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, as well as an active potential for redevelopment or reuse. EPA plans to fund 60
Brownfields Pilots in 1995 and 1996, at up to $200,000 each, to support creative two-year explorations and
demonstrations of brownfields solutions. The Pilots are intended to provide EPA, States, Tribes, municipalities,
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.
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Office of Outreach and Special Projects (5101)	Quick Reference Fact Sheet
OVERVIEW
EPA is awarding 60 brownfield pilot cooperative
agreements to States, cities, towns, counties, and
Tribes by the end of 1996. EPA is currently funding
twenty-eight "National" pilots selected by EPA
Headquarters, and 12 "Regional" pilots selected and
sponsored by EPA Regional offices. Twenty more
pilots were announced in June 1996 and their
cooperative agreements are being negotiated.
The brownfields pilots will test redevelopment
models, direct special efforts toward removing
regulatory barriers without sacrificing protectiveness,
and facilitate coordinated environmental cleanup
efforts at the Federal, State, and local levels. These
funds will be used to generate interest by pulling
together community groups, investors, lenders,
developers, and other affected parties to address the
issues of cleaning up sites contaminated with
hazardous substances and returning them to approp-
riate, productive use. The pilots will serve as vehicles
to explore a series of models for States and localities
struggling with such efforts.
Twelve Brownfields Regional Pilots are underway
and an additional nine* are being negotiated:
•	Atlanta, GA*	• Boston, MA
•	Buffalo, NY	• Camden, NJ*
•	Clearwater, FL* • Dallas, TX
•	Duwamish, WA • East St. Louis, IL*
•	Illinois	• Indiana
•	Miami, FL*	• Minnesota
•	Northwest Indiana Cities
•	Philadelphia, PA • Pittsburgh, PA
•	Prichard, AL*	• Provo, UT*
•	Sand Creek Corridor, CO
•	San Francisco, CA* • Shreveport, LA*
•	West Jordan, UT
Please refer to the supplemental EPA fact sheet on
each pilot project for more specific information.
ACTIVITIES
Following is a summary of each of the 19 Brownfields
Regional Pilots that are underway or are being
negotiated:
•	Atlanta, G A - U.S. EPA Region 4 has selected the
City of Atlanta for a Regional Brownfields Pilot.
Atlanta has established its own Empowerment
Zone (EZ) of 30 neighborhoods (population
50,000) and created the Atlanta Empowerment
Zone Corporation to implement their EZ plans.
Atlanta's overall goals are to inventory
brownfields within the Empowerment Zone,
encourage industry involvement in brownfields
redevelopment, provide environmental justice
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Activities planned as part of this pilot include
undertaking a minimum of three Level I and one
Level II environmental audits, building a
brownfields inventory database, producing a site
identification brochure that will be the beginning
of an aggressive public communications strategy
and demonstration project, developing remedia-
tion processes, and creating a central oversight
process for reviewing technical elements of site
remediation. For more information contact Matt
Robbins of U.S. EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, GA, at
(404) 347-5059, ext. 6212.
•	Boston, MA - US EPA Region 2 awarded $200,000
to the City of Boston to fund activities that include:
developing a model to identify, map, and gather
information on brownfields in the Dudley Street
Neighborhood (DSN), the principal business
center for Boston's African-American community;
developing a community outreach and education
program; and investigating ways to secure
additional cleanup funding, engage in cost
recovery litigation, and promote environmental
compliance assurance. For more information
contact Lynn Jennings of U.S. EPA Region 1 in
Boston, MA, at (617) 573-9634.
•	Buffalo, NY - U.S. EPA Region 2 awarded the
City of Buffalo $200,000 to fund the Buffalo
Brownfields Project. Activities planned under
this pilot include inventorying and characterizing
the city's brownfields; finalizing development
strategies for two to five brownfields redevelop-
ment projects based on community vision,
economic development potential, and health and
environmental concerns. Additionally, the pilot
is funding a Brownfields Community Coordinator
to conduct environmental justice and community
outreach activities targeted to specific brownfields
sites; and is supporting a Brownfields Planner to
oversee overall program integrity, work with the
Buffalo Brownfields Task Force, develop
techniques for brownfields development, and
encourage developers interested in brownfields
to assess sites. For more information contact
Walter Schoepf of U.S. EPA Region 2 in New
York, NY, at (212) 637-4319.
