DERR-2024-008099

UTAH PETROLEUM BROWNFIELD’S
FACT SHEET

BACKGROUND: LEWISTON CITY (2008 ROJECT)
This former gasoline service station on the corner of 100 South and Main Street in
Lewiston, Utah was a community eyesore and an
underutilized property.

PARTNERS
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
(UDEQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Lewiston City Department of Public Works

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Lewiston City demolished the abandoned gasoline service station building which had
become a community eyesore as well as a
safety and fire hazard.
UDEQ performed extensive subsurface
investigations in April and June 2008 and
collected numerous soil and groundwater
samples using federal EPA grant monies to
determine the need for further investigations,
cleanup activities or a risk-based site closure.
During the initial subsurface investigation,
four abandoned underground storage tanks
were found at the site and subsequently
removed from the property in October 2008.
Lewiston City conducted cleanup by removing over 85 cubic yards of soil following
the UST removal in October 2008.
The underutilized property was able to
undergo the necessary property transactions,
allowing for the transfer of ownership to
Lewiston City for revitalization efforts to
begin.
This unique environmental partnership was
a cost-effective approach that helped
convert a blighted and underutilized
property into a sustainable and beneficial
redevelopment opportunity as a new city
park for the residents of Lewiston to enjoy.