REUSE ASSESSMENT FINAL St. Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar Site OCTOBER 2017 Duluth,

Introduction The St. Louis River in Duluth, Minnesota is an ecologically significant estuary and the backbone of Duluth’s industrial and transportation economies. Due to a legacy of industrial activity and historical contamination impacts, EPA and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are overseeing cleanup efforts for parts of the St. Louis River and certain industrial areas known as the St. Louis River Superfund site. With the area recognized as one of EPA’s “Making a Visible Difference” communities, EPA is working with the City of Duluth and community partners to align a range of program investments across ’s riverfront and adjacent neighborhoods of and . EPA Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) and EPA Region 5 sponsored a reuse assessment in 2016 for the St. Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar site (SLRIDT site), a sub-area of the St. Louis River Superfund site. Figure 1. Context The SLRIDT site offers strategic opportunities to connect nearby neighborhoods to the river, leveraging reuse and redevelopment opportunities across Duluth’s 54th and 59th Avenue Peninsulas and Waseca Business Park. Building on recommendations from the September 2016 Figure 1. SLRIDT Study Area Context reuse assessment working session hosted by EPA and the City of Duluth, this document summarizes the SLRIDT site’s status, reuse opportunities, and development process considerations. West Duluth Revitalization Initiatives Through EPA’s Making a Visible Difference initiative Report Contents City of Duluth, community partners and EPA are p. 2-3 Site Background and Cleanup coordinating multiple planning efforts and agency investments including: p. 4-5 Land Use and Ownership p. 6-7 Reuse and Redevelopment Opportunities • St. Louis River/Interlake/Duluth Tar site Reuse Assessment p. 8 Redevelopment Process • Irving & Fairmount Brownfield Revitalization Plan • Smart Growth Implementation Assistance • Kingsbury Bay Health Impact Assessment

OctoberFunded by 2017 the EPA Region 5 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative 1

Site History Beginning in the late 1800s, industrial and port operations along the St. Louis River were established on Duluth’s 54th Site Remedy and 59th Avenue areas that became Soil and sediment cleanup status, remedy components and land use peninsulas from industrial filling. Former restrictions or institutional controls (ICs) are outlined below along industrial activities in this area included with maps on figures 2 and 3. coke production, coal tar refining and by-product recovery, coal gas production, and iron and steel processing. Soil Cleanup (Soil OU and Tar Seeps OU) Soil, bulk materials and various waste Soil contamination has been addressed throughout upland parts of products deposited in the river and in the site, including Areas of Concern A-F in Figure 2. certain upland areas resulted in coal tar • Soil cleanup levels have been established assuming continued and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons industrial use and industrial redevelopment. (PAHs) contamination of upland soil areas. These same materials also contaminated • Site areas C, D, F and Maurice’s Parking Lot have residual underwater sediments in the dock slips, subsurface soil contamination above the industrial use cleanup in the Stryker Bay, and in parts of the St. level at depths of 3-12 feet. Louis River channel. • Soil cleanup also includes Institutional Controls (ICs) that require site properties to have environmental restrictive covenants that limit allow only industrial use and soil disturbance without prior Cleanup Status + Timeline approval from MPCA. • In 1983, EPA placed the SLRIDT site • MPCA is working with potentially responsible parties to cleanup on the National Priorities List (NPL) up limited remaining coal tar contamination hotspots and as part of the larger St. Louis River related materials in Area E, Area B and the Radio Tower peninsula Superfund site. (western shore of Stryker Bay). • 1990-1994: Tar Seeps Operable Unit Record of Decision signed and Remedial Actions completed. Sediment Containment and Shoreline Restoration (Sediment OU) • 1995-2001: Soil Operable Unit Contaminated sediments in the slips, shoreline areas, Stryker Bay and Record of Decision signed and St. Louis River have been dredged, excavated and consolidated in Remedial Actions completed. underwater capped areas and containment cells. • 2004-2011: Sediment Operable Unit • The underwater sediment containment cell, located in Slip 6, and Record of Decision and Cleanup the contamination beneath remedial caps are shown in green completed. hatching. • The MPCA/State Superfund program is • Along Stryker Bay and 54th Avenue peninsula shoreline areas, overseeing the SLRIDT site’s cleanup. restored and newly planted habitat prevents erosion and disturbance of the sediment remedy. • Today, MPCA and responsible parties are working to address a few • A conservation easement is planned for a 22-acre habitat remaining cleanup actions in the near- restoration area on 54th Avenue peninsula; this area is currently term. owned by responsible party XIK. • A buffer along the 59th Avenue peninsula’s Stryker Bay shoreline allows for continued industrial use of adjacent upland areas but prevents disturbance of restored habitat and sediment caps. • Use restrictions for sediment and shoreline areas prohibit disturbance of sediment caps, limit deep draft vessel use and anchoring in Slips 6 and 7, and require management plans for riparian and conservation easement areas.

