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BROWNFIELDS:THE INNOVATIVE USE AND RE-USE OF LANDFILLS
AND BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
Schenine MitchellU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
2016 REDEVELOPMENT FORUMNew Jersey FutureMarch 11, 2016
Overview of EPA Grants Focus on Area Wide Planning Other Program Initiatives & Priorities Re-Powering America’s Land
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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
EPA’S COMMITMENT TO MAKING MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNITIES
• Grant Types:• Brownfields Area-Wide Planning• Brownfields Assessment• Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund• Brownfields Cleanup• Environmental Workforce Development and Job
Training • State and Tribal Response Program
• Technical Assistance:• Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) • Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities
(TAB) • Land Revitalization Project Assistance
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AUTHORIZED BROWNFIELD FUNDING
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Assessment Grants
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants
Cleanup Grants
Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants
Targeted Brownfield AssessmentsState and Tribal
Response Program Grants
Up to $200 Million
$50 MillionStates and Tribes
Area Wide Planning Grants
BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS
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$200K Hazardous Substances $200K Petroleum*
Single Site **Community-Wide Assessment
Coalition Assessment
• Inventory Brownfields
• Phase I/II Environmental Assessments
• Cleanup/Reuse Plans• Community and
Stakeholder Outreach
*Petroleum sites are eligible IF• “Relatively low risk site” when
compared with other petroleum contaminated site
• No viable RP• Site will be assessed or cleaned
up by a person who is not potentially liable for cleaning up site
• Not subject to RCRA 9003 (h) order**EPA approved waiver to
$350K
BROWNFIELD CLEANUP GRANTS6
$200K Hazardous and Petroleum
Substances Combined
$200K Petroleum
$200K Hazardous
Single Site
• Direct costs associated with the cleanup of the site
• Direct costs associated with programmatic management
• A portion of the grant may be used to purchase environmental insurance
• A local government can use up to 10% of grant funds for health monitoring, monitoring and enforcement of institutional controls, and any related program development and implementation activities.
20% cost share required as a match
BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS
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Revolving Loan Fund
*Cleanup Sub-Grant*RLF Loan
• At least 50% of the total award amount
• Provide no-interest or low interest loans for Brownfields Cleanups
• Maximum 50% of total award amount
• Does not require repayment
$1M Hazardous $1M Petroleum$1M Hazardous
&Petroleum
*Eligible cleanup activities covered
20% cost share required as a match
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS
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• Hazardous waste training• Solid waste management or
cleanup training• Superfund site cleanup and
innovative and alternative treatment technologies training
• Emergency planning, preparedness, and response training
Applicants may choose to deliver a variety of environmental training: • Enhanced environmental
health and safety training
• Integrated pest management (IPM) training
• Alternative energy technologies
• Wastewater treatment training, such as wastewater treatment facility operations training $200K Funding
The Fortune Society, NY
TYPES OF GRANTS 9
Assessment Revolving Loan Fund
Cleanup Job TrainingEWDJT
Area Wide Planning
Applicant Eligibility
Government, Quasi Government, Regional Councils, Tribes
Government, Quasi Government, Regional Councils, Tribes
Government, Quasi Government, Regional Councils, Tribes, Non Profits
Government, Quasi Government, Regional Councils, Tribes, Non Profits, Colleges
Government, Quasi Government, Regional Councils, Tribes, Non Profits
Amount of funding available
• Up to $400K for community-wide
• Up to $200,000 or up to $350,000 for Site Specific
• Up to $600,000 for a coalition
• Up to $1 million
• Up to $200,000 per site
• Up to 3 sites totaling $600,000
• Up to $200,000
• Up to $200,000
Cost share requirement
n/a 20% cost share 20% cost share n/a n/a
Period of performance
3 years 5 years 3 years 3 years 2 years
BROWNFIELDS AREA-WIDE PLANNING (BF AWP)
Yonkers, NY
2-year grant given to: Assist with community involvement,
research planning and implementation strategies related to brownfields cleanup and reuse
Focus on catalyst/high priority brownfields sites and the surrounding areas
Common grant-funded activities: Identifying community priorities Evaluating existing conditions Brownfields site reuse planning Developing a brownfields area-wide
plan; and Identifying resources or leveraging
opportunities to implement planCamden, NJ
Multiple sites are often connected through proximity and infrastructure
Brownfields limit the economic, environmental and social prosperity of their surroundings Approaching brownfields cleanup and reuse collectively within
the area can be more effective than a single site focus Strategic site(s) can serve as the catalysts for area revitalization
– projects focus around those opportunities Area revitalization is critical to the successful long-term reuse of
the brownfields
USING AN AREA WIDE APPROACH
Groundwork Hudson Valley,
NY AWP Grant
Local planning meeting
Local trail design concept
BF AWP GRANT COMPETITIONSThree rounds held so far
FY10 = 23 pilot projects16 local governments, 1 tribe, 5 non-profits, 1 regional planning commission
FY13 = 20 projects14 local governments, 5 non-profits, 1 regional planning agency
FY15 = 20 projects have been selectedProject areas included waterfronts, old industrial areas, neighborhoods, downtown districts, commercial corridors
* For FY17, the request for proposals will be announced this Spring !
