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Region 2
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields Quarterly Community Report
VOLUME 2 NUMBER 1
Glen Cove Showcase
Program: Off to an
Explosive Start
On Earth Day 1998,
EPA demolished the
250 ft. smokestack at
the Li Tungsten Super-
fund site marking the
explosive beginnina of
Glen Cove's waterfront
revitalization.
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In April, just one week after EPA de-
molished the smokestack at the local
Li Tungsten Superfund site, the City of
Glen Cove, NY bunched its Brownfields
Showcase Community program. In March, Vice President Al Gore designated 16 Brown-
fields Showcase Communities to receive focused funding and technical assistance in
brownfields redevelopment from 15 federal agencies. The Showcase Communities will
serve as national models, demonstrating the value of public and private cooperation in
restoring brownfields properties.
The City of Glen Cove's Brownfields Showcase Community Workshop not only opened the
Showcase Community Initiative in Glen Cove, but also invited other waterfront communi-
ties on Long Island to address revitalization issues. Mayor Thomas Suozzi opened the
workshop with a brief history of Glen Cove's waterfront revitalization project and
discussion of what the city plans to accomplish. The USEPA Regional Administrator
Jeanne Fox said, "These brownfields, here and across the country, are usually a blight to
the local community. Bui where some see only blighi, others, like Glen Cove, see
opportunity. It is opportunity that Mayor Suozzi saw when he began this effort to turn a
liability into a clean, job-producing asset for the community. That vision also led to EPA's
designation of Glen Cove as a Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot project last
year. The same vision has brought all of you here this morning. And it is what led Vice
President Gore to announce last month that Glen Cove had been chosen as one of the
nation's 16 Brownfields Showcase Communities."
In the spirit of partnership that is a major goal of the showcase program, interested
parties from the public and private sectors exchanged information and concerns on
Day One of the workshop. Stakeholders learned what Glen Cove envisions along its
waterfront and what resources are available from state and federal government to
help make that vision happen. Representatives of other Long Island waterfront towns
spoke about revitalization projects in their communities, providing lessons learned
for Glen Cove and the attending agencies. The second day focused specifically on
the progress of the Glen Cove project to date, identified roadblocks, challenges and
action items, and set specific commitments among the stakeholders.
For more information on the Glen Cove pilot or showcase, contact Robert Benrubi, Brownfields
Project Manager at Glen Cove at 516-676-1625 or Edward Als, USEPA at 212-637-4272. ~
INSIDE:
EPA and Environmental Justice		2
EPA Pilot Workshops Build on Local Knowledge		3
Elmira, New York Launches New Pilot		4
Focused Pilot Project Underway in Elizabeth		5
Removal Actions Can Be a Key Step in the Brownfields Process....	6
EPA Community Grant Programs		6
Technology Innovation Office Offers Guides to
Investigation and Cleanup Technologies		7
Facts from the Field		7
SUMMER 1998
12 New Brownfield
Pilots Selected in
USEPA Region 2
In two rounds of nationwide awards,
EPA has announced 12 new Brownfields
Assessment Demonstration Pilots for commu-
nities in Region 2, bringing the total
number of such projects in the Region to
26. There are now 228 pilot projects
underway throughout the country.
On May 7, EPA announced pilot
projects would be awarded to:
•	Ogdensburg, NY
•	Yonkers, NY
•	Niagara County, NY
On July 15, the Agency announced
nine more pilots would go to:
Hudson County, NJ
Middlesex County, NJ
Morris County, NJ
Atlantic City, NJ
Long Branch, NJ
Paterson, NJ
Ulster County, NY
Utica, NY
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Brownfields pilot grants of $200,000
are intended to be used as seed money
to help assess contamination, involve
community residents in all aspects of the
redevelopment process, leverage public
and private funds, resolve liability issues,
spur cleanup and serve as models for
other communities seeking effective
redevelopment approaches.
Following is a brief description of each
of the new pilots.
In New York:
Niagara County will target three sites
for detailed investigation and assessment.
Yonkers will focus on its Alexander Street
waterfront area along the Hudson River.
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EPA and Environmental Justice
"For too long, low-income communities
and minority communities hove borne a
disproportionate burden of modern
industrial life..." —Statement issued by
EPA Administrator Carol Browner,
February 11,1994.
EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as
the "fair treatment for people of all
races, cultures, and incomes regarding
the development of environmental lows,
regulations, and policies." Over the last
decade, attention to the impact of
environmental pollution on particular
segments of our society has been
steadily growing. Concern that minority
populations and/or low-income popula-
tions bear a disproportionate amount of
adverse health and environmental effects
led President Clinton to issue Executive
Order 12898 in 1994, focusing federal
agency ottenlicn to environmental
justice. The order required federal
agencies lo conduct programs, policies
and activities in a nondiscriminatory
manner. 11 also required EPA to develop
an ogency-wide strategy for incorporat-
ing environmental justice within its
mission and initiate development of
Environmental Justice Action Plans within
its program and regional offices.
Even prior to the 1994 Executive Order,
EPA had been working to promote
environmental justice. Formal agency
response lo conditions of environmental
inequity began in 1992 when EPA
Headquarters established the Environ-
mental Equity Workgroup and the Off ice
of Environmental Equity, later renamed
the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ).
The OEJ serves as a focal point for
ensuring that communities comprised
predominantly of people of color or low
income receive equal protection under
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environmental laws. The office is
charged with providing oversight on
these concerns to oil parts of the agency
This involves reviewing how the EPA
conducts its business and recommending
where changes ore needed.
Eoch of the EPA's ten regional offices has
also established an Environmental Justice
Office and designated on Environmental
Justice Coordinator. The Environmental
Justice Coordinator for Region 2 (Puerto
Rico, the US Virgin Islands, New York
and New Jersey) b Melva J. Hayden, Esq.
Ms. Hayden works out of the Regional
Administrator's office and reports directly
to Regional Administrator Jeanne M. Fox.
She chairs the Region 2 Environmental
Justice Workgroup which is comprised
of representatives from the Region 2
program offices. Led by Dano ?,
Williams, Esq., the Education Subgroup
of this regional work group developed
and implemented a mandatory EJ
training course for EPA employees.
Environmental Justice and
Brownfields
Environmental justice is an important factor
in efforts to promote brownfields redevel-
opment. While it makes sense to use
existing industrial land and avoid further
development of green space, redeveloping
brownfields also works to equalize quality
of life by providing jobs, training, and
productive and safe neighborhoods.
Of particular relevance to brownfields
stakeholders is the work of the National
Environmental Justice Advisory Council
(NEJAC) and the Environmental Justice
Initiative within the EPA's Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER). NEJAC is the advisory
committee established by federal
charter on September 30, 1993 lo
provide independent advice, consulta-j
tion, and recommendations to the Efi^
administrator regarding environmental
justice issues. NEJAC also works with
EPA's regional offices.
NEJAC is comprised of representatives
from a broad arena of stakeholders
including ocademia, government,
industry, community based organizations,
tribal nations and indigenous peoples. In
addition to art Executive Council, NEJAC
subcommittees meet independently to
address issues surrounding enforcement,
health and research, indigenous peoples,
international concerns, public participa-
tion, and waste and facility siting. The
entire NEJAC meets twice annually in the
spring and winter. To date, NEJAC hcs
held 11 rational meetings end five public
dialogue sessions. The most recent
meeting was held May 31-June 3,1998
in Oakland, CA. Information on NEJAC
projects and copies of its reports and
transcripts con be obtained through the
NEJAC website:
http://www.prcemi.com/nejac/
In 1995, OSWER established an Envirord
mental Justice Action Agenda outlining
the division's strategy for incorporating
environmental justice concerns into its
programs. OSWER continuously
monitors and modifies the action items of
this Agendo and publishes an annual EJ
Accomplishments Report. For informa-
tion on the Action Agenda or the
Accomplishments Report link to the
Environmental Justice homepage via the
ERA Brownfields website:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
For more information on EPA and
Environmental Justice contact:
Region 2 Environmental
Justice Office Coordinator:
Melva J. Hayden, Esq.
212-637-5027
hayden.melva@epamail.epo.gov
Headquarters Office of
Environmental Justice:
Mary Settle
HJ00-962-6215
Callers will be directed to the
appropriate Environmental Justice
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NEW BROWNFIELDS WEB PAGE 18 UP AND RUNNING!
EPA Region 2's new Brownfietds Web Page is on-line, carrying
The Brownfields Quarterly Community Report in full.
