&EPA
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response(5101)
EPA500-F-99-151
June 1999
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
Assessment
Demonstration Pilot
Association of South Central Oklahoma
Governments, Oklahoma
Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
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, safely clean up, and
sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield is a site, or portion thereof, that has actual or perceived contamination and
an active potential for redevelopment or reuse. EPA is funding: assessment demonstration pilot programs (each funded
upto $200,000 overtwo years), to assess brownfields sites and to test cleanup and redevelopment models;job training
pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over two years), to provide training for residents of communities affected
by brownfieldstofacilitatecleanupofbrownfieldssites and preparetrainees for future employmentintheenvironmental
field; and, cleanup revolving loan fund programs (each funded up to $500,000 over five years) to capitalize loan funds
to make loans 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
EPA has selected the Association of South Central
Oklahoma Governments (ASCOG) for a Brownfields
Pilot. ASCOG is a consortium of 71 member
governments that includes 8 counties, 11 cities, and 60
towns. ASCOGis the regional leader on environmental
issues, and the Pilot project area that it serves is
primarily rural and agricultural, with a population of
271,922. The counties are characterized by high
poverty rates, ranging from 14 percent to 28 percent.
Beginning during World War II and continuing through
the 1970s, the area was home to commercial and
industrial businesses, including military air bases,
aircraft manufacturers and affiliated businesses,
landfills, oil refineries, and former missile silo sites.
As these industries declined and moved out of the
area, brownfields were left in their place, resulting in
a significant economic decline. The potential impact
on public health caused by ground and surface water
contamination from these brownfields is of particular
concern.
PILOTSNAPSHOT
Association of
South Central
Oklahoma Governments, Oklahoma
Dateof Announcement:
June 1999
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets
rural brownfields in an 8-
county area of South Central
Oklahoma.
Contacts:
Association of South Central
Oklahoma Governments
(800) 658-1466
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA - Region 6
(214) 665-6736
Visit the EPA Region 6 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6sf/bfpages/sfbfhome.htm
For further information, including specific 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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OBJECTIVES
The Pilot's objective is to facilitate the cleanup and
redevelopment of the region's brownfields by
demonstrating the successful revitalization of a few,
high-priority sites, thereby mitigating the risk to human
health as well as boosting the economic development
of the South Central Oklahoma region. The Pilot is
the first phase of a long-term, regional effort to
restore the environment and economic base of the
area. Working closely with community members, the
Pilot will identify brownfields within the 8-county
area, beginning with an initial 48 brownfields archived
fromEPA's CERCLIS database; conduct assessments
on priority sites; and develop cleanup and reuse plans
for select sites.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ANDACTIVITIES
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Identifying and inventorying all brownfields within
the 8-county area;
• Performing an economic analysis of the inventoried
sites, with input from stakeholders on development
potential and site priority;
• Conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental
assessments on priority sites;
• Establishing cleanup cost estimates and draft cleanup
and reuse plans for assessed sites; and
• Implementing a community outreach plan, including
a series of public meetings.
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 Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments, Oklahoma
June 1999 EPA500-F-99-151
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