EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower States, communities, and
other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely
clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield is a site, or portion thereof, that has actual or
perceived contamination and an active potential for redevelopment or reuse. EPA plans to fund at least fifty
Brownfields Pilots in 1995 and 1996, at up to $200,000 each, to support creative two-year explorations and
demonstrations of brownfields solutions. The Pdots are intended to provide EPA, States, Tribes, municipali-
ties, and communities with useful information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to
promote a unified approach to site assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.

United States Office of
Environmental Protection Solid Waste and
Agency Emergency Response
Publication: XXXX.X-XXXX
January 1996
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Brownfields Pilot -


Stockton, CA

Office of Outreach and
Special Projects (5101)
Quick Reference Fact Sheet
OVERVIEW
EPA has selected the City of Stockton for a
Brownfields Pilot. Many old shipyards, heavy
manufacturing, mills, and industrial sites along
Stockton's waterfront have been abandoned,
contributing to unemployment and poverty in the
pilot area. The threat of contamination and liability
has inhibited reuse and redevelopment at these sites
while suburban sprawl expands. Over the last 25
years, the City's redevelopment agency has been
acquiring many of the abandoned properties in the
waterfront area, nearly all of which are potentially
contaminated. At least 13 acres are known to be
contaminated. The city is particularly concerned
with the properties in the state Enterprise Zone,
where contamination could present an additional
obstacle to economic revitalization.
OBJECTIVES
The ultimate goal of Stockton's brownfields effort is
to encourage economic revitalization of the urban
waterfront area. Redevelopment of the waterfront
will promote productive land use, reduce air and
water pollution associated with urban sprawl, and
expand job opportunities in locations accessible to
low-income populations. To satisfy these objectives,
a comprehensive master plan for brownfields site
assessment and remediation, and incentives for
redevelopment will be developed.
ACTIVITIES
Activities planned as pan of this pilot include:
•	Developing a comprehensive environmental
plan that supplements the waterfront
redevelopment plan;
•	Participating in Cal-EPA's Expedited
Remedial Action Program to develop and
implement a remediation strategy;
•	Identifying the sources and scope of the
brownfields contamination problems;
•	Developing a coordinated partnership for
redevelopment that includes the Waterfront
Revival Task Force, residents, community
agencies, priva te sector, and public entities;
•	Exploring services for site assessments,
remediation planning, design, and
feasibility studies;

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•	Expanding on the city's association with
existing revitalization efforts, including the
Department of Transportation's Liveable
Communities program and National
Endowment for the Arts grants;
•	Testing new funding mechanisms to assist in
brownfields assessment, remediation, and
reuse; and
•	Focusing brownfields efforts and resources
on sites within the Enterprise Zone.
The cooperative agreement for this pilot has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
CONTACTS
Rnhhi Ka1mn~Vb*»
U.S. EPA Region 9
(415)744-213t-«U78
Garrett Toy
Department of Housing and Redevelopment
Stockton, California
(209) 937-8075
SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency(5202 G)
Washington, DC 20460
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