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EPA Brownfields Initiative
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through a
separate mechanism.
Background
EPA has selected Bernalillo County for a Brownfields
Pilot. Bernalillo County is bisected by the Rio Grande
and bordered by the Sandia Mountains. The County's
population is 518,031, of which 44.4% are minorities and
24% live below the poverty level. Due to a long history
of industrial and commercial activity, the area contains
hundreds of vacant or abandoned sites with known or
perceived contamination. These brownfields are located
in a region of shallow groundwater connected to a deeper
sole-source aquifer that provides drinking water for
Albuquerque and most of the County.
The Pilot has targeted two areas: the South Valley of
Bernalillo County, adjacent to the Rio Grande, and the
North Valley, an area adjacent to downtown Albuquerque
that includes Albuquerque's historic transportation and
commercial corridor.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 07/15/1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets the North and South
Valleys of Bernalillo County, near downtown
Albuquerque, for assessment, cleanup and
redevelopment.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region6/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Bernalillo County,NM
(505) 924-3650
Objectives
The County will develop an inventory of sites, develop
a methodology to promote redevelopment, and begin
characterization of the highest-priority sites. The County
plans to link the Pilot with the many other innovative
environmental programs being implemented by the
County.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Creating a Brownfields Advisory Committee to
involve local government, businesses, and
surrounding neighborhoods in the planning
process. The Committee will develop guidelines
for characterization, risk assessment, and cleanup
levels;
•	Creating an inventory system to identify
brownfields sites. The community will be
involved in developing a ranking system
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methodology and selecting priority sites;
•	Characterizing existing contamination at priority
sites through Phase I and II environmental
assessments; and
•	Developing site-specific cleanup and
redevelopment plans.
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. The cooperative agreement for the
grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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Brownfields 1998 Supplemental Assessment
Pilot Fact Sheet
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
EPA Brownfields Initiative
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants
through four competitive grant programs: assessment
grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and
job training grants. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through a
separate mechanism.
Background
EPA awarded Bernalillo County supplemental assistance
for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot.
Bernalillo County (population 518,000), which
encompasses the City of Albuquerque, is bisected by the
Rio Grande and bordered by the Sandia Mountains to the
east. Twenty-four percent of the county's residents live
below the poverty level, and minorities comprise 44
percent of the county's population. Due to a long history
of industrial and commercial activity, the county is home
to hundreds of vacant or abandoned sites with known or
perceived contamination. These brownfields are located
in a region of shallow groundwater connected to a deeper
sole-source aquifer, which provides drinking water for
Albuquerque and most of the county.
Bernalillo County's original Pilot targeted two areas-the
South Valley, which is adjacent to the Rio Grande, and
the North Valley, which is adjacent to downtown
Albuquerque and includes the city's historic
transportation and commercial corridor. The original
Pilot funded public meetings to solicit input for a
brownfields inventory. In addition, a Phase I assessment
was performed at the Nine Mile Hill Landfill. Phase II
work at the site is ongoing. Pilot funds also were used to
complete a Phase II assessment at the Serna Trucking
Site. Supplemental assistance is needed to perform
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 05/01/2002
Amount: $150,000
Profile: Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The Pilot
targets four brownfields in ecologically vulnerable
areas for site assessment activities in order to
stimulate light development and open space uses.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the
EPA Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region6/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Bernalillo County,NM
(505) 924-3670
Objectives
Bernalillo County's overall goal is to use the Pilot to
redevelop stigmatized properties in order to benefit
wildlife, improve water quality, and provide recreational
and educational open space for current and future
generations of county residents. Four sites located in
ecologically vulnerable areas-two agricultural properties
along the Rio Grande and two properties in the Sandia
foothills-will be targeted. Phase I assessments of four
sites will be performed, with at least two sites selected
for further Phase II assessment. Through cleanup and
redevelopment of these brownfields, the county hopes to
provide residents with much needed open space and
light development.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Continuing to solicit community input on the
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additional assessments at properties that are key to the
county's open space development plans.
location of brownfields;
•	Performing Phase I environmental site
assessments at four targeted brownfields;
•	Prioritizing the four brownfields and performing
at least two Phase II environmental site
assessments; and
•	Planning remedial options for the two
brownfields with Phase II assessments.
The information presented in this fact sheet comes from
the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of
this information. The cooperative agreement for the
grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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