L|n4 & Cornrnurjitv Rtvitaliz^tion BROWN FIELDS BROWNFIELDS WHAT'S NEW November 5, 2008 &EPA New England In This Issue Page 1 > ACRES Training >- NEWMOA Workshop - Real-Time Data Collection > MBEAA/BE Reporting for Brownfields Grantees > Brownfields Tax Incentive Extended > New England States Brownfields Websites Page 2 > Landfill Gas Energy Workshop > The Big Deal 2009 > Brownfields 2009 > The Green Roundtable > Green Remediation Primer ASSESSMENT CLEANUP & REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM ACRES Training The next online ACRES training for EPA Brownfields grantees will be held on November 13, 2008 at 2pm. The Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES is an online database for Brownfields grantees to electronically submit data directly to EPA. -*Stf Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association Getting a Bigger Bang for Your Buck: Real-Time Data Collection And Interpretation To Improve Decision-Making Workshop • November 19, 2008 The Publick House, Sturbridge, MA • November 20, 2008 New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES), Concord, NH The workshop includes a classroom session, focused on case studies, as well as three outdoor equipment demonstrations from leading vendors in the Northeast, and two indoor exhibit areas with information about field analytical methods from seven leading vendors. Participants will be broken-up into smaller groups and will rotate to each of the five sessions. Following the break-out sessions, the groups will reconvene in the classroom for further discussion. Click here to register and for more information. MBE/WBE Reporting for Brownfields Grantees Brownfields grant recipients are required to complete and submit EPA Form 5700-52A. "MBE/WBE. Utilization Under Federal Grants. Cooperative Agreements and Interagency Agreements" beginning with the Federal fiscal year reporting period the recipient receives the award, and continuing until the project is completed. • For grants awarded prior to 2008, the reports must be submitted quarterly for the periods ending March 31st, June 30 , September 30tn & December 31st. • For grants awarded in 2008, the reports must be submitted semiannually for the periods ending March 31st & September 30tn, MBE/WBE reports are due 30 days after the end of the reporting period and should be sent to: Valerie Bataille (bataille.valerie@epa.gov) Grants Management Office (MGM) US EPA, Region 1 - New England One Congress Street, Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02114-2023 Brownfields Tax Incentive Extended On October 3, 2008, H.R. 1424 was signed into law by the President. Section 318 of the bill provides for expensing of environmental remediation costs extending the current brownfield tax incentive till December 31, 2009, and is effective for expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007. The tax incentive allows taxpayers to receive a current federal income tax deduction for certain qualifying remediation costs that would otherwise by subject to capitalization. The extension is a timely benefit for companies seeking to acquire or dispose of environmentally impaired properties. I New England States Brownfields Websites Want a quick link to the Brownfields web sites of the various New England state governments, to see what's happening there? Click CT. MA. ME. NH. Ri, or VJ! 1 of 2 ------- LANDFILL METHANE OUTREACH PROGRAM Landfill Gas Energy: A Sustainable Energy Source from Small Landfills in New England Workshop Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:30 AM -4:30 PM University of Southern Maine Lee Hall - Wishcamper Center Portland, Maine Concerned about rising energy prices for your solid waste operations? Want to know how the gas at your landfill can be sold on the carbon market? Landfill gas energy (LFGE) projects can offer local communities and businesses a source of low-cost, clean-burning fuel for both heat and electric production. In doing so, LFGE projects can provide significant improvements to both local and global air quality by eliminating methane emissions (a potent greenhouse gas) and reducing the need for higher-cost fossil fuels. Landfill gas energy can prove to be an economically sound investment in your community. Want to learn more? This workshop will provide participants with information on renewable energy policies and carbon finance examples necessary to understand the potential for developing LFGE projects at small landfills. If you manage a landfill or have an interest in facilitating LFGE projects, this workshop is for you. Visit the workshop's information page for more information, to review the preliminary agenda, and to register online. For more information about this workshop, contact Rachel Goldstein at goldstein.rachel@epa.gov or John Podgurski at podgurski.iohn@epa.gov. # National Brownfield Associations City of Phoenix THE BIG DEAL 2009 * March 24 & 25 The Big Deal 2009 The National Brownfield Associations and its partner, the City of Phoenix, a leader in green building, invite you to THE BIG DEAL 2009, at the Phoenix Convention Center, March 24 and 25. Be among industry mavericks and meet the best minds in green build and brownfield redevelopment, there to help you gain the know-how to finance, insure, engineer and build your next big project. • Find out how to be an exhibitor or sponsor. • Do you have a brownfield property for redevelopment? Showcase your property at the Brownfield Transaction Forum. r r« w rn i Brownfields 2009 The next Brownfields Conference is scheduled for November 16 -18, 2009 in New Orleans. Check the co n fe re nee we bs ite for more information as the date approaches. Click here to learn about several upcoming events for November 2008. Click here to visit the Nexus Green Building Resource Center. Oeen sxemediatio Green Remediation Primer The new Green Remediation Primer, a publication from EPA's Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center (BTSC), is now available electronically at this web site. More info about EPA's BTSC can be found here. Green remediation is the practice of considering all environmental effects of cleanup actions and incorporating strategies to maximize the net environmental effects of those actions. The sustainable practices emphasize the need to more closely evaluate core elements of a cleanup project such as energy requirements and air emissions. Send your Brownfields-related items for inclusion in this newsletter to Joe Ferrari at ferrari.ioe@epa.gov. Disclaimer: Some of the events, articles arid websites listed in this newsletter are non-EPA sponsored events and websites. EPA is providing them for your information only and is not responsible for the content of the websites or the information distributed at a non-EPA listed event. BROWN FIELDS Add me to What's New updates! Remove me from What's New updates! The Green Roundtable The Green Roundtable, Inc.GRT) is a Boston-based, independent non-profit organization whose mission is to help green building and sustainable design become "business as usual". 2 of 2 ------- |