CHRYSLER NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT| PREPARING A SITE FOR EXPANSION William Burkett, R.S., City of Toledo Michael Coonfare, CP, Hull & Associates, Inc. APRIL 2016
INTRODUCTIONS William J. Burkett, R.S. City of Toledo, Commissioner Economic & Business Development – Special Projects Manager Hull & Associates, Inc., Sr. Project Manager City of Cincinnati
INTRODUCTIONS Michael Coonfare, CP Hull & Associates, Inc., Sr. Project Manager Brownfield Site Assessment and Remediation Approx. 20 years of brownfield assessment and remediation experience
WORKING HISTORY Initial Chrysler North Assembly Expansion in mid 1990s to early 2000s Marina District - Toledo Casino Property - Rossford Toledo Coke Property Toledo Light and Gas ConAgra - Huron Fiberglass Tower - Toledo Plabell Rubber - Toledo Many Others!
CHRYSLER NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT
MARINA DISTRICT - TOLEDO
HOLLYWOOD CASINO - ROSSFORD
TOLEDO COKE
TOLEDO LIGHT & GAS
CONAGRA – HURON, OHIO
FIBERGLASS TOWER – TOLEDO, OHIO
PLABELL RUBBER – TOLEDO, OHIO
FORMER TEXTILEATHER AND ADJOINING AREAS
TRENDING QUESTIONS What is the Property? What Does Done Look Like? What is the End User’s Risk Tolerance? Who Pays? When Will it be Done? The Unknowns
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY? The Initial Expansion The City proactively completed environmental due diligence for 49 commercial/industrial properties before Chrysler committed to stay in Toledo Only 28 of these properties were involved in the actual development agreement DaimlerChrysler initially asked for 1,000 acres for their new location before selecting 400 acres as their actual need 10% of the 400 acres was jurisdictional wetlands Approximately 200,000 cubic yards of “impacted” soil required excavation and management
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY? Fertilizer Mfg. Salvage Yard Dura Avenue Landfill Tyler Landfill Contaminated Sediments Unnamed Tributary Stickney Landfill XXKem Chrysler Facility 18 Industrial Properties Ottawa River
WHAT IS THE PROPERTY? Textileather Site Preparation Ecological Landfills Transportation Acquisition Remediation / Administrative Closure
NORTH TOLEDO ASSEMBLY PLANT
FORMER TEXTILEATHER AND ADJOINING AREAS
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Some Considerations: Environmental Vertical Demolition Sub-grade Demolition Geotechnical
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Environmental (Initial Expansion) VAP-like approach MCA (several times revised as data was collected) USD Concrete Re-use Rules were less than 1 year old Provided cleanup goals acceptable to all stakeholders Covenant not to Sue not obtained Sites not focus of state or federal enforcement
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? City needed to excavate and dispose of 200,000 cubic yards of soils exceeding cleanup standards Received approval from Ohio EPA to beneficially use soils to regrade two adjacent landfills Resulted in several million dollars in savings No disposal costs Solved grade issues at existing landfills
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Environmental (Former Textileather) RCRA Corrective Action Three Areas Requiring Action to meet Closure Targets Based on Routes of Exposure and Receptor Populations COCs: PCBs, Tetrahydrofuran, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Tetrachloroethene Approximately 2,600 Tons Removed UST Closure (Hazardous Substance) Asbestos Nearby Contributing Factors (e.g., XXKEM, Stickney LF, Tyler LF, Unnamed Trib, Ottawa River)
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Demolition
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Vertical Demo. Sub-grade Demo. (e.g., footers, utilities, caissons)
WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE? Geotechnical Level of Effort Backfill Material Documentation
WHAT IS THE END USER’S RISK TOLERANCE? Environmental Financial
receptor Engineering Controls and Influence of Risk Goal WHAT IS THE END USER’S RISK TOLERANCE WHAT IS THE END USER’S RISK TOLERANCE ? ENVIRONMENTAL Two-Foot Point of Compliance
WHAT IS THE END USER’S RISK TOLERANCE? FINANCIAL Future Monitoring and Reporting Depth of Utility Removal Depth of Structure Removal
WHEN WILL IT BE DONE? It’s Never Ready Fast Enough Permitting Considerations Collaboration with Agency and Stakeholders Formal Administrative Closure
WHEN WILL IT BE DONE? INITIAL CHRYSLER EXPANSION Fall 1996 January 1997February 1997 March 1997May 1997July 28, 1997 January 1998April-May 1998 June 1998 Toledo Proposes Location Chrysler announcement Phase I ESAs start Chrysler met with City to outline plant needs Chrysler announces decision Phase II ESAs & wetland delineation complete Remediation begins in Parcel I Chrysler begins construction Remediation complete for Parcel 2 Sept Remediation complete in Parcel I March 2000June 2000 Remediation complete for Parcels 3 & 4 Production Begins at Plant
WHEN WILL IT BE DONE? FORMER TEXTILEATHER Initially had an approximate four-month timeframe to prepare site Delayed Public Announcement of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Delays Allowed for a More Focused Approach
WHO PAYS!?! Sources and Uses Grants Loans 629 Funds Escrow Account Flexibility Needs vs. Wants Prioritization
TRENDING QUESTIONS What is the Property? What Does Done Look Like? What is the End User’s Risk Tolerance? Who Pays? When Will it be Done? The Unknowns
THE ANTICIPATED UNKNOWNS Concrete Removal Acquisition Cost MedCorp HIPPA Compliance Floodplain and Wetland Issues
QUESTIONS?? Thank you!!