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EPA Brownfield Grants A Tool for Community Revitalization
Former Scholtz Tannery, Chattanooga, TN
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Introductions
Amanda M. Herrit, M.S., Senior Environmental Scientist 15 years; 10 years managing Brownfield projects EPA Region 4 Brownfields experience – Assessment,
Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants Serves as Project Manger of the Columbus
Consolidated Government, GA EPA Grant
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Terracon Company Background
Established in 1965 100% employee-owned firm Environmental, Facilities, Geotechnical, & Materials
Services 4,500+ employees, over 150 offices nationwide
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Terracon has been working in the brownfields program since its inception
Our 1st EPA Brownfield Assessment Demonstration Pilot project in 1996
230+ Cooperative Agreement funded projects in 8 EPA Regions
Terracon’s experienced staff has assisted clients in obtaining more than $40 million in federal brownfield grant funds
Terracon – Brownfield Grant Experience
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“They seek to recognize innovative yet practical remediation & development projects, which bring blighted, old commercial & industrial sites back to productive use … These groups have figured it out - & they are national models for each one of us.” - The Phoenix Committee
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“Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.”
What is a Brownfield?
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Brownfield Examples Dry Cleaners Former Gas Stations Landfills Illicit Dump Sites Industrial Properties Abandoned Buildings Junk Yards Vacant Properties Mine Scarred & Adjacent Lands Rail Yards & Adjacent Facilities
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Benefits of Brownfield Program Redevelopment Opportunities
Knowledge of true site conditions make property more marketable for redevelopment.
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Benefits of Brownfield Program Owner/Developer Benefits
“We don’t need clean property, we need property in which we can have a high degree of confidence that there are no surprises and the worst (environmental) delays are behind us when we arrive.” - Private Developer, 2001.
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Before
After
HOPE Garden
Benefits of Brownfield Program Community Benefits Redevelopment of Brownfield properties in your neighborhood can….
• Facilitate Jobs
• Increase Local Tax Base
• Utilize Existing Infrastructure
• Reduce Blight
• Improve & Protect the Environment
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Brownfield Funding
EPA Brownfield Assessment
Grants EPA
Brownfield Cleanup Grants
EPA Revolving Loan Fund
TDEC Brownfield
Program
Private Funding
EPA Brownfield Job Training
Tools for Community Revitalization Case Study – Chattanooga, TN
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Tools for Community Revitalization Success Stories
Chattanooga Housing Authority (McCallie Homes)
Former Scholtz Tannery EPB (Former Cavalier
Facility)
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McCallie Homes
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Former Scholtz Tannery
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EPB
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Becky Horace, MPA Grants Coordinator [email protected]
Amanda M. Herrit, M.S. Senior Environmental Scientist [email protected]
51 Lost Mound Drive, Suite 135 Chattanooga, TN 37406 (423) 499-6111 Terracon.com