The brownfields Web Page ts accessible through:
Region 2 Web Page
hf tpi//www.epa.gov/region02/iuperfnd/brownfld/bfmainpg.htm
EPA's National Web Page
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12 New Brownfield Pilots
Selected in USEPA Region 2
[continued from page ll
Ogdensburg will revitalize its
Oswegatchie and St. Lawrence Rivers
waterfronts.
Ulster County will establish a public/
private partnership to provide technical
assistance to site owner and developers.
Utica will prepare the Foster Paper
Company site and three additional sites
for cleanup and redevelopment.
In New Jersey:
Hudson County will help small
communities manage resources toword
the redevelopment of brownfields sites.
Middlesex County will help develop
commercial, light industrial and mixed
residential/recreational areas.
Morris County will help restore the
environment and revitalize the econo-
mies of 13 municipalities along the
Rockaway River.
Atlantic City will form a task force to
restore distressed properties.
Long Branch will revitalize a 136-acre
oceanfront Redevelopment Zone.
Paterson will target six sites for
environmental assessment and involve
stakeholders in decision making.
Puerto Rico Ports Authority will
identify sites for redevelopment to
enhance transport and shipping oppor-
tunities.
To obtain the complete list of most
recently awarded pilot grants, visit
EPA's Internet Home Page at
www.epa.brownfields, the Region 2
Home Page at www.epa.gov/region02
or call the Region 2 Hotline at 800-225-
7044. ~
EPA Pilot Workshops
Build on Local
Knowledge
To successfully launch Brownfields Assess-
ment Demonstration Pilot projects in cities
throughout EPA's Region 2, EPA hosts
pilot workshops designed to draw on
stakeholder knowledge and solicit their
participation in the redevelopment process.
EPA's Northeast Hazardous Substances
Research Center (NHSRC) assists the
Region 2 EPA office in conducting the
kick-off workshops for each pilot
project. The workshops educate local
stakeholders about the project and
encourage their participation and
support. According to Jerry McKenna,
Director of Technology Transfer and
Training at NHSRC, the workshops
approach this task from "the outside in";
that is, from the general to the specific.
In the first part of the workshop,
speakers explain the general context of
brownfields redevelopment, setting the
stage for a discussion of the local
brownfields situation and workplan.
Workshop speakers include Dr. Alfred
Price of the State University of New
York at Buffalo who provides an urban
planning perspective of the brownfields
issue and discusses the benefits and
advantages of redeveloping such sites.
Charles Bartsch of the Northeast
Midwest Institute then shares practical
lessons learned by other communities as
they have redeveloped their brown-
fields. The examples presented often
demonstrate effective partnerships that
have developed between stakeholders
as they work to overcome legal or
financial barriers to redevelopment.
Finally, an EPA representative explains
the Agency's brownfields pilot project
program and details the grant require-
ments and procedures.
The agenda then moves closer to home.
State representatives present state
programs and financial incentives to help
support the pilot project, and local
officials outline plans specific to the pilot
project. The purpose of this part of the
workshop is to illustrate that the three
levels of government (local, state and
federal) work together to implement
brownfields redevelopment.
With this platform of understanding, the
floor is then open for stakeholders to discuss
the project: the barriers to its completion,
the key steps to its success, its effect on
other local redevelopment efforts, and
how to be effective participants. Broad
representation of all the stakeholders
involved in the project and their active
participation are the most important
elements of the kick-off workshop, said
McKenna.
Across the region, some consistent
questions arise among brownfields
stakeholders. The following are often
cited concerns:
*	Public education and public participa-
tion in the project;
*	Comprehensive brownfields redevelop-
ment plan;
*	Site selection;
*	Local job creation;
*	Identification of agencies' roles in
cleanup decisions;
*	Fears of municipal mismanagement;
*	Involvement of financial institutions;
*	Liability concerns,- and
*	Future safety concerns at remediated
sites.
