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REGION I
MAINE - A new park and amphitheater are now located along
the Saco River in Biddeford. The former Florida Power and Light
(FPL) site, which was historically part of the River Dam Mill,
was used for storage and production related to the mill between
the late 1800s and mid-1900s. The property was then used for
transformer storage in the late 1900s, In 2015, the city used
EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant funding to characterize the
property. The assessment revealed industrial fill with polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and arsenic levels above the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Remedial Action
Guidelines exposure scenarios. In 2016, the Maine DEP used
Section 128(a) Response Program funding to provide oversight for
the installation of an environmental cap cover system protecting
against future flooding events and preventing contact with the
underlying impacted soils. Environmental covenants are in place
that prohibit the use of groundwater and require the periodic
inspection and maintenance of the cover system. The city created
a stunning, pocket park and amphitheater that serves the ever-
growing population living in the area's newly refurbished mills.
New part and amphitheater along the Saco River.
REGION 2
NEW JERSEY - The Keasbey Woodbridge Brownfield
Development Area (BDA) is comprised of approximately 270
acres in Woodbridge. This includes the former El Paso's chemical
manufacturing property which lay vacant and contaminated for
decades. Environmental assessments revealed groundwater
contamination beneath the plant, with volatile organic compounds
including vinyl chloride, trichloroethyiene, and methylene chloride.
Dredged river waste was also dumped on the property. The New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) used
Section 128(a) Response Program funding to provide oversight
of the remediation of the property. Through the designation of
the Woodbridge BDA, the property was redeveloped into the
Woodbridge Energy Center and the Woodbridge Eco-Wetland
Park, also under NJDEP oversight. When the project is complete, a
new natural gas power plant will produce affordable, clean energy
for New Jersey residents, replacing older, more polluting facilities
fueled by coal and oil. Protected wetlands will help keep the local
environment clean, safe, and available for recreational use. The
Woodbridge Waterfront Park will include two miles of new hiking
trails and boardwalks along the river.
REGION 3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Nine property parcels in the Southwest
part of the District are being redeveloped into a professional
sports stadium for the DC United team of Major League Soccer,
The parcels include a former parking lot, salvage company,
salt dome, and an electricity generating station. The District of
Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Voluntary
Cleanup Program (VCP) used Section 128(a) Response Program
funding to oversee assessment and cleanup of the property. The
environmental assessments discovered metals, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), and asbestos-
lined piping. Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed of
offsite, and clean soil was imported for backfill from sites in the
District, Maryland and Virginia. Permanent wells were installed to
monitor the movement of potentially contaminated groundwater
toward the nearby Anacostia River. Because of the size of this
project and the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods,
the Department of Energy and Environment has been in frequent
contact with the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission and
several environmental groups to ensure all stakeholders that the
neighborhoods are protected. It is anticipated that the same type
of neighborhood revitalization that occurred around the Nationals'
baseball stadium will happen in this neighborhood as well.
Construction of the soccer stadium is moving along at a brisk pace,
with the first game scheduled for July 2018.
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REGION 4
REGION 6
SOUTH CAROLINA - The Rock Hill Bleachery property, a former
textile printing and finishing plant, is being redeveloped into
University Center at Knowledge Park—a project that will connect
Winthrop University with the Rock Hill Central Business District.
The complex consists of six buildings dating as far back as 1925,
as well as a reservoir, and employed nearly 5,000 workers at its
height in 1965. The South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control (DHEC) used Section 128(a) Response
Program funding to oversee assessment and cleanup activities
at the property. The environmental assessments revealed volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), semi- volatile organic compounds
(SVOCs), asbestos, lead, and petroleum contamination. Cleanup
activities involved storage tank removals and soil excavation.
In 2018, five projects will be under construction on the 23-acre
property. "It's a transformation project" for Rock Hill, says Rock Hill
Mayor Doug Echols. It will feature retail space, apartments, student
housing, office space, a parking garage, a hotel, and a large indoor
sports facility to further increase Rock Hill's sports tourism appeal.
Artist rendering of University Center at Knowledge Park.
REGION 5
MINNESOTA- For nearly a century, the building on Broadway
Street helped illuminate Northeast Minneapolis: first as a light
bulb factory, and then as the headquarters for Minneapolis Public
Schools. The property was later abandoned and sat idle for
many years. In 2016, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to oversee the
removal of soil contamination, asbestos, and lead-based paint.
After cleanup activities were complete, three large and unsightly
outbuildings were removed from the property. The redevelopment
of the property into the Highlight Center has become an asset
within the community. Today, the property serves as a bright
model for redevelopment in adaptive reuse. The mixed-use
complex includes many tech-related businesses, a sports platform
developer, a coffee shop, and a brewery. The property offers a
variety of amenities including new green space, a dog park, and
an on-site parking garage, as well as an underground stormwater
management system. The project has brought more than 550 jobs
to the area. A century after it was first constructed, Highlight Center
is continuing to bring light to the community.
