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REGION 3
What Cheer Flower Farm
RHODE ISLAND - A2.7-acre former industrial brownfield iri
Providence is brightening people's lives with an urban flower
farm - What Cheer Flower Farm. The Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management used Section 128(a) program
funding to provide oversight of the assessment work at the What
Cheer Flower Farm. The assessment found no elevated levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Independent business owners
purchased the property and worked with the National Resources
Conservation Service to address the property overgrowth and
empty brick-fagade building. The owners worked with development
partners and community volunteers to take ownership of the
blighted, abandoned, and dilapidated property. The non-profit's
mission of the farm includes reversing urban blight, creating a job
training center for Rhode Island residents to help them enter the
state's $2.5 billion green economy and making Providence famous
for urban flower farming. The owners donates flowers to Amos
House, the Ronald McDonald House of Providence, and Meals on
Wheels of Rhode Island.
PENNSYLVANIA - The US EPA awarded the Borough of Carlisle a
$200,000 Area Wide Planning Grant in 2013 to initiate largescale
transportation and stormwater design in the Borough's northwest
quadrant. The three catalyst brownfields are the International
Automotive Components Group (IAC), a manufacturer of flooring
and acoustics products to the automotive industry; Tyco, a
manufacturer of electronic components and connections for the
computer and communications industries; and Carlisle Tire and
Wheel (CTW), a manufacturer and importer of agriculture, ATV,
golf, aviation, trailer, and lawn and garden tires. The concept plan
NEW JERSEY-The Boris Kroll Mill in Paterson employed
many area residents prior to ceasing operations and declaring
bankruptcy. The plant's closing triggered the Industrial Site
Recovery Act (ISRA' . which requires conducting an environmental
assessment. With no viable owner, the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection used Section 128(a) Response Program
funding to provide site investigation oversight, which revealed two
areas of environmental concern: a fuel tank under the sidewalk and
pesticide contamination in the northwest building. The fuel tank
was left in place with a deed notice and an engineering control to
prevent exposure. A two-phase deed notice was issued to address
the pesticide contamination including both an institutional and
an engineering control. The property was capped and a venting
system was installed to protect against any indoor air intrusion.
A $1.5 million low-interest loan provided by the Department of
Community Affairs (DCA), along with a $600,000 contribution from
the City of Paterson, funded the conversion of the historic mill
into a complex of apartments, stores and offices now known as
Paterson Commons. The developer also utilized the Rehabilitation
Tax Credit Program for certified historic structures undergoing
certified rehabilitation, overseen by the New Jersey Historic
Preservation Office. In 2016, the formerly abandoned Boris Kroll
Mill was transformed into market-rate rental housing to spark urban
revitalization. The redevelopment created 39 new apartments and
10,000 square feet of retail and office space. In 2017, another
building on the site was transformed into a new elementary school
and additional redevelopment provided 150 rental units and 50,000
square feet of retail and office space.
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for the Tyco site includes a 7,500-square-foot brewpub and two
three-story office buildings with retail businesses on the first floor.
The two sections of the project will be connected by a pedestrian
roadway and landscaping. The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection used Section 128(a) Response Program
funding to conduct assessment activities that revealed limited
environmental contamination. The redevelopment of the IAC
property will include a hotel, restaurant, and condos. The Carlisle
Tire and Wheel property will have 92 units of affordable housing.
The Borough has received over $5,328,000 in Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and PA DCED
Multimodal Grants. In addition, the Borough has implemented
a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan and is expected to raise
over $12,000,000 in funding. The Borough partnered with local
educational and workforce training agencies, and private sector
partners to train and offer employment in all areas of workforce
needed to redevelop over 60 acres of existing brownfields in
the northwest quadrant of the Borough of Carlisle with a special
emphasis of local hiring in the redevelopment area. The project is
anticipated to be completed in 2020.
REGION 4
MISSISSIPPI - The Quitman Brownfields Coalition (City of Quitman,
Clarke County, and the towns of Enterprise, Stonewall and Shubuta)
identified and prioritized two brownfields in the town of Shubuta
that needed environmental remediation. A former gas station was
redeveloped into the Shubuta Outreach Family Clinic. However,
underground storage tanks started to leak. The Quitman Brownfields
Coalition agreed to use a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant
to address the tank issues on the site, funding both Phase I and
Phase II environmental assessments. The Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality used Section 128(a) Response Program
funding to provide oversight of assessment activities and the county
provided in-kind assistance to excavate and remove the tanks. A
second abandoned brownfield site was transformed into a senior
center. Site assessment activities revealed no environmental
contamination at the property. The U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development awarded a Community Development Block
Grant to help build the senior center, which opened in 2016. Both
brownfields projects provided benefits to the community, including
maintaining convenient access to affordable primary healthcare and
offering a location to the 20% population of seniors to get together,
socialize and enjoy free meals.
