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    DEPOT DISTRICT
  REDEVELOPMENT AND
     GRANT TOWER
 REALIGNMENT PROJECT

The American Barrel Site
  lies near the western
edge of the RDA's Depot
  District redevelopment
  project area. The 170-
   acre Depot District,
  located just four blocks
  west of Main Street in
downtown Salt Lake City,
 was a blighted industrial
    district plagued by
     environmental
  contamination, severe
     crime, and poor
 accessibility.  Beginning
      in 1998, the
 Redevelopment Agency
  of Salt Lake City, with
   support from EPA,
 undertook an ambitious
 and successful effort to
create a significant mixed-
 use development in the
 Depot District. The first
 phase of the project, the
Gateway, is now home to
  a thriving, 2.1 million
 square foot retail  center
 that includes numerous
  office complexes and
  hundreds of residential
      apartments.

  By initiating the Grant
   Tower realignment
 project, Salt Lake City  is
     able to facilitate
  redevelopment of two
acres of prime real estate
 on the American  Barrel
 Site ("the Parcel"). This
  was accomplished by
  working with the  Union
 Pacific Railroad and the
 Utah Transit Authority to
 reconfigure freight train
 tracks, the Grant  Tower
Realignment Project, and
build a new commuter rail
 line, Frontrunner,  to Salt
  Lake City. These rail
  facilities lead to a new
Intermodal Transportation
 hub within the Gateway
that greatly enhances the
transportation and transit
    capabilities of  the
  downtown area.  The
    cleanup and track
 realignment opened up
  the Parcel for western
 expansion of the  Depot
District, further enhancing
    the Salt Lake City
 downtown environment.
      View north across one of the
      excavations made during Site
      cleanup. The North Temple
         viaduct is visible in the
      background, and the original
    Union Pacific railroad tracks are
        visible in the foreground.
 View north from the middle of the
Parcel. The North Temple viaduct is
 visible in the background, and the
  new Frontrunner Commuter Rail
tracks are visible in the foreground.
The Union Pacific freight train tracks
have been moved west (to the left).
Environmentally Responsibility Redevelopment and Reuse (ER3)

The  cleanup  and  reuse of  contaminated  sites  produces  significant  environmental  benefits.
However, some development practices can have unintended environmental consequences, such as
wildlife habitat destruction, stormwater runoff, use of scarce resources, and energy consumption.

By  incorporating   sustainable  practices  and  principles  into  their  projects,  developers of
contaminated  sites can minimize the impact of the project on the environment without sacrificing
profitability. This is the goal of EPA's ER3 initiative.

For more information, please visit www.epa.gov/enforcement/cleanup/revitalization/er3.
Redevelopment

The RDA will require, to the maximum extent practicable, developers to incorporate the following
sustainability  features  in  the proposed  project  at the  American  Barrel  Site  to  ensure  that
redevelopment minimizes impacts to the natural environment, enhances the quality of life in Salt
Lake City, and allows for the beneficial reuse of a formerly contaminated site:

    .    Register the building project with the U.S.  Green Building Council ("USGBC")

    •    Engage a  licensed  architect  who  is accredited  by the  Leadership  in  Energy  and
        Environmental Design ("LEED")  Professional Accreditation program


    •    Design and construct the project to achieve, at a minimum, a silver certification under the
        USGBC's LEED green building standard

    •    Design and  construct the  project to earn the "Energy  Star" rating for  energy efficient
        products and  practices

    •    Incorporate WaterSense-labeled fixtures and elements approved by the EPA WaterSense
        program

    •    Submit monthly progress reports to RDA regarding the  status of the project design and
        construction,  with specific reference to LEED-related features  and elements

    •    Submit application to USGBC or Green Building Certification  Institute sufficient to achieve
        LEED silver certification for the project

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