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REGION 2
REGION I
CONNECTICUT -The Meriden HUB site encompasses
approximately fourteen acres in Meriden's downtown. The property
historically served as the main location of Meriden's industrial and
commercial activity. Following the decline of these businesses, the
region's first indoor mall was constructed on the HUB site in the
1970s. Harbor Brook flowed through the center of the property,
and severe flooding in the 1990s caused approximately $26 million
in damage resulting in the mall's closure. From 2007 to 2017, the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding to provide
oversight of assessment and cleanup activities of several parcels
within the larger site. The environmental site investigations found
petroleum, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile
organic compounds (VOCs), lead, poiycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(PAHS) and other metals. Cleanup activities included excavation of
soil, off-site disposal of the impacted soil and placement of clean
backfill. The City of Meriden received more than $14 million in
state and federal funding to implement flood control systems at the
HUB site. The Harbor Brook Flood Control and Linear Trail Project
incorporated the redesign and replacement of bridges and channel
improvements to reduce flooding in the downtown. Completed in
2018, the HUB site, now called Meriden Green, includes access
to open space and other public amenities such as a farmer's
market that provides residents with fresh and healthy foods. Also
completed was a public park with gathering places and links to the
regional greenway system. Adjacent to the Meriden Green is the
new Intermodal Transportation Station, and private development
along the perimeter is currently being constructed.
Portion of the Hopewell Riverwalk trail.
Meriden Green public park.
VIRGIN ISLANDS - To operate and expand its brownfieids
program, the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to make progress to
establish a Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), which will address
the cleanup and/or redevelopment of brownfieids within the VI.
The VCP will return brownfieids to useable conditions. Cleanup will
be performed under a new memorandum of agreement created
between the Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Protection (DPNR-DEP) and the
participant. Following the enactment of the Virgin Islands Brownfield
Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act in 2008, the
program is finalizing the signatures for the promulgation of its
final drafted rules and regulations. DPNR-DEP used its Section
128(a) Response Program funding to inventory 141 properties
and assessed 20 properties. Currently, the program is working to
hire a professional services contractor to assist the division with
conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments.
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REGION 3
REGION 5
VIRGINIA- The City of Hopewell developed a plan to redevelop
a former commercial building located on a bluff overlooking
the confluence of the Appomattox and James Rivers, The city
received an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant to conduct a
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the property to identify
environmental impacts from past uses of the property. The city
also worked with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ); the Virginia DEQ used Section 128(a) response program
funding to provide oversight of the assessment activities. The
assessment revealed that there was no contamination and the
property was ready for reuse. The results led to redeveloping the
building into an up-scale restaurant with breathtaking views of the
rivers. Site improvements included renovation of the building, and
construction of an updated parking area that meets new stormwater
development standards. The city estimates that over 100 jobs have
been created. The city is now poised to take the next step and link
property along the riverfront from the nearby city owned marina
to the Historic Downtown area. The River Walk trail in the City of
Hopewell, will be part of a larger 22-mile Riverwalk Trail led by the
Friends of the Lower Appomattox River..
REGION 4
NORTH CAROLINA - Hosiery production contributed significantly
to the Town of Hickory's emergence as a leading manufacturing
city in the early 20th century. The hosiery industry has declined
steadily since the early 1990s. Most of the hosiery mills in Hickory
have shut down, including the Hollar Mill and the Moretz Mill. In the
late 2000s, the town, Lenoir-Rhyne University, local developers and
other community stakeholders began working together to coordinate
redevelopment plans for properties in the downtown area. As a part
of the plan to make Hickory's major gateways and transportation
corridors more functional and aesthetically pleasing, both mill sites
received state and federal historic preservation tax credits and state
mill tax credits. The North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality used Section 128(a) response program funding to provide
oversight of environmental assessment activities in 2016. The
assessments revealed some contaminated materials, which were
either removed from the property or encapsulated under pavement.
In 2018, Hollar Mills was redeveloped into an organic, farm-to-
table restaurant and an events venue, a frozen yogurt store, and a
brewery. In addition, a bike store and specialty gift shop were recently
opened. More than 190 office and e-commerce jobs are slated for
Moretz Mills over the next three years. These projects also have
helped spur additional development in the area, including the Lenoir-
Rhyne University Physician Assistant Program building currently
under construction, and the Transportation Insight Corporate Campus
is building its company's headquarters adjacent to the mills.
WISCONSIN - The City of Janesville has a long history of
manufacturing. Janesville's General Motors (GM) assembly
plant was once the oldest in America and employed nearly 7,000
people at its peak in 1970. Industry trends forced the plant to
close in 2008, leaving residents without an economic anchor
and city officials without a clear path forward. In addition, an
80,000-square-foot parking deck spanning the adjacent river
presented a major obstacle. The deck had begun to deteriorate
over the years, creating potential contamination issues and a flood
risk for businesses and residences. The massive structure also
limited waterfront accessibility, preventing redevelopment and
public improvements to activate the waterfront. The Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources used Section 128(a) response
program funding to provide oversight of the assessment and
cleanup activities. In 2018, the parking deck and the former GM
plant were both demolished. The city developed its own locally
driven revitalization plan, known as the Rock Renaissance Area
Redevelopment and Implementation Strategy (ARISE). ARISE
developed a detailed plan to turn sites near the parking deck and
along the river into a downtown destination, stimulating activity
and reinvestment, complete with a riverwalk, pedestrian bridge
across the river, multifunctional communal areas, spaces for new
business and housing opportunities. Portions of the improvements
planned for the west side of the river were completed in 2018. The
construction of the pedestrian bridge is scheduled for 2019 and
completion of the Town Square is slated for 2020.
