the COAF grant application, project budget, VAP Phase I, and the VAP sampling and analysis plan (SAP). The grant application was approved by ODOD and the State of Ohio Controlling Board in June 2009. BJAAM personnel served as the technical contact for ODOD and Ohio EPA personnel regarding the grant application, technical updates on the project, project reporting, invoicing, and compliance with the project budget and PACE. The assessment is nearing completion as further delineation of contaminants is planned. Based on the outcome of the assessment, a CORF application may be completed to remediate the site for future development as a park or green space for future flood mitigation in the City of Louisville.