The goal of stakeholder discussion is to
start a flow of information about local
brownfields issues. As EPA administers
existing and new pilot grants, the Agency
makes this knowledge available through
the kick-off workshops in an effort to
keep each community as fully informed
and prepared as possible. According to
William Librizzi, Director of Technology
Applications and Community Assistance at
NHSRC, stakeholder discussions at the
workshops have confirmed that two-way
communication is the key to project
success. ~
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EPA REGION 2 BROWNFIELDS
PROGRAM INFORMATION HOTLINE
The hotline, staffed by TRC Environmental Corporation,
operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Within Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands), dial 800-225-7044
Outside Region 2, dial 212-619-7703
PILOT SITE
FACT SHEETS
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" By working creatively with regulators and developers to trim
environmental costs and arrive at innovative payment-in-lieu-
Elmira, N©W York	of-tax agreements, Elmira has already successfully turned two
Launches New Pilot former contaminated brownfields into regional supermarkets. "
The City of Elmira, New York's site assessment pilot project aims
to speak to developers in a language they can understand. In two
years the city wants to be able to offer investors developable
sites complete with investment incentives, financing tools, and
no environmental surprises. Having successfully partnered with
private developers in the past, and eager to make maximum use
of its New York State Economic Development Zone designation
(EDZ), city officials are well prepared to achieve this goal.
Elmira, a residential com-
munity of 32,000 people lo-
cated in the Finger Lakes re-
gion of New York State, has
experienced many of the
same problems other larger
cities have faced with the
exodus of industrial jobs in
the 1970s and '80s, loss of
tax revenues, deteriorating
housing, increased absentee
property ownership, and vi-
sual blight. Its seven brown-
fields pilot sites include
former foundries, rail yards,
junkyards, and other com-
mercial and industrial op-
erations.
By working creatively
with regulators and devel-
opers to trim environmen-
tal costs and arrive at innovative payment-in-lieu-of-tox agree-
ments, Elmira has already successfully turned two former con-
taminated brownfields into regional supermarket facilities
which today are assessed at $10.5 million and employ 500
workers. The city has also invested $700,000 in the cleanup
and redevelopment of a former foundry site into the new
Trinity Industrial Park. Zoned heavy industrial, the park mea-
sures 19 acres, and features more than $3 million of below
market rate financing and discounted utility rates. Trinity Park
is ready for its first tenants.
The redevelopment effort to date has cost the city nearly $1
million and it cannot similarly subsidize the redevelopment of its
remaining brownfields. The $200,000 EPA grant will clarify the
contamination status of several more sites to demonstrate the
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"The successful redevelopment of Trinity is a key component of our
economic development strategy; its success will lay the foundation
for other sites", said City Manager Samuel Iraci. Elmira will focus its
pilot project grant on the 50 brownfields acres now owned by the
city. It will conduct preliminary Phase I site assessments at four to six
selected sites located within the Economic Development Zone and
more detailed Phase II site assessments at two to four of those sites.
Working under New York's Voluntary Cleanup Program, Elmira will
also develop remediation and redevelopment plans for up to four of

	 the selected sites.
While preparing specific
sites for cleanup and
redevelopment, Elmira will
also be working to create
a supportive environment
for investment. The city
wants to use its state EDZ
designation to devise tax
and non-tax incentives (4
development or expansS
of businesses on brown-
fields. Ideas already being
explored include creative
financing tools, a stop-loss
insurance program to
control remediation cost
overruns, and creation of
a revolving loan fund for
brownfields cleanup.
The brownfields pilot is part of Elmira's overall Strategic Eco-
nomic Redevelopment Plan, a plan which saw Elmira's job mar-
ket grow 4.6 percent in 1996 and recently ranked the Elmira
region as the nation's 7th fastest growing area in export sales.
To bring its brownfields into this turnaround, the city wants to
serve as a catalyst and facilitator for redevelopment. By prepar-
ing sites for cleanup, being open to creative tax agreements,
and offering EDZ incentives, Elmira can allow developers to make
use of these properties when they once could not.
The city's new Brownfields Task Force will coordinate the site in-
vestigation work and actively engage and report to the commu-
nity regarding brownfields redevelopment. As developers are
already responding to this lead, Iraci said he sees a "new, hopeful
spirit in the community." For more information on Elmira's brown-
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contamination status of several more sites to aemonsrrum			 	f.
potential of local brownfields and spur private interest in their fields pilot, please call Cheryl Schneider, City of Elmira at
redevelopment.	737-5691 or Dennis Munhall, USEPA at'212-637-4343. Q
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Focused Pilot Project
Underway in Elizabeth
Just over the first year of its EPA brownfields pi-
lot grant, Elizabeth, New Jersey is working to
prepare five brownfields properties for redevel-
opment.
