United States
                       Environmental
                       Protection Agency
                       Washington, D.C. 20460
 Solid Waste
 and Emergency
 Response (5105)
  EPA 500-F-01-283
  April 2001
  www.epa.gov/brownfields/
  &EPA        EPA  Brownfields
                      Assessment
                       Demonstration  Pilot
                                                               Port of Bandon, OR
 Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5105)
                   Quick Reference Fact Sheet
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, and safely clean up
brownfields to promote their sustainable reuse.  Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or  under-used industrial  and
commercial  facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated  by  real or  perceived environmental
contamination. EPA is funding: assessment demonstration pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over two years,
with additional funding provided for greenspace) to test assessment models  and facilitate coordinated assessment
and cleanup efforts at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels; and job training pilot programs (each funded up to
$200,000 over two years) to provide training for residents of communities affected by brownfields to facilitate cleanup
of brownfields sites and prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field; and, cleanup revolving loan
fund program (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) to provide financial assistance for the environmental
cleanup of brownfields. These pilot programs 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.
BACKGROUND

EPAhas selected the Port of Bandonfor aBrownfields
Assessment Pilot. The Port of Bandon is part of the
small ruralcommunityofBandon(population2,800)
situated near the mouth of the Coquille River along
Oregon's southwest coast. Due to a decline in the
fishing and timber industries, many mills, fish
processing plants, wharfs, and pilings were abandoned
in Bandon. The deteriorating properties remain as
visible eyesores and are a concern for the local
community. The high unemployment rate in Coos
County has never dropped below the statewide rate.
Thedevelopmentpotentialofthesesitescouldpresent
employmentopportunitiesforthelocalneighborhoods
to help retain young and middle-aged families.

The PortofBandonowns prime waterfront property
critical to Bandon's tourism industry, which has
become the community's primary economic focus.
The Moore Mill Truck Shop at the marina entrance
is nearing collapse. If this threatis notmitigated, the
collapse could endanger the lives of boaters, and
contaminants entering the water could disruptmarine
and bird habitats. This would be a devastating blow
to residents and visitors who rely on the Bandon area
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Date of Announcement:
April 2001

Amount: $200,000

Profile: The Pilot targets two key
sites in the small community of
Bandon, which has suffered from
the declineofthetimber and fishing
industries.
Portof Bandon, Oregon
Contacts:
Port of Bandon
(541)347-3206
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA-Region 10
(206)553-2709
    Visit the EPA Region 10 Brownfields web site at:
   http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/cleanup.nsf/webpage/
          Brownfields?OpenDocument

   Forfurtherinformation,includingspecific Pilot contacts,
 additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
 publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
        http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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for fishing and recreational activities. The Prosper
Yard, which is located further inland, operated as a
shipyard and boat repair facility over the past 120
years. More recently, the property has been used for
dredging, dockrepair, construction, and pile driving
activities.

OBJECTIVES

The Port of Brandon wants to identify and resolve
environmental concerns associated with the Moore
Mill Truck Shop and Prosper Yard sites so they can
be  redeveloped.  The  Pilot  plans to  conduct
preliminary site investigations, including preliminary
biological and ecological  assessments. Site
investigations will be followed by focused remedial
investigations and feasibility studies for both sites.
Remedial action plans will be developed.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:

• Sponsoring meetings to explain the investigation
  and redevelopment processes and results to the
  Coquille Indian Tribe, residents, and other partners;

• Performing environmental site assessments of the
  Moore Mill Truck Shop property and Prosper
  Yard; and

• Developing remedial action plans outlining selected
  remedial alternatives.

The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been negotiated;
therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
 Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot                                               Port ofBandon, Oregon
 April 2001                                                                          EPA500-F-01-283

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