Joenel's Auto Repair Shop "Lot No. 397"
Joenel’s Auto Repair Shop (Lot No. 397) is situated on 0.3 acres of land that conducted auto repairs, engine repairs and painting operations had opened in 1996 until it closed down in July 2007. The property is within a mixed commercial-residential zone. Joenel’s was found to have stored lead-acid batteries, junk cars and drums of used oil throughout the site and according to the inventory, soil staining in the general area that was observed may have contributed to the potential contamination onsite.
In December 2010, A Phase I ESA was conducted at the site and the following RECs were found: four (4) 55-gallon drums filled with petroleum stored in a secondary containment and two (2) 55-gallon drums containing unknown products. The environmental professional recommended that further investigation is warranted to address the RECs for the subjected site.
A Phase I ESA was completed in March 2011. Then a Phase II ESA was approved and conducted in February 27, 2012. The following RECs and contaminants were identified: Deteriorating tires, automotive parts, a vehicle, and construction debris inside a storm water drainage ditch. Metals and petroleum hydrocarbon fuels may have impacted soil within the storm water drainage ditch, a discharge of petroleum fuel occurred near the drum storage area located near the northeast portion of the subject site as evidence by soil staining.
Category: Brownfields
Coordinates: N-15.15698; E-145.71937
Island: Saipan
Village: As Terlaje
Response Status: Approved for Phase I in 2009; Completed in Mar. 2011. Approved for Phase II ESA in Feb. 27, 2012; Completed in Jan. 9, 2013.
Land Use Restrictions: Mixed-Commercial (MC)
Institutional Controls: Undetermined
Responsible Party: Unknown
Enforcement Authority: Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Project Lead: Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Property Status: Private Property – Antonio Leon Guerrero
Date Entered into Public Record: February 10, 2010
Coordinates: N-15.15698; E-145.71937
Island: Saipan
Village: As Terlaje
Response Status: Approved for Phase I in 2009; Completed in Mar. 2011. Approved for Phase II ESA in Feb. 27, 2012; Completed in Jan. 9, 2013.
Land Use Restrictions: Mixed-Commercial (MC)
Institutional Controls: Undetermined
Responsible Party: Unknown
Enforcement Authority: Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Project Lead: Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Property Status: Private Property – Antonio Leon Guerrero
Date Entered into Public Record: February 10, 2010