Private developers have already hod several rede-
velopment successes in Elizabeth imecent years. The
Elizabeth Center, a former brownfields properly,
now includes IKEAfc best performing North Ameri-
can store and the largest Toys R Us/Kids World
Superstore anywhere. This redevelopment created
hundreds of new jobs, more than $1 million in city
tax revenues, and $2 million in New Jersey Urban Enterprise lone
revenues. Across the street from Elizabeth Center, developers are
transforming 166 acres of a former landfill into the $320 million
MetroMall. The City of Elizabeth led a task force that coordinated
the regulatory planning for this conplex project.
Elizabeth is now building on the lessons learned with Eliza-
beth Center and the MetroMall and using the pilot grant to
direct significant attention to brownfields redevelopment
throughout the city. From a list of 64 potential brownfields
properties, the city will select five marketable sites and de-
velop remediation, financing, and/or redevelopment strate-
gies for them. This process involves conducting environmen-
tal assessments at the five sites, educating the affected public
and listening to their priorities.
The city will also work with investors who have expressed interest in
local redevelopment and will coordinate with existing community
development groups. To address these issues, the city has hired
a part-time Brownfields Coordinator with pilot funding.
"We want to bring everybody in and identify a business with
each property," said Mayor Christian Boll wage, who co-chairs
the national brownfields task force for the U.S. Conference
of Mayors, "The business community has expressed a great
deal of interest in the redevelopment of these sites.'
Since the announcement of Elizabeth's EPA pilot project
award, the city has been inundated with calls from develop-
ers who wish to fearn about the city's plans and to express
their interest in brownfields redevelopment in Elizabeth. In
November 1997, the city started meeting with developers,
looking for parties whose goals match those of the city. Said
Bollwage, "We want to bring jobs to Elizabeth. We want to
""T-..
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i_ a former brownfielrfc, the IKIA store at the Elizabeth
is an example of tuccattful redevelopment.
see businesses come in from outside Elizabeth or to help ex-
isting businesses to expond here."
The City of Elizabeth already has an excellent working relationship
with the Elizabeth Development Company and other community
development groups, and will work with them in selecting sites
and planning remediation. The Regional Plan Association,
working with Union County officials, has compiled a local
inventory of what they term "recyclable lands." From this list the
city and the identified stakeholders are selecting the final five
demonstration sites based on factors such as marketability, access
to transportation, and size. The city will continue to use existing
methods of community outreach including local cable news, City
Council meetings, newspaper articles, neighborhood council
meetings, and the city's Information Line to inform the public of
decisions and progress.
When sites are at the point of remediation, Elizabeth expects to be
well situated to steer developers to available funding. Financial in-
centive sources include: the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone funds,
federal Enterprise Community funds, the state's Economic Develop-
ment Authority program, as well as the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection's hazardous waste site remediation funds.
The funding far redevelopment and the incentives contained
in these programs have already proven beneficial to cily busi-
nesses, said Bollwage. Elizabeth's expertise in drawing upon
these programs' resources will be the driving force in creat-
ing new jobs in Elizabeth and reclaiming vacant industrial
land for productive use.
For more information on the Crty of Elizabeth's EFA brownfields
pilot project, contact Diana Nieto, Brownfields Coordinator at
908-820-4007 or Nick Magriples, USEPA at 732-906-6930. ~
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Removal Actions Can
Be a Key Step in the
Brownfields Process
Many urban sites that are now prime candi-
dates for brownfields redevelopment have
benefitted from an EPA emergency re-
sponse action.
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) commonly known as Superfund,
EPA is authorized to perform two types of
response actions commonly referred to as
remedial and removal actions. A remedial
action is the classic Superfund cleanup of
highly contaminated sites included on the
National Priorities List (NPL). Remedial ac-
tions require a thorough process which is
often costly and may take many years to
complete. CERCLA does not impose time or
cost limitations on remedial actions.
A removal action is performed at a site
where an immediate threat to human health
or the environment has been identified —
such as the discovery of haphazardly stored
chemicals or the illegal disposal of hazard-
ous material. Removal actions may be as lim-
ited as securing a site or removing drums to
prevent contamination of the surrounding envi-
ronment, or as far reaching as soil excavations
or relocation of residents. Because these ac-
tions are understood to be limited, CERCLA
caps spending at $2 million and specifies a time
frame of twelve months or less. EPA may apply
for an exemption to these requirements if nec-
essary.