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OctoberSediment 2017 Containment Planned Conservation Easement Riparian Buffer 3 LAND USE AND ZONING Reuse Framework

Land Use The study area current land use and zoning designations support industrial, water-front industrial and light industrial uses. Zoning is consistent with the goal of promoting the Waseca Industrial Park as a driver of economic development.

Current Uses • Light Industrial • Manufacturing • Transportation and materials storage • Open Space/ Undeveloped areas

Industrial Park The northern portion of the Study Area includes approximately 60-acres within the Waseca Industrial Park. • Active light industrial uses on the west side • Vacant lots platted for redevelopment are located to the east.

Transportation, Material Storage and Open Space Southern parts of the Study Area include approximately 175 acres of land encompassing the 59th and 54th Avenue peninsulas and Dock 7. Figure 4. Current Land Use • The 59th Avenue peninsula includes active transportation, materials storage uses and vacant land. Zoning Districts St • The 54th Avenue peninsula is open space and Industrial (I-G) undeveloped land, including a restored wetland and Waterfront-Industrial (I-W) Greene St conservation area. Mixed-Use Business (MU-B) Bristol St Mixed-Use Commercial • Dock 7 is a vacant former bulk materials and marine (MU-C) I-35 Mid-Rise Community Mix transportation terminal. (F-4) Mid-Rise Community New Page Shopping (F-3) Main St Paper Mill Grand Ave Irving Mixed-Use Neighborhood Park (MU-N) IRVING Zoning Residential

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4 SLRIDT Site Reuse Assessment Reuse Framework OWNERSHIP & ACCESS

Property Ownership The study area parcels include primarily privately owned land, several city- and state-owned parcels and railroad properties. Figure 6 shows property ownership by type; Table 1 shows ownership by land area. Ownership status are based on St. Louis County 2016 real property data.

Private Ownership Privately owned properties account for 292 acres across the 59th and 54th Avenue peninsulas and Dock 7. The majority of these properties are owned by Hallett Dock Co. and the site’s potentially responsible party, XIK Corp.

• XIK Corp. owns several parcels that encompass Slip 6, the 54th Avenue peninsula, Slip 7 and Pier 7, as well as underwater portions of Stryker Bay. • Hallett Dock Company owns most of the property on the 59th Avenue peninsula including vacant land, bulk materials storage areas and rail spurs. Hallett also owns vacant parcels platted for industrial park use to the north. Hallett owns the majority of the upland areas within the SLRIDT site, including areas with residual soil contamination. Figure 6. Property Ownership • Properties in active use within the industrial park are privately-owned or leased. • Railroad properties form the northern boundary of the study area, separating the industrial park from the Access residential neighborhoods of Irving and Fairmount. The site is accessible by vehicle, rail and potentially shallow vessel or barge. Public Ownership • Vehicle/Truck Access: Waseca Industrial Road Public land within the study area includes City of Duluth provides a designated truck route to the area and State of Minnesota property generally dedicated for with convenient access to I-35; 59th Avenue drainage easements and erosion control along Stryker provides vehicular access to the area but traverses Bay. residential collector streets and an at-grade rail crossing. • Rail: Freight rail lines separate the industrial park from the Irving neighborhood and are accessible via existing rail spurs into the industrial park and Ownership Acres Hallett Dock Co. property on the 59th Avenue peninsula. XIK Corp. 145 • Trails: Existing recreation trails are located east and Hallett Dock Co. 108 west of the site; trail plans identify an opportunity Railroad Utility Owned 47 to extend Western Waterfront trail near the Other private owners 39 industrial park and 54th Avenue peninsula. City of Duluth 4 • Boat/Barge: Dock 7 and Slip 7 provide shallow State of Minnesota 3 barge and small vessel access. Table 1. Ownership Type and Acreage

October 2017 5 Key Reuse Reuse Framework Considerations Boundary Clarification Site Reuse Suitability In 2017, MPCA and EPA provided a site boundary clarification for the SLRIDT site Based on existing land use, zoning, site cleanup and remedial to include the areas as shown in Figure considerations, Figure 7 shows four reuse zones encompassing 7, and generally, to include the areas the Waseca Industrial Park and SLRIDT site. The purple dashed line described below: indicates the boundary of the SLRIDT Superfund Site. The site suitability • Site areas A-F, Maurice’s Parking considerations below identify opportunities and limitations to help Lot and surrounding areas east of identify and prioritize potential redevelopment opportunities. MPCA can 59th Avenue and south of Waseca provide additional information and specific restrictions for area parcels. Industrial Road. See development process on page 8 for details. • Underwater sediments in portions of Undeveloped Areas (56 acres) the St. Louis River, Stryker Bay, and • Suitable for industrial and light industrial Slips 6 and 7. use with few limitations. • Targeted shoreline soils and • Includes Dock 7 and Waseca Industrial sediments located on the radio tower Road properties. peninsula west of Stryker Bay.

