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EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments
The Basics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields
Program is designed to empower states, communities and other
stakeholders to work together in a timely manner to prevent,
assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse brownfields. EPA
provides technical and financial assistance for brownfields
activities through an approach based on four main goals:
protecting human health and the environment, sustaining reuse,
promoting partnerships and strengthening the marketplace.
Brownfields grants and technical assistance, through Targeted
Brownfields Assessments (TBAs), serve as the foundation of the
Brownfields Program and support revitalization efforts by funding
environmental assessment, cleanup and job training activities.
Thousands of properties have been assessed and cleaned up
through the Brownfields Program, clearing the way for their reuse.
What Is a Targeted Brownfields
Assessment?
EPA's TBA program is designed to help minimize the uncertainties
of contamination often associated with brownfields—especially
for those entities without EPA Brownfields Assessment grants.
The TBA program is not a grant program, but a service provided
through an EPA contract in which EPA directs a contractor to
conduct environmental assessment activities to address the
requester's needs. Unlike grants, EPA does not provide funding
directly to the entity requesting the services. TBA assistance is
available through
EPA's Regional Brownfields offices.
A TBA may encompass one or more of the following activities:
•	An "all appropriate inquiries" assessment (Phase I), including a
historical investigation and a preliminary site inspection:
•	A more in-depth environmental site assessment (Phase
II), including sampling activities to identify the types and
concentrations of contaminants and the areas to be cleaned: and
•	Evaluation of cleanup options and/or cost estimates based on
future uses and redevelopment plans.
A BROWNFIELD is defined as 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. The
2002 Brownfields Law further defines the term to include
a site that is "contaminated by a controlled substance;
contaminated by petroleum or a petroleum product
excluded from the definition of 'hazardous substance;' or
mine-scarred land."
Who Is Eligible to Apply for a
Targeted Brownfields Assessment?
Eligible entities include state, local and tribal governments;
general purpose units of local government, land clearance
authorities or other quasi-governmental entities; regional council
or redevelopment agencies; states or legislatures; or nonprofit
organizations.
TBA assistance may only be used at properties that meet the
statutory definition of a brownfield. The TBA program does not
provide resources to conduct cleanup or buliding demolition
activities. Cleanup assistance is available under EPA's Cleanup
or Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grants. Information on EPA's
Brownfields Cleanup and RLF grants can be found on the EPA
Brownfields website at www.epa.gov/Brownfields.
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EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments
The Basics
What Properties Are Typically
Targeted for TBA Assistance?
The TBA selection process varies slightly in each EPA Region.
The Regions have discretion in selecting areas to target for
environmental site assessment assistance and typically prefer to
target properties that are abandoned or publicly owned, have low
to moderate contamination, include environmental justice issues,
suffer from the stigma of liability or have a prospective purchaser
willing to buy and pay for the cleanup of the property, if needed.
The selection process is guided by regional criteria. Please visit
www.epa.gov/Brownfieids for more information on your
region's criteria and application process.
Examples of TBA Successes
Bellflower, CA - EPA provided $65,000 in contractor-ied TBA
assistance to assess the Cafe Camillia/Fronk's Restaurant site in
downtown Bellflower. From the 1940s to 1970s, the property was the
site of a fueling and service station. EPA'S Underground Storage Tank
(UST) Program provided support for the identification and initial
assessment of the site in 2011. In 2012. EPA TBA funds were used for
a field investigation to determine if petroleum contamination from
three USTs had caused groundwater or soil contamination. Results
found contamination levels to be of no impact to the health of future
site occupants and next-door residents. The property has been
redeveloped, as part of Downtown Bellflower's Revitalization Vision
Strategy, and now is home to the new Frank's Restaurant and mixed-
use affordable housing.
Nashville, TN - Cumberland Park is an innovative play space for
children and families, incorporating unique play structures and water
features that create an exciting new attraction along Nashville's
riverfront. EPA contractor-led TBA assistance, along with the Army
Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation (TDEC), assessed the property, which was
formerly a saw mill and a bridge/barge manufacturing facility.
The assessments identified several areas impacted by polynuclear
aromatic, lead and arsenic that required cleanup. TDEC and the
Metro Parks and Recreation Department worked cooperatively to
develop and implement plans that incorporated a combination of
soil removals! engineered caps and Institutional controls to address
environmental concerns and provide for safe reuse of the property.
The Play Park opened in April 2012 and is approximately 6.5
acres, encompassing 900 feet of riverfront. It includes an outdoor
amphitheater that can hold approximately 1,200 people for an event.
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Weirton, WV- EPA provided contractor-led TBA assistance to
assess the former RG Steel Plant in Beech Bottom. The 200-acre
property has an ideal location, situated between State Route 2 and
the Ohio River. As a historic steel manufacturer, site operations
raised environmental concerns affecting long-term development
options. The site owner, The Business Development Corporation
of the Northern Panhandle, requested EPA assistance and EPA
performed Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessment
activities. The Phase II investigation revealed that groundwater
contamination may be present. The site owner is coordinating
with its Land Revitalization Specialist and the WV Department of
Environmental Protection to determine the best redevelopment
options for the site.
How Can I Apply for TBA
Assistance?
If you are interested In receiving TBA assistance, please contact the
EPA Brownfields staff in your Region. You can find current contact
information on the EPA Brownfields website at
www.epa.gov/Brownfields.
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