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IDEQ Brownfields Response Program OverviewBrownfields and Land Revitalization Conference June 2012Aaron Scheff, Brownfield Program ManagerIdaho Department of Environmental Quality
No EPA Funding = No Brownfields Program in Idaho• Idaho Legislature permits IDEQ to apply for
grants and run a brownfields program• EPA funds multiple active assessment,
cleanup, and revolving loan funds in Idaho• EPA Region 10 funds 100% of our state-run
brownfields program and subsidizes 50% of our Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)
• Idaho does offer tax incentives and a Pilot rebate program through our VCP
EPA 104k Grants in Idaho• Assessment- Petroleum and Hazardous Substance
– Pend Oreille Bay Trail Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant (Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai, Bonner County, IDEQ)
– Moscow Coalition Assessment Grant (Moscow, Moscow URA, Latah County
• Cleanup Grants– Idaho Parks and Recreation – Skylark and Ramshorn Mines
• Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)– Reuse Idaho Brownfield Coalition RLF - $500,000 to capitalize
Partner with EPA R10 to Complete Targeted Brownfield Assessments
• Petroleum• Solvents• Mills
• Idled mines• Industrial parks• Dumps / Landfills
DEQ-Funded Site Assessments• Approximately $300,000 available annually• Privately-owned properties, w/ public sponsor• Phase I, Phase II, Risk Analysis, proposed
cleanup alternatives, and limited cleanups• Approximately 10 sites per year • Collect return on investment data throughout
DEQ Assessment Process and Timeframes
• Application received and ranked – 1 week
• Phase I – 2 months until final report• Pre - Phase II – six weeks for set up• Phase II – 3-4 months until final report• Risk Evaluation and Cleanup Cost
Estimate – 1 month• Assessment completed between 6 and
7 months from application (assuming no follow up assessment)
Folks we can help:• Local governments• Units of state government• Urban / rural renewal agencies• Economic development agencies• Non-profits• Private – for profits (some strings)
IDEQ Brownfield Inventories• Formal inventory = participating sites• Internal inventory = brownfield sites not in
an IDEQ or EPA program• Historic / Potential inventory = sites
posing potential contaminant source due to past use
Community Reinvestment Pilot Initiative• Approved legislation developed with Governor’s
Office support – Amends VCP• State provides up to $1,500,000 in rebates to private
parties conducting cleanups via VCP• 70% of cleanup costs, up to $150,000 per project, 10
projects, rural focus with economic/social benefit
Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund• IDEQ and 6 Economic Development Districts - RIBC• $3,000,000 from EPA + $1,500,000 supplemental• 2 bites out of 20+ nibbles• On track to close out in September 2012. Hope to
capitalize $500,000
DEQ Voluntary Cleanup Program• Foster remediation, reuse, redevelopment of
contaminated sites.• Encourage innovation and cooperation between
government and interested parties to promote economic revitalization.
• Expedite remediation process by eliminating adversarial enforcement actions and delays in approvals.
• Tax incentive: 50% of improved value for 7 years
DEQ Tools for Voluntary Cleanup
Community Reinvestment Pilot
= 70% rebate of cleanup costs up to $150,000
Revolving Loan Fund
= Project financing at low to 0% interest
Voluntary Cleanup Program
= Expedited process + Covenant not to sue +
Lender liability + Innovated strategies + Property tax incentive
Aaron Scheff, ManagerBrownfields Program DEQ Waste Management andRemediation Division1410 N. HiltonBoise, ID 83706Ph: (208) 373-0420Fx: (208) 373-0154
aaron.scheff@deq.idaho.gov
IDEQ Brownfield Program Website and Contacts:
http://www.deq.idaho.gov/waste-mgmt-remediation/brownfields.aspx
Bruce Wicherski, ManagerVoluntary Cleanup Program DEQ Waste Management andRemediation Division1410 N. HiltonBoise, ID 83706Ph: (208) 373-0246Fx: (208) 373-0143bruce.wicherski@deq.idaho.gov
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