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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is completing a Phase I Brownfields Targeted Assessment (BTA) at the address 1440 Second St. located in Phillipsburg, KS. The BTA is being conducted for Phillips County who intends to redevelop the property into a community day care facility. Currently, the application has been approved and letter mailed.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) completed a Phase I Brownfields Targeted Assessment (BTA) at 1440 Second St. in Phillipsburg, Kansas. Based on the information collected during the Phase I report, “Recognized Environmental Conditions” (RECs)were identified as significant potential for contamination due to adjoining properties to the north that is currently enrolled in the Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESGQ), the aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) database and the leaking underground storage tank (LUST) database.

A NESHAP Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint and Mold Survey was also conducted on the site, asbestos containing material (ACM) and lead-based paint was identified in some areas of the building

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment completed a Phase II BTA at the above referenced property in Phillipsburg, Kansas in March 2018. The Phase II consisted of four groundwater probes. Groundwater was only obtained at three probe locations. Groundwater samples were collected for TPH and VOC analysis.

Based on the groundwater data obtained during the Phase II BTA activities, VOCs and TPH were detected in groundwater concentrations above their respective residential Risk Based Standards for Kansas (RSK). Due to the properties prospective use as a daycare facility, KDHE has recommended vapor intrusion (VI) barriers be installed prior to the property’s redevelopment. Phillips County Economic Development has agreed to this as a term for clearing the property for redevelopment. Due to this agreement further investigation is not necessary through the Brownfields Program and the property is cleared for redevelopment.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment received a request for Brownfields asbestos abatement assistance from the City of Lyons for their property located at 1440 Second St. in Phillipsburg, KS. The requested for a 50/50 cost share assistance was approved on October 9, 2017.

The abatement project for Phillipsburg was completed on August 1, 2018 where the above identified ACM and LBP was removed and disposed of an appropriate land fill. No additional ACM or LBP was identified during the abatement process.