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Summary

The City of Reno Redevelopment Agency applied for a Brownfields grant to complete a Phase I of 427 Evans Avenue as part of larger scale development to help revitalize downtown Reno. The Phase I report identified a 4 inch pipe as an environmental risk. This pipe was found have a petroleum odor, and seemed to be a fill pipe for an undocumented underground storage tank (UST) for heating oil.

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To verify the presence of this UST a magnetic survey was conducted on the site. This survey revealed that there was an UST beneath the building. Being approximately 5 feet wide with the bottom 10.5 feet below the concrete, this UST still contained 8 inches of old heating oil. While precise orientation and size are unknown, the tank would have to be removed in accordance with state and federal regulations before re-development can begin.

The groundwater beneath this site is contaminated with perchloroethylene (PCE), but the sites history shows that it is not a source of PCE. The history of adjacent buildings shows that they may have been the sources for these contaminants. This history includes small auto repair shops located 150 feet northwest of the site, and a service station south of the site. Automotive shops are known for using PCE as a solvent and degreaser when repairing vehicles.

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