Business Investments Current Industrial (80 acres) Business roundtable discussions • Suitable for continued industrial/light industrial use, and held in September 2016 highlighted reuse with few limitations. recent investments and trends for the Waseca Industrial Park. • Active businesses; current uses include manufacturing, light industrial, transportation and bulk materials storage. • In the past five years, two new light manufacturing businesses have located within the Waseca Industrial Industrial with Limitations (35 acres) Park and SLRIDT site. • Soil management limitations due to residual subsurface • Existing businesses are expanding and soils. making site improvements (facility • Includes Site Areas A, B, D, E, F and Maurice’s Parking Lot foot print expansion and new rail (VOC area). spurs for loading and storage).

Reuse Opportunities Habitat Restoration Areas with Planned Conservation • New Development - 56 acres zoned Easement (22 acres) for industrial and waterfront industrial • Open space with future use restrictions to prevent with few limitations are available for disturbance of soils and habitat restoration area; new development. development and use limitations to be determined in • Open Space and Conservation - An future management plans. area of restored habitat on the 54th Avenue peninsula will remain a long- • Conservation easement planned for 54th Avenue term conservation area. In the near- peninsula open space areas with restored habitat term the City of Duluth, EPA, MPCA (potential for public access). and property owners are working to evaluate conservation easement Riparian Buffer management considerations and public access options for the property. • Soil management restrictions to prevent disturbance of • Development process - The combined shoreline habitat restoration area. resources available through the City, EPA and MPCA establish a clear process for redevelopment in the area (see Development Process, page 8).

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October 2017 7 Redevelopment Resources ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The resources below can provide tools and support to bring greater certainty to development and investment decisions at the Waseca Road Industrial Park and SLRIDT site. The following organizations and entities contributed to the development of the SLRIDT site reuse Agency Coordination – Coordination with state and assessment: federal agencies is needed at the outset of any project or property acquisition. MPCA is the lead agency and works • City of Duluth Business and Economic with EPA to oversee the cleanup at the SLRIDT site, as well Development Office as brownfield cleanup and revitalization efforts in areas • City of Duluth Planning and Community around the site. Development Office Liability Protections – When acquiring property, • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Superfund making site improvements or expanding facilities at the Program and Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup SLRIDT site and Waseca Industrial Park, property owners programs and potential buyers need to demonstrate knowledge • EPA Region 5 of existing or potential contamination, development limitations and potential liability risks. • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • The 2002 Brownfield Amendments to the • Hallett Dock Co. Comprehensive Environmental Response and Liability • Moline Machine Works Act (CERCLA or Superfund) provided protections to bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs) or landowners who meet certain statutory criteria and comply with ongoing obligations at a site. Contacts • In order to gain federal liability protections, a BFPP For additional information regarding SLRIDT site must meet the statute’s requirements and satisfy cleanup and redevelopment resources, please contact several criteria: 1) perform “all appropriate inquires” individuals listed below: prior to acquiring a property, 2) demonstrate no MPCA affiliation with a liable party, and 3) satisfy ongoing Erin Endsley long-term stewardship obligations. For additional Project Leader, MPCA information on BFPP liability protections, see: 218-302-6619 / [email protected] www.epa.gov/enforcement/bona-fide-prospective- purchasers Shanna Schmitt VIC Program, MPCA • MPCA’s Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (651) 757-2697 / [email protected] Program (VIC) enables qualified parties to gain State of Minnesota liability protections. MPCA’s State Superfund and VIC programs work together to ensure EPA Region 5 that reuse and redevelopment plans are compatible Tom Bloom with site remedy and development limitations. The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative VIC program can also help to make projects eligible Reuse Coordinator, Region 5 for cleanup and assessment grants, if applicable. For 312-886-1967 / [email protected] more information on the VIC program: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/c- Rosita Clarke brwnfld4-01.pdf Brownfields Project Manager, Region 5 312-886-7251 / [email protected] Reuse Assistance – MPCA’s VIC and EPA Region 5’s Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) program Leah Evison personnel can help interested parties: Remedial Project Manager Region 5 312-886-7251 / [email protected] • Enroll in MPCA’s VIC program. [email protected] • Navigate EPA’s process of becoming a BFPP.

• Obtain a “Site Status Letter”, “No Further Action For more information on EPA Superfund Redevelopment Letter” or “No Association Letter” identifying any Initiative: ongoing stewardship obligations for a particular www.epa.gov/superfund-redevelopment-initiative property. 8 Funded by the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Initiative Reuse Assessment Developed by Skeo Solutions