By their nature, removal actions often occur at
closed or abandoned manufacturing or indus-
trial facilities. While NPL remedial sites are not
eligible for funding under EPA's Brownfields
Economic Redevelopment Initiative, sites which
have had removal actions can be candidates
for a local brownfields pilot project.
When EPA undertakes a removal action to pro-
tect human health and the environment, the
action may move that site closer to eventual
reuse. Since 1983, EPA Region 2 has per
formed removal actions at 71 potential redevel-
opment sites in V of the pilot cities. These sites
include former chemical processing and drum
recycling facilities, junk yards, and warehouses.
For information on removal actions in your area
(within Region 2) write to Wanda Vasquez,
Freedom of Information Officer at the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway,
26th Floor, New York, NY 10007.
EPA Offers Community Grants
EPA offers a variety of grants for environmental education and/or specific
technical projects.
Sustainable Development Deadline: November 24, 1998
EPA's Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Program supports community-based
projects aimed at improving ecosystem integrity, economic security and commu-
nity quality of life. The program encourages long-term investments in innovative
sustainability efforts at the community level. Local and state governments, tribes,
educational institutions and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Appli-
cants may compete for funding in two categories: $50,000 or less; and between
$50,001 and $200,000. A 20% non-federal match is required. A notice soliciting
proposals was published August 24, 1998 in the Federal Register (Vol. 63, No.
163). Applications are due to regional offices by November 24, 1998. Selections
will be announced in the spring.
For more information contact:
Marcia Seidner at 212-637-3590
or visit http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity for general information
on the program and past award recipients.
Environmental Education
Environmental Education (EE) grants provide financial support (up to $25,000
regionally and $250,000 from EPA headquarters) for projects which design,
demonstrate or disseminate environmental education practices, methods or
techniques. Eligible applicants include local, tribal or state education agencies,
colleges, nonprofit organizations, state environmental agencies and non-commer-
cial educational broadcasting agencies. A 25% non-federal government match-
ing share is required.
For more information contact:
Teresa Ippolito 212-637-3671
or visit environmental education and youth programs websites at:
http://www.epa.gov/region02/ee/envi-ed.htm#grantinfo
http://www.epa.gov/reg5oopa/enved/html/grants.htm
Superfund Technical Assistance
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs) of up to $50,000 are provided to
enable a group of individuals who are affected by a Superfund site to obtain
technical assistance in interpreting information regarding the site. To be eligible,
the applicants must be organized as nonprofit organizations. Applications may
be submitted anytime after the site is proposed for listing on the National Priori-
ties List.
For more information contact:
Carol Hemington 212-637-3420
or visit EPA's TAG website at:
http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfnd/web/oerr/tag/tag.htm
Environmental Justice
EPA provides two grants for Environmental Justice (EJ) projects. One EJ grant
provides assistance to eligible community groups and federally recognized tribal
governments that are working on or plan to carry out projects to address EJ
issues. Any nonprofit organization, university or tribal government is eligible to
apply for the grants which range up to $200,000.
For more information contact:
Natalie Loney 212-637-3639
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Technology Innovation Office Offers
Guides to Investigation and Cleanup
Technologies
Finding faster, better and cheaper options for cleanup of
brownfields sites is one of the chief aims of EPA's Brownfields
Economic Redevelopment Initiative. To achieve this goal, the US
EPA Technology Innovation Office (TIO) offers assistance to
stakeholders in cleaning up and redeveloping contaminated sites
using innovative, cost-effective technology.
TIO recently announced the availability of two guides which
introduce public and private stakeholders to the latest technol-
ogy options and information sources. By linking available
technologies to each step involved in characterizing and clean-
ing up brownfields sites, the guides help decision makers identify
the full range of technology options for assessing and address-
ing contamination at a site.

The Road Map to Understanding Innovative
Technology Options for Brownfields
Investigation and Cleanup
This guide identifies potential technology options available at
each phase of the characterization and cleanup of the site.- Site
Assessment, Site Investigation, Cleanup Options, and Cleanup
Design and Implementation. Each section describes the steps
involved in the characterization and cleanup of brownfields sites
and connects those steps with available technology options and
information resources. Appendices include a list of common
contaminants found at typical brownfields sites, a detailed guide
to common environmental terms and acronyms, and a list of state
and EPA points of contact.
