/ O \ Brownfields 1999 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet 1 J City of Hammond, Indiana 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 the City of Hammond supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot and additional funding for assessments at brownfields properties to be used for greenspace purposes. Hammond (population 181,000) is in an industrial area in Northwest Indiana that includes the George Lake watershed, one of the few remaining natural areas in the region. George Lake is surrounded by several former industrial facilities of environmental concern, including the