•	Camden, NJ - U.S. EPA Region 2 has selected the
City of Camden for a Regional Brownfields Pilot.
Camden is the fifth largest and the most
economically distressed city in New Jersey, with
a predominantly minority population, a high
unemployment rate, and a one in three poverty
rate. Manufacturing and related land use account
for a third of Camden's nine square miles, and
brownfields constitute more than half of all
industrial sites in the city. The goal of Camden's
brownfields program is to develop an effective
strategy for assessment, cleanup, and reuse of
Camden's brownfields. The city proposes a
comprehensive approach that will integrate
technical, community, government, and financial
resources. For more information contact Larry
D'Andrea of U.S. EPA Region 2 in New York,
NY, at (212) 637-4314.
•	Clearwater, FL - U.S. EPA Region 4 has selected
the City of Clearwater for a Regional Brownfields
Pilot. Clearwater's brownfields problem stems
from a former lake, filled in as part of urban
development 40 years ago. Businesses and
residences built on the site are being abandoned
due to state regulations mandating property set-
asides for stormwater attenuation. The area is a
state-designated Enterprise Zone. Clearwater's
goal is to instill environmental justice by
completing site characterizations, offering
economic incentives, and creating job opportun-
ities. The University of South Florida, a brown-
fields partner, will prepare a flow-of-ownership
plan with a novel approach to encourage inves-
tment and residential support. For more
information contact Matt Robbins of U.S. EPA
Region 4 in Atlanta, GA, at (404) 347-5059, ext.
6212.
•	Dallas, TX-U.S. EPA Region 6 awarded Dallas
$200,000 to fund brownfields activities that
include obtaining the assistance of an EPA official
through an Intergovernmental Personnel Act
(IPA) assignment; organizing the Brownfields
Initiative program and establishing criteria to
select sites for evaluation; proposing funding for
a permanent staff person to assume management
of the Brownfields Initiative program; holding
community meetings to obtain input from
neighborhood associations, real estate develop-
ers, the financial community, chambers of
commerce, and interested business associations
regarding site selection and potential
redevelopment; and providing public resources
to businesses wishing to relocate to a redeveloped
brownfields site. For more information contact
Stan Hitt of U.S. EPA Region 6 in Dallas, TX, at
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•	Duwamish, WA - U.S. EPA Region 10, with co-
funding from EPA's Office of Underground
Storage Tanks, awarded 5200,000 to the
Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) to.
fund the Duwamish pilot. This pilot is backed by
the Duwamish Coalition, a group of commercial,
environmental, and community representatives.
Activities planned as part of this pilot include
developing a decision-tree methodology as a
model for risk evaluation and remedy selection,
which will be incorporated into a new WDOE
guidance document for contaminated sites; and
evaluating fate and transport, leachability tests
of contaminated soils, and adaptation of national
efforts regarding risk-based corrective action
guidance. For more information contact Nancy
Harney of U.S. EPA Region 10 in Seattle, WA, at
(206) 553-6635.
•	East St. Louis, IL - U.S. EPA Region 5 has
selected the City of East St. Louis for a Regional
Brownfields Pilot. The communities include
Alorton, Brooklyn, Cahokia, East St. Louis,
National City, Sauget, Washington Park,
Madison, and Venice. The goal of the East St.
Louis pilot is to develop a sustainable secondary
materials manufacturing district on former Alcoa
Aluminum site on 220 acres in a predominantly
minority area. Activities planned for the pilot
include establishing an Advisory Committee;
conducting title searches and research; creating
and employing a geographic information system;
transaction screening of sites; and preparing
reports and presentations. For more information
contact Mary Beth Tuohy of U.S. EPA Region 5
in Chicago, IL, at (312) 886-7596.
•	Illinois - U.S. EPA Region 5 awarded $150,000 to
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(IEPA) to fund environmental assessments now
underway at eight to ten brownfields in Chicago
and East St. Louis. In addition, IEPA has been
granted the use of a mobile lab to facilitate
testing at these sites. The EEPA anticipates that
City of Chicago officials will be involved in
facilitating prospective purchaser agreements
and redevelopment efforts and will serve as the
focal point for communications with prospective
purchasers at these sites. The City of Chicago is
also considering developing a database that will
track the results of environmental site
assessments conducted throughout the city. For
more information contact Joe Cisneros of U.S.