OKLAHOMA-The small city of The Village revitalized a blighted
apartment complex into a thriving community center, clinic, and 124
garden homes and townhouses. The 27-acre property occupied 35
percent of the city's available land. Before the city could demolish
the apartments, asbestos had to be abated. The Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) used Section 128(a)
Response Program funding to oversee the abatement. The city
received a loan from the ODEQ Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
(RLF), an EPA Cleanup Grant, and local funding. Bruce Stone, City
Manager of The Village, said "The brownfield loan and the EPA
grant helped pave the way for the demolition and redevelopment,
setting the stage for the tax increment financing district to flourish."
Removal of the blighted apartment complex resulted in a free clinic
that has provided over $12 million in free medical care to date.
It added modern homes, reduced crime, and increased property
values and tax revenues. The redevelopment spurred additional
development around the property, including a corporate office
complex, a nursing home facility, a 62-home gated community, and
new retail and office buildings. The Village RLF loan is scheduled
to be fully repaid in August 2018.
New residential community in The Village.
REGION 7
IOWA - When the Rath Packing Company closed in 1985, it left
more than 2 million square feet of vacant industrial space, ushering
in a period of severe disinvestment in the area. The city used an
EPAAssessment Grant and other federal, state and local funding to
assess and clean up the property. The Iowa Department of Natural
Resources used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to
oversee the removal and cleanup of underground storage tanks,
soil contamination, and hazardous debris. Noel Anderson, the city's
director of community planning and development, stated that "EPA
funded assistance has helped the city transform the area into a
human services campus." The property now houses several social
services providers, including the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, the
Waterloo Women's Center for Change, and Operation Threshold, a
local community action agency that helps residents meet their basic
needs and become self-sufficient.
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REGION 8
SPIRIT LAKE NATION - In September 2017, the Spirit Lake Nation
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to complete
cleanup activities at three abandoned homes and a Head Start
Center in Tokio, North Dakota, as well as a former post office
property that was recently burned in St. Michael, North Dakota.
Prior to working with tribal staff to contract for cleanup, EPA
Region 8 performed Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBA)
at all five properties, which confirmed the presence of asbestos
and lead. "The Spirit Lake EPA and the communities of Woodlake
and the Mission are grateful for the cleanup that was conducted
on the abandoned homes and the burnt down post office building
on Spirit Lake Nation," stated Arthur Carmona, Tribal Response
Program Coordinator with the Spirit Lake Environmental Protection
Administration. The three former home properties in Tokio will
be reused for housing, the site of the former post office will be
incorporated into the adjacent recreational fields, and the Headstart
School will be renovated and reused as an early childhood school.
REGION 9
ARIZONA - Using Section 128(a) Response Program funding, the
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) assisted
the non-profit Pine Forest Education Association, Inc. (PFEA)
on a property they had recently purchased and were interested
in expanding. The PFEA purchased the former St. Pius Catholic
Church in Flagstaff with the goal of renovating it to accommodate
increasing enrollment at their Pine Forest Charter School. The
23,000 square foot building was built in 1967, and an asbestos and
lead-based paint survey indicated that abatement work was needed
before renovations could commence. ADEQ used Section 128(a)
Response Program funding to conduct the two-stage cleanup,
which was completed in November 2016. Subsequent renovations
by the PFEA included new classroom space and new amenities.
In January 2017, PFEA relocated all 295 of their students to the
new facilities and will be expanding their enrollment to 350 students
by August 2018. The new campus enables the school to host many
community events in its Great Hall, as well as providing a meeting
space to local music groups during non-school hours.
REGION 10
DOUGLAS INDIAN ASSOCIATION (DIA) - The DIA is a federally
recognized Tribe of the Tlingit People and relies upon subsistence
food harvests, the traditional mainstay of village life, and so
actively works to preserve and restore the cultural and natural
resources of their lands and waters. DIA has used Section 128(a)
Response Program funding to sample beaches near the Treadwell
Mine on Douglas Island and within the Taku River Inlet to identify
possible sediment contamination of their subsistence resources.
The DIA is trying to better understand what risks tribal members
may encounter through direct contact with sediments or from
harvested plants or shellfish. In addition, under a grant from the
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, the DIA Tribal Resource Program
(TRP) collaborated with the Central Council of Tlingit Haida
Indian Tribes to collect baseline water quality data for three major
transboundary rivers, the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk, which flow from
British Columbia, Canada, into Southeastern Alaska. Creating and
strengthening partnerships with other stakeholders working for the
health of the ecosystem helps build DIA capacity to protect human
health and the environment.
DIA staff taking water quality samples.
The San Francisco deAsis Church (formerly St Pius Catholic Church) in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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