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 v>EPA 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; ------- 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*ğ U.S. EPA Region 9 (415)744-213t-ĞU78 Garrett Toy Department of Housing and Redevelopment Stockton, California (209) 937-8075 SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency(5202 G) Washington, DC 20460 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 ------- |