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A section of Lake Street in Salisbury has been designated a brownfield due to petroleum contamination in the soil and groundwater.The site was formerly a fuel tank farm and later a waste oil processing facility, which experienced a major oil spill in 1990.Salisbury received over $1.7 million from the EPA to remediate the property, which it purchased in 2020.
Salisbury will hold a public meeting soon on the stretch of Lake Street that has been designated a brownfield due to contamination from petroleum being in the soil and groundwater.
Here’s more on why the site has that designation, how we got here, and when and where the meeting will be.
Contamination from petroleum in soil, drinking water at site
The stretch of 317-325 Lake Street has been designated a brownfield by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland Department of the Environment. A brownfield “is a property on which the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant,” according to a release from the city of Salisbury.
In the case of 317–325 Lake St., according to the city, contamination from petroleum was discovered in the soil and groundwater. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons are the primary chemical of concern on the property. TPH compounds can be carcinogenic, lead to neurological disorders, or cause respiratory or reproductive issues.
The city of Salisbury was given $1,791,543.00 by the USEPA to remediate the properties to USEPA standards.
How did we get here with this stretch of Lake Street?
The two parcels of land, 317 Lake St. and 325 Lake St., were formerly utilized as a fuel tank farm facility with 15 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) of varying sizes and two underground storage tanks (USTs) from the late 1930s until the mid-1980s. The properties were then abandoned until 1990, when 317 Lake St. began operation as a waste oil processing facility.
An above-ground storage tank spilled about 12,000 gallons of No.6 fuel oil in 1990, with an estimated 4,000 gallons released into the Wicomico River, per the city. The facility became inactive again in 1992 until 2008. In 2008, all ASTs were removed from the property by the property owner.
The city of Salisbury purchased the two parcels of land in 2020 and demolished all of the standing buildings to their foundations in 2023. After completing an Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives, it was decided to go with the soil cap plus 8 inches of clean soil option. The city plans to excavate and remove 2 feet of contaminated soil, replace the contaminated soil with a 2-foot soil cap, and then place 8 inches of clean soil to allow plantings, per its release.
When is the public meeting on Lake Street contaminated site?
The City of Salisbury Department of Infrastructure and Development will hole a public meeting to share any comments on the progress of 317-325 Lake St. Thursday, Oct. 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Government Office Building at 125 N. Division St., Room 306. There will be a Haitian Creole interpreter present at the public meetings to assist with communication