Brownfields Redevelopment

Maggie EgbartsEPA Regions 5 and 7 Coordinator

Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB)

Kansas State University (KSU)

Overview

Brownfields Defined

State Regulatory Agency Assistance

Other Resources

State, local and federal agencies for funding gaps

Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB)

Advantages to Brownfields Redevelopment

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Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Communities

Assists communities and tribes with the brownfields redevelopment process

A national program

Free to communities

Funded by EPA via grants to 3 different entities

K-State assists communities in EPA Regions 5, 6, 7 & 8

Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) assists in EPA Regions 2, 9, and 10

EPA Regions

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) assists in EPA Regions 1, 3, and 4

Legal Definition of Brownfields?

“…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.”*

Practical implication: Brownfields are everywhere! *(Public Law 107-118 (H.R. 2869) - “Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act”, signed into law January 11, 2002).

“Brownfields” Properties with possible environmental issues that are limiting

use of the site (i.e., they are ‘stuck’)

Our House Children’s Center – Little Rock, ARBrownfields Redevelopment Success Story

1.42 acre site on the SE corner of the former Veteran Admiration Hospital grounds.

Asbestos and lead-based paint abatement on 8,850 ft2 structure. Demolition followed – during site grading discovered three underground storage tanks (USTs).

USTs removed along with 576 tons of contaminated soil.

**Cleanup funded 100% by the EPA Pulaski County Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Sub-grant.**

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Photos and site information curtsey of Pulaski County Brownfields Program

“Brownfields”

“Brownfields”. . . or not so obvious.

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MisconceptionsOften it is the PERCEPTION of contamination or “Buyer beware;” “fear of the unknown” that keeps properties from being redeveloped, not the actual presence of contamination.

Once the “stigma” is gone, properties can be returned to productive use.

State Environmental Regulatory Agency

State Brownfields Program - free TBAs (Targeted Brownfields Assessments)

State Trust and Revolving Loan Funds

Redevelopment Resources

Provide free assistance for navigating waters of cleanup ‘How clean is clean?’

Risk-based standards for driving cleanup

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Other Local and Federal Resources Phase I / II Site Assessments

US EPA - Free TBAs EPA Assessment Grants

Cleanup, if necessary EPA Cleanup Grants Revolving Loan Funds

Redevelopment (Construction, etc.) Tax Credits, EDA, USDA, DOT, HUD, State Dep't

of Commerce, etc.

Free Technical Assistance TAB, State, Other Programs

Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Communities

Assists communities and tribes with the brownfields redevelopment process

A national program

Free to communities

Funded by EPA via grants to 3 different entities

K-State assists communities in EPA Regions 5, 6, 7 & 8

Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) assists in EPA Regions 2, 9, and 10

EPA Regions

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) assists in EPA Regions 1, 3, and 4

The Brownfields Redevelopment ProcessAreas Where TAB Can Assist…….

1. PlanningIdentify Brownfields and Set Redevelopment Goals

2. EnvironmentalInvestigate – Phase I/II site assessments

Clean-up; if necessary

3. Redevelopment

TAB Assistance to CommunitiesPlanning• Identify and inventory brownfields (BIT)• Strategic planning and reuse visioning

o Community outreach and inputo Economic feasibility and sustainability analysis

• Redevelopment Goals • Educational Workshop• Assist with applications for EPA Brownfields Grants (TAB EZ)

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TAB Assistance to Communities

Environmental• Help find and evaluate environmental consultants

• Review and explain to the community technical plans and reports

• Guidance through regulatory framework title

Redevelopment• Help identify funding sources (e.g., resources roadmap)

• Facilitate a partners stakeholders meeting )

TAB Assistance to Communities

Other TAB Resources• BiT• TAB EZ (assist with grant writing)• Webpage full of resources (www.ksutab.org or www.njit.edu/tab/new-homepage)

o Online Training Modules and Webinars

o Citizen Briefs, Fact Sheets, Examples

• Other assistance as needed and agreed uponitle)

Services May Include Help identifying and inventorying brownfields Strategic planning and redevelopment visioning Economic feasibility and sustainability analysis Educational workshops Community outreach and input Help identify funding sources Review of grant applications - including ARC proposal reviews Help finding and evaluating environmental consultants Review of plans and technical reports Fact sheets and information Other assistance, as needed and agreed upon

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Why Redevelop Brownfields? Makes financial sense

Free money available for assessment, cleanup, etc.

Using existing infrastructure

Liability Protections Must complete All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)

Perform Phase I environmental site assessment BEFORE purchase and cooperate in addressing environmental issues if identified

Less uncertainty with redevelopment outcome Community involvement

Identify phases and funding along the way

Mechanism to leverage and combine limited resources to a single supported outcome

Why Redevelop Brownfields?

Preserve community character and history

Mitigate blight

Desirable locations that encourage a mix of land uses to provide services that may be lacking

Increase local tax base and facilitate job growth

Mitigate public health and safety concerns

Promote infill and vacant property reclamation

Reduce the need to develop “greenfields”

Stout Industries Expansion - Jennings, MOBrownfields Redevelopment Success Story

Adjacent Property –former rail car repair Contamination – metals,

polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in soil.

Looked to relocate

$253,831 in Brownfields State Tax Credits and $800,000 in tax increment financing from the city

Stout invested $5 million

Retained 135 local jobs and added approximately 20 new jobs

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Photos and site information curtsey of Missouri DNR Brownfields Program Hidden Treasures Report, https://dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/bvcp/hwpvcp-brownfields.htm

Kansas City Terminal Railway – Kansas City, MOBrownfields Redevelopment Success Story

22-acre former rail yard constructed around 1914 – abandoned in the 1970s

Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) purchased the property and enrolled in the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program to address contamination

HEDC teamed with DST Realty, Inc. to finish cleanup – Westside Business Park

$900,000 in Brownfields State Remediation and $4 million in State Historic Restoration Tax Credits

$100,000 due diligence grant

$7.1 million in HUD Section 8 Loans plus matching Economic Development Incentive Grant

$1.8 million in commercial loans

Investment and Results $2.3 million – remediation

$38.2 million – new infrastructure

Over 600 jobs created

Market and assessed property values increased over 576 percent

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Brownfields Revitalization - It can be done!

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Thank you…

… please contact us for assistance!Maggie EgbartsKansas State University (KSU): EPA Regions 5, 6, 7, & 8

785-532-0782(o)785-230-6825(m)maggiejessie@ksu.edu

Colette SantasieriNew Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT): EPA Regions 1, 3, and 4

973-642-4165 santasieri@njit.edu

http://www.ksutab.org https://www.njit.edu/tab/new-homepage/