EPA Region 5 in Chicago, IL, at (312) 886-6945.
•	Indiana - U.S. EPA Region 5 awarded S150,000 to
the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM) to fund environmental
assessments of approximately ten brownfields in
Indianapolis and the communities of Garv,
Hammond, and East Chicago. IDEM selected
several of the sites for assessment during the
summer of 1995, and is currently assessing many
of these sites. EPA Region 5 has loaned the pilot
a mobile van for field testing. City and State
officials will facilitate prospective purchaser
agreements and redevelopment efforts. IDEM
anticipates that increased information on these
sites will make them more attractive to prospective
buyers. For more information contact Joe Dufficy
of U.S. EPA Region 5 in Chicago, IL, at (312) 886-
1960.
•	Miami, FL - U.S. EPA Region 4 has selected the
City of Miami for a Regional Brownfields Pilot.
Miami has identified a number of potential
brownfields in the distressed Wynwood
neighborhood, where business is over 40 percent
light industry and warehousing. Wynwood, a
state-designated Enterprise Zone, suffers from
environmental contamination from leaking
underground tanks, sewers, and industrial
chemicals. Miami's goal is to assess potential
brownfields and empower residents to participate
fully in redevelopment planning. Miami will
conduct a brownfields audit, involve the city's
Neighborhood Enhancement Teams in commun-
ity involvement, and identify strategies to
overcome obstacles and devise incentives for
local investment. For more information contact
Matt Robbins of U.S. EPA Region 4 in Atlanta,
GA, at (404) 347-5059, ext. 6212.
•	Minnesota - U.S. EPA Region 5 awarded the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
$255,000* to fund its Voluntary Cleanup Program
(VCP). To date, MPCA has targeted owners of 32
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Information System
(CERCLIS) sites to participate in the program.
Remediation at one site is almost complete and is
nearing completion at several other sites. MPCA
anticipates that remediation at 10-15 sites will be
completed by the spring of 1997. Cost recovery
actions have been initiated for the resources
expended in the review and oversight of VCPs.
For more information contact Joe Dufficy of U.S.
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'Funding for this pilot is made possible by
combining funds with other Superfund resources.
•	Northwest Indiana Cities - U.S. EPA Region 5
has selected the Cities of Gar}', East Chicago, and
Hammond, Indiana (known as Northwest
Indiana), for a Regional Brownfields Pilot in
partnership with EPA's Common Sense Initiative
(CSI) Iron and Steel Sector Brownfields
Workgroup. The pilot will conform to the Sector's
"Brownfields Guiding Principles" to address
assessment and redevelopment issues unique to
the iron and steel industries. The cities' goals
include identifying and removing threats to health
and safety, restoring brownfields to productive
use, and creating sustainable economic growth.
Activities planned as part of this pilot include
conducting site assessments of candidate
properties, identifying current and past owners,
obtaining technical expertise to evaluate existing
remediation legal authorities, and development
of remediation plans. To accomplish these goals
the cities plan to select three iron and steel
brownfields sites to serve as pilots. For more
information contactTed Smith of U.S. EPARegion
5 in Chicago, IL, at (312) 353-6571.
•	Philadelphia, PA - U.S. EPA Region 3 awarded
the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
(PCPC) $200,000 to select ten sites and hire a
contractor to perform environmental assessments
at these sites. The contractor will also create a
formal environmental site assessment review
process by establishing an interagency
Environmental Audit Review (EAR) team. In
addition, PCPC will market the selected sites, and
a city-wide EAR procedure will be established
upon completion of the pilot program. For more
information contactTomStolleof U.S. EPARegion
3 in Philadelphia, PA, at (215) 597-1166.
•	Pittsburgh, PA - U.S. EPA Region 3 awarded the
City of Pittsburgh $200,000 to fund activities
including creating an inventory of sites with de-
velopment potential; identifying environmental
problems, remediation alternatives, and associ-
ated costs; exploring market reuse options; and
using financial incentives to stimulate site assess-
ment, cleanup, and redevelopment. For more
information contact Tom Stolle of U.S. EPA Re-
gion 3 in Philadelphia, PA, at (215) 597-1166.
•	Prichard, AL - U.S. EPA Region 4 has selected the
City of Prichard for a Regional Brownfields Pilot.
The most economically disadvantaged commun-
ity in the State, Pritchard suffers from an eroding
tax base, industrial and residential migration to
nearby Mobile, and contamination from organic
pollutants in its water supply. Prichard's objectives
include creating a technical assistance team to
develop remediation plans, creating an
educational consortium and clearinghouse, and
developing a comprehensive environmental plan.
Prichard will use its status as a state Enterprise
Zone to offer tax incentives to encourage
redevelopment and cleanup. For more informa-
tion contact Matt Robbins of U.S. EPA Region 4 in
Dallas, TX, at (404) 347-5059, ext. 6212.
•	Provo, UT - U.S. EPA Region 8 has selected the
Provo City Ironton Economic Redevelopment
Project for a Regional Brownfields Pilot. The
project is the site of a former steel mill that
constitutes the largest tract of undeveloped and
non-utilized property in the city. Redevelopment
of the former steel mill site and surrounding
property has been blocked by the concerns over
contamination and liability. The objective of the
project is to create an environmentally sensitive
development and address environmental justice
concerns for the surrounding community.
Redevelopment of the site will provide employ-
ment opportunities for the community, increase
surrounding property values, and increase the
city's tax base. For more information contact
David Ostrander of U.S. EPA Region 8 in Denver,
CO, at (303) 312-6931.
•	Sand Creek Corridor, CO - U.S. EPA Region 8
awarded $200,000 to the State of Colorado to fund
the sand Creek Corridor pilot. Activities planned
under this pilot include identifying barriers to
redevelopment resulting from liability concerns;
ensuring that pilot project activities complement
local development objectives; holding educational
seminars for business stakeholders to provide
accurate information about the sites in order to
encourage their redevelopment; and creating a
"SWAT" team as a point of contact for community
and business representatives with brownfields
concerns. For more information contact Kelcey
Land of U.S. EPA Region 8 in Denver, CO, at (303)
294-7639.
•	San Francisco, CA - U.S. EPA Region 9 has
selected the City of San Francisco, CA, for a
Regional Brownfields Pilot. The city's goal is tc
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Bayshore community based upon the lessons
learned from the closing of the adjacent Hunters
Point Naval Shipyard and other military bases.
The city will use a risk management model based
on the innovative California regulatory Non-
Attainment Zone policy. Activities planned under
this pilot include identifying potential exposure
pathways, defining acceptable residual levels of
contamination based on proposed zoning and
land use, developing a Risk Management Plan,
and conducting a community involvement
program to address environmental concerns
related to land use, zoning, economic
development, and environmental justice. For
more information contact Bobbie Kahan of U.S.
EPA Region 9 in San Francisco, CA, at (415) 744-
2191.
• Shreveport, LA - U.S. EPA Region 6 has selected
the City of Shreveport, LA for a Regional
Brownfields Pilot. The goal of the city's brown-
fields program is to increase the economic and
environmental viability of Shreveport's urban
core neighborhoods. Shreveport's urban core has
been selected for the federal National Perfor-
mance Review program, to demonstrate a
comprehensive strategy for enhancing delivery
of federal support to troubled neighborhoods.
Activities planned under this pilot include
developing an inventory of city brownfields and
criteria for ranking site redevelopment potential,
conducting Phase I site assessments, exploring
redevelopment options, educating the community
about brownfields problems and opportunities,
and providing a forum to develop community
based strategies for long-term redevelopment.
For more information contact Stan Hitt of U.S.
EPA Region 6 in Dallas, TX, at (214) 665-6736.
• West Jordan, UT - U.S. EPA Region 8 awarded
the City of West Jordan S200,000 to begin the
detailed planning required to reverse the stigma
of developing brownfields. Through cooperative
partnerships with county, State and Federal
agencies, business, and industry. West Jordan
intends to leverage brownfields funds to
redevelop former industrial properties to create
a "high-image" business and industrial park along
the Jordan River Parkway Corridor. This effort
is seen as an initial step in revitalizing the city's
central core, which suffers from heavy
industrialization and declining residential and
commercial uses. For more information contact
Kelcey Land of U.S. EPA Region 8 in Denver, CO,
at (303) 294-7639.

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