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Ogden Railroad Yard
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Site Type: Non-NPL City: Ogden County: Weber Street Address: 305 W. 21st Zip Code:84401 EPA ID#: UTD000716407 Site ID#: Congressional District: 1st |
Site Description
The Ogden Railroad Yard Site (the "Site") is located in Ogden, Utah, an urban community located 35 miles north of Salt Lake City in Weber County. The site extends from Riverdale Road on the south, to the Ogden River (20th Street) on the north, the Weber River on the west, and Wall Avenue on the east. The site is runs in a north-south direction over a distance of 3.4 miles. The site contains several railroad-related facilities as well as private industrial facilities.
The site was first used as a rail yard by the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Since that time, four additional railroad companies have operated on portions of the site. These railroad companies consisted of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPPR), Southern Pacific Railroad (SPRR), Denver Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW), and the Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company (OUR&D).
In 1996, the UPRR merged with SPRR and now the site is being operated under the ownership of UPRR. The Union Pacific station serves as a landmark of the railroad's existence in the community.
Site Risk
There have been several contaminants found on the Ogden Rail Yard site. The contaminants are: low PH, lead, benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylenes, naphthalene and benzopyrene. Groundwater samples showed a groundwater plume consisting of vinyl chloride and a free-phase petroleum product.
Cleanup Progress
The site was successfully cleaned up in August 2007 with the removal of contaminated subsurface soils from the former industrial sewer. The City of Ogden started implementing a plan for a large commercial development for part of this land while the final work on the clean-up was being completed.
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) purchased approximately 18.16 acres at the site, which are located to the south and west of the intersection of 22nd Street and Wall Avenue in Ogden, Utah and expanded their light rail service from Salt Lake City to Ogden. UTA's extension of the rail service greatly improves air quality by reducing the number of cars commuting to Salt Lake City. Consequently, UTA was allowed to construct the flyover bridge and a passenger station during the remediation work at this site.
UPRR worked with EPA to establish an environmental covenant between the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) and the City of Ogden to maintain the institutional controls. Ongoing quarterly site inspection and groundwater well monitoring is being conducted by UPRR's contractor.
The UDOT owned the 21st Street Pond property which was deeded to Ogden City once the coffer dam was constructed and legal property transfer requirements were completed.
The 21st Street Pond property has been renamed Good Lake, and is being redeveloped as a water skiing park. In accordance with the institutional controls for this site, Ogden City is maintaining the coffer dam. The Coffer Dam and Soil Cover Operation and Maintenance Plan is the institutional control which details how the City maintains the remedy to prevent exposure to dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL). Additionally, this remedy requires that the City reports to UDEQ and the EPA regarding their maintenance activities.
Ogden City is supportive of having the pond open to public fishing again, which was a concern expressed by the local community. In response, EPA provided 250 fish to stock Good Lake. Currently, fish tissue testing is being conducted to determine if the public can fish the lake the lake again.
Community Involvement
A Community Involvement Plan (CIP) was developed in August, 1999 and recently revised in December, 2008. The revised CIP can be found in the Site Documents section below.
Site Documents
Ogden Rail Yard and 21st Street Pond Community Involvement Plan, December 2008 (PDF, 22 pp, 141K)
Contacts
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EPA Erna Waterman
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Utah Michael Storck
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