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REGION 6
OKLAHOMA-The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC)
and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
developed a Brownfields postcard campaign to raise awareness
about the Section 128(a) brownfields program and opportunities.
The OCC created an interactive survey to offer a personalized list
of resources (e.g., human, financial, technical) for a project. The
campaign was a success in helping to identify new applicants for
both brownfields programs.
REGION 7
IOWA - The City of Waterloo is using U.S. EPA Brownfields
Assessment grant funding to transform former factory properties
into community assets. When the Rath Packing Company closed
in 1985, it left more than 2 million square feet of vacant industrial
space. Brownfields funding, combined with leveraged funding from
other federal, state, and local partners, transformed the property
into a human services campus which includes the Northeast
Iowa Food Bank, the Waterloo Women's Center for Change, and
Operation Threshold. EPA site-specific assessment grant funds
were used on the 11-acre Construction Machinery Company site to
reveal a buried railcar packed with industrial solvents, underground
storage tanks, soil contamination and hazardous debris from
burned buildings. A $200,000 EPA Cleanup Grant was used to
address the contamination, including encasing a long trench
where factory solvents, paint and equipment had been dumped
and burned. The site was redeveloped into the new public works
building. Additionally, the state used Section 128(a) Response
Program funding to oversee the assessment activities at Rath
Packing Company property and other adjacent properties, helping
to spur private investment in residential infill along the waterfront.
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REGION 8
YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE - The Yankton Sioux Tribe is completing
the cleanup of the Old Tribal Hail in Marty, South Dakota,
Historically, the building was the St. Paul's Parish Mother, and more
recently as administrative offices for the Tribe. In 2016, EPA Region
8 performed a Targeted Brownfields Assessment on the abandoned
two-story building. The assessment concluded that there was
asbestos in the floor tiles, pipefittings and window caulking. On
December 24, 2016, the building burned down, leaving a shell
of a building with the threat of an asbestos release. The Tribe
installed fencing and signage to limit access and exposure to the
contamination. EPA Region 8 deployed an Emergency Response
team in spring 2017 to conduct a removal assessment. The Tribe
used Section 128(a) Response Program funding and worked
in conjunction with Indian Health Services and Regional EPA
programs (solid waste, brownfields, and the tribal assistance) to
select a contractor to conduct cleanup activities at the property. The
cleanup activities are anticipated to be completed in 2019.
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REGION 9
HAWAII - The Hawai'i Department of Health (HDOH) Hazard
Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) Office used Section
128(a) Response Program funding to update and expand its
Technical Guidance Manual (TGM) and educate staff and the
consultant community about reliable sampling techniques. The
2018 seminars and webinars are posted for public access on the
internet at the HEER Office webinar page and HEER YouTube
channel. Topics included Decision Unit and Multi-increment Sample
Investigation Methods (five-part series), Tapwater Screening Levels
for TPH-related metabolites; Environmental Hazard Evaluation and
Action/Screening Levels; LNAPL Conceptual Site Models; TPH
Forensics; TPH-Risk Case Studies; and a nine-part Unexploded
Ordnance (UXO) Training Workshop with subject matter experts.
Additionally, Section 128(a) funds helped fund county Brownfields
Redevelopment Workshops. Workshops were held in the Counties
of Kauai (July 2018), Maui (July 2018) and Hawai'i (November
2017). HDOH provided an overview of State Environmental
Management in Hawaii, the Hawai'i Environmental Response
law, and examples of Hawai'i brownfields projects. EPA and the
Center for Creative Land Recycling presented the various EPA
Brownfields Grants available along with eligibility requirements for
the upcoming grant cycle.
REGION 10
OREGON - The Tualatin River is a popular recreational destination
with river access every five-river miles. In 2014, Metro, the regional
government of greater Portland, purchased a 1.6-acre parcel
ideally situated halfway between the two nearest launch sites to
improve an access point within a popular 10-mile section of the
river. Historic property uses included agriculture in the 1930s, an
assembly and packaging site in the 1970s, a leather and saddle
production business, and a trailer and clock repair facilities. After
purchasing the property, the city razed structures and disposed of
aboveground storage drums. The city discovered heating oil from
the aboveground storage tank in the soils, and coordinated with
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) before
removing many tons of contaminated soil and capping the area
with clean fill. An EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund from the
Oregon Business Development Department provided $176,000,
which was combined with $198,000 from the Metro natural area
bond measure that voters approved in 2010. Metro also received a
grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD)
to fund new structures on the property. Clean Water Services, a
local utility devoted to protecting the Tualatin River, partnered with
Metro to assist with design and planting of stormwater treatment
swales to enhance Tualatin River water quality. On May 2, 2017,
DEQ issued Metro a certification stating the property poses no
unacceptable risks to human health or the environment and
protecting the owners from liability. In summer 2017, Portland Metro
hosted the opening of the Farmington Paddle Launch in Hillsboro,
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