Ironbound Community Corporation, Newark NJ
IDEAS & LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 23 PILOT PROJECTS
7 Cross-Project Themes • Manage for Successful Community
Involvement• Form and Maintain Strong and
Supportive Partnerships • Identify What Is Feasible• Prioritize Sites and Projects• Develop Strategies for Plan
Implementation Throughout the BF AWP Process
• Maximize Resources Through Targeted Project Area Investments and Leveraging
• Maintain Strong Project Management Throughout the Project
Summary and full report at:http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/areawide_grants.htm
ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL/RURAL COMMUNITIES
• 60% of proposals received were from non-urban communities. Increase over FY13 when it was 57%.
• 44% of those were 10k pop or less. • Recommended funding 63% non-urban and 37% urban
– commensurate w/ what we received.• Micro-community success rate of 31% - commensurate
w/ our overall success rate of 30%. • Other assistance for small/rural communities:
• Provide technical assistance in proposal reviews through our TAB providers
• TBAs for those not successful or without the capacity to manage a grant
• EPA outreach/Land Revitalization assistance
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BROWNFIELDS (TAB)
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Tools• Workshops and
Webinars • Resource Center• Special Projects• One-on-One Assistance• Web-based Tools• Newsletters and Case
Studies
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)Serves EPA Regions 2, 4, 9, & 10Sarah Sieloff(415) 398-1080sarah.sieloff@cclr.orgWebsite: www.CCLR.org
Technical assistance provided through the TAB Program helps communities across the country increase their
understanding and involvement in brownfields cleanup and revitalization and assists in moving brownfields sites
forward in the process toward cleanup and reuse.Areas of assistance include: Community and stakeholder involvement, Health impacts of brownfield sites, Science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, Brownfield finance, Integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, Sources of brownfields assessment and cleanup funding, State brownfields and voluntary cleanup program requirements, and Brownfields redevelopment activities
TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS (TBA)
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TBAs may include:• An “all appropriate inquiries” assessment (Phase I),
including a historical investigation and a preliminary site inspection;
• A more in-depth environmental site assessment (Phase II), including sampling activities to identify the types and concentrations of contaminants and the areas to be cleaned; and
• Evaluation of cleanup options and/or cost estimates based on future uses and redevelopment plans.
Eligible entities include: state, local and tribal governments;general purpose units of local government, land clearanceauthorities or other quasi-governmental entities; regional council or redevelopment agencies; states or legislatures; or nonprofitorganizations.
The TBA program is not a grant program, but a service provided
through an EPA contract in which EPA directs a contractor to conduct
environmental assessment activities to address the requester’s needs.
Unlike grants, EPA does not provide funding directly to the entity requesting the services. TBA
assistance isavailable through EPA’s Regional
Brownfields offices.
NEW TRAINING, RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
• Council of Development Finance Agencies ($999k, 5 years)• Provide direct technical assistance through workshops, project
marketplaces and project response teams to identify financing options for brownfields projects
• Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech ($1 M, 5 years)• Develop and pilot test a “Community Benefits Calculator”
• Groundwork USA ($928k, 5 years)• Provide direct technical assistance to low-income communities, w/
focus on BF AWP grantees, to integrate community involvement in the planning processes for brownfields reuses, including equitable development strategies.
• Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI) ($998k, 5 years)• Provide direct technical assistance to existing and potential Brownfields
Job Training grantees with peer-to-peer networking and trainings
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BIOMASS
SOLAR
RE-Powering America’s Land Encourages renewable energy development on current
and formerly contaminated lands, landfills and mine sites when such development is aligned with the community's
vision for the site.
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EPA’S RE-POWERING AMERICA’S LAND PROGRAM
• Provides technical assistance support to parties interested in siting renewable energy development on contaminated sites (brownfields, superfund sites, RCRA sites)
• More information visit: http://www.epa.gov/oswercpa/
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Thank You
Schenine MitchellBrownfields Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyMitchell.Schenine@epa.gov
(212) 637-3283
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-revitalization-new-jersey-new-york-
puerto-rico-and-us-virgin
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