Former St. Rose de Lima Church is now the Southern Rep Theatre. Photo by Littie Fang Photos.
LOUISIANNA-On September 6, 2018 an Awards Ceremony was
held at the Rose Collaborative Site in New Orleans. The former St.
Rose de Lima Church and school buildings had been vacant since
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2017, the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) used Section
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128(a) response program funding to oversee the environmental
assessments that included soil and groundwater sampling and
asbestos and lead paint surveys. Cleanup activities included the
removal, confirmatory sampling, and regulatory closure of diesel
and heating oil underground storage tanks at the property. In 2018,
a No Further Action - At This Time (NFA-ATT) letter was issued
by LDEQ. After cleanup was completed, the Alembic Community
Development and Rose Community Development Corporation,
a community-based organization transformed the property into a
hub for arts, education and entrepreneurship. The redevelopment
concluded a long effort on the part of community leaders and 6th
and 7th Ward residents to preserve and reinvigorate the historic,
vacant St. Rose de Lima Church campus. The church is now home
to the Southern Rep Theatre.
REGION 7
MISSOURI - Built in 1919, the historic Arcade Building belongs to
an elite group of pre-World War II (WW II) skyscrapers in downtown
St. Louis. Due to steel rationing during WWI, reinforced concrete
was used in the Arcade's construction, and for years held prestige
as the world's tallest structure built from reinforced concrete. Once
a popular shopping destination and home of numerous offices,
operations at the Arcade ceased in 1979. The Missouri Department
of Natural Resources (MDNR) used Section 128(a) response
program funding to provide oversight of the cleanup of the building's
asbestos and lead contamination. Completed in 2018, the 19-story
historic property now features 282 total living units; including 201
affordable housing artist lofts, 81 market value units, and three
floors of underground parking. It will also feature a rooftop deck for
residents. With views of the Mississippi river and the Gateway Arch.
In addition, Webster University is the primary tenant of the new
Arcade, having committed to a 20-year lease on the first three floors
of the building. The Webster University space includes classrooms,
an auditorium, offices and a street-level art gallery. Funding for the
project included financing through federal New Markets Tax Credits,
federal and state historic tax credits, federal low-income housing
tax credits, and public and private loans.
REGION 8
COLORADO - In 1954, Stanley Aviation built a 22-acre campus
anchored by a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on
the southeast edge of Denver's Stapleton Airport. Known for its
innovative design and manufacturing of ejector seats for American
military aircraft, Stanley Aviation thrived for the better part of 50
years. By the mid-2000s, the once-largest employer in Aurora
began to stagnate and, after 2009, the property sat idle and vacant.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment used
Section 128(a) response program funding to provide oversight
of the assessment and cleanup activities at the property. The
cleanup included the removal of asbestos in the buildings and
the excavation and disposal of soil contamination. After extensive
remediation and more than two years and $30 million worth of
redevelopment and construction, the Stanley Marketplace opened
in 2017. The Marketplace features 54 independently owned
Colorado businesses—including restaurants, breweries, yoga
studios, clothing stores, barbershops, hair salons, with collaborative
office space located on the second floor. Five hundred workers
are employed by these businesses. The redevelopment has also
become home to various arts and other festivals, features an
18,500-square-foot event center and is home to a 7-acre urban
farm located on remediated garden plots.
REGION 9
NEVADA-A former petroleum brownfields in the Town of
Gardnerville has been transformed into a town information center.
The gas station included two maintenance bays was originally
constructed in 1961 and operated until it closed in 2012. The 4
Nevada Department of Environmental Protection used Section
128(a) response program funding to conduct assessment and
cleanup activities on the property. An asbestos and lead-based
paint assessment was conducted on the former gas station building
and fuel island canopy. The assessments revealed that the there
was no asbestos or lead contamination or a risk to human health
risk. However, one 1,050 gallon heating oil underground storage
tank (UST), one 500 gallon waste oil UST, and one above-ground
kerosene tank were closed and removed from the property. The
redevelopment of the property has been an important revitalization
priority for the Town of Gardnerville for several years, as the
location is a highly-visible property that serves as a gateway to the
historic core of Gardnerville. The existing building was remodeled
and refurbished in 2018. In August 2018, the property opened as
Gardnerville Station, an information center, office, and community
meeting facility operated by the Town of Gardnerville.
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REGION 10
YUKON RIVER INTER-TRIBAL WATERSHED COUNCIL
(YRITWC) - Located in Anchorage, Alaska, the Watershed Council
is a consortium of 74 Tribes and First Nations along the vast area
of the Yukon River watershed. YRITWC has created an inventory
of contaminated sites for 44 participating communities. To simplify
collection of brownfield data, YRITWC has developed a mobile
phone application using Section 128(a) response program funding.
The advantage of a mobile application is that any person can go to
the site, make observations, take pictures, record GPS coordinates,
and instantly save or update the information on their mobile
phones. The more brownfield sites that are registered, and the
more up-to-date the information is, the better the chances are that
the site can be cleaned up in a timely manner. This tool is available
for free from play.google.com; search for YRITWC. Every additional
use of this tool improves local knowledge of potential health
and environmental threats and could play a role in accelerating
addressing sites of concern. The 'app' makes it a snap to collect
and update data in the field. For more information visit; www.
yritwc.org/webinars.
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