The Tool Kit of Information
Resources for Brownfields
Investigation and Cleanup
This guide provides brief summaries and information on where to
find and how to use a variety of resources including electronic
databases and bulletin boards, newsletters, regulatory and
policy guidance and technical reports. The Tool Kit describes the
resources identified in the Road Map, explains how to obtain the
publications, and includes a "starter kit" of important information
resources to help stakeholders understand their technology
options.
The guides may be downloaded free of charge from the Clean-
up Information Web Site (http://clu-in.com). Government parties
may obtain a free hard copy from the National Center for
Environmental Publications and Information, USEPA, P.O. Box
42419, Cincinnati, OH, 45242,513-489-8190. Please refer to
these numbers: Road Map, EPA 542-B-97-002 and Tool Kit, EPA
542-B-97-001. Private sector parties may purchase a hard copy
of the guides from the National Technical Information Servic®,
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161,703-487-4650.
Please refer to these publication numbers: Road Map, PB97-
14444810 ($25) and Tool Kit, PB97-144828 ($35).
Facts from the Field
Pilot Projects at a Glance
Summary statistics drawn from the database of Region
2 Pilot Fact Sheets. The regional information is updated
on a quarterly basis by Pilot Project Coordinators.
To date, EPA has awarded a total of 228 Brownfields pilot
grants, for over $42 million, to states, cities, towns, counties
and tribes. These grants have leveraged nearly $1 billion for
redevelopment and created more than 2,000 jobs. Congress
appropriated $86.4 million to EPA for the brownfields program
in fiscal year 1998. In addition to the $20 million for 100 new
site assessment pilots, $3 million was targeted for additional
site assessment work, $15 million for states to support volun-
tary cleanup programs, and $5 million for job training and
work force development.
As of May 1998, EPA Region 2 [New York, New Jersey,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands] has 26 Brownfields
Assessment Demonstration Pilots:
In New York: Buffalo, Elmira, Glen Cove, New York City,
Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Ogdensburg, Rochester, Rome,
Yonkers, Ulster County and Utica
In New Jersey: Camden, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark,
Perth Amboy, Trenton, Hudson County, Middlesex County,
Morris County, Atlantic City, Long Branch and Paterson
In Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Industrial Development
Company (PRIDCO) and Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRFA)
The programs are taking inventory of hundreds of potential
sites and, in eight pilot communities, a total of 33 pilot sites
have been selected for initial assessment. Seventy-six percent
of these selected sites have been located within designated
federal, state or local "Enterprise Zones". (Enterprise Zones
are communities targeted for technical and other resources at
the federal, state or city level to encourage private sector
development, job growth and entrepreneurship.) While most
sites are city-owned, six pilot projects have selected at least
one privately-owned pilot site and have been collaborating
with the property owners to assess environmental concerns.
Phase I environmental investigations have been reported as
underway or complete at 26 pilot sites. Information on funding
was provided for 19 of these sites: 41 percent of the prelimi-
nary investigations were paid for fully or partly through the
pilot grant; 36 percent were funded through state programs
and 23 percent through city initiatives. Phase II environmental
investigations are underway or have been completed on 18
pilot sites. ~
The BrownfimUs Quarterly Community Report
welcomes news about local brownfields efforts by
community groups and others. If you have a story about
what's happening where you are, please contact
Suzanne Becker at (212) 349-4616, TRC Environmental
Corporation, 200 Church Street, New York, NY 10013.
Editorial staff retain the right to review and revise all
text as necessary for publication.
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EPA Offers Community Grants
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Environmental Justice/
Pollution Prevention
EPA also provides an Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention
(EJP2) grant intended to empower low-income minority communities
through environmental education and pollution prevention measures.
Any nonprofit organization, tribal government, state or local
government organization is eligible to apply for up to $100,000 for
regional projects.
Additional funding is available to support state agencies in establishing
pollution prevention project* though the Pollution Prevention Incentives
for States (PPIS) grant. States are encouraged to form partnerships
with non-profit organization and/or local governments. There is no
limit on the amount of the grant, and a 50% non-federal matching
share is required.
For more information contact:
Janet Sapadin 212-637-3584
or visit the community grants program web page at:
http://www.epa.gov/r02earth/pollprev/grants.htm
For mere information on those and other EPA grants,
including tips for completing a grant application package,
visit EPA% grant web pages at;
httpi//www.epa.gov/epahome/grant*.htm
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants.htm
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~ For future updates on Browofields '98
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^ Call the Srownfieids D8 toll free hotline:
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