Brownfields Sustainability

            Pilot Fact Sheet


   Houston  Solar Project

EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.

EPA's Brownfields Sustainability Pilots provide technical
assistance to support communities in achieving greener,
more sustainable assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment
at their brownfields projects. These pilots will also serve
as models for other communities across the country.

Project Description

EPA has selected the City of Houston to receive a
Brownfields Sustainability Pilot. The city anticipates that
the revitalization of this 300 acre former landfill located
10 minutes from downtown Houston will create positive
environmental impacts such as a healthier ecosystem,
increased safety for surrounding residents, economic
development, and historical restoration.
EPA assistance will help analyze the environmental and
engineering issues of building a solar plant on a former
landfill. Assistance will also help conduct solar energy
production and financial feasibility studies. The
redevelopment of the city owned landfill into a solar
power plant will help spur a viable local market for solar
energy systems and lead to the creation of jobs.
Technical  Assistance:
Solar Power Analysis and
Design Specifications
Technical Assistance Recipient:

City of Houston

Project Focus:

Support for analyses of environmental, engineering,
and energy issues for a proposed solar power plant on a
former landfill in Houston, Texas

Funding Amount:

$50,000
For further information, including additional technical
assistance information, brownfields news and events,
and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields
Web site at: www.epa.gov/brownfields.

EPA Region 6 Contact
Rob Lawrence, Senior Policy Advisor - Energy Issues
214-665-6580

The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the proposal for technical assistance; EPA cannot
attest to the accuracy of this information. The
implementation plan for the technical assistance has
not yet been finalized. Therefore, activities described in
this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                          Solid Waste and
                                                          Emergency Response
                                                          (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-08-269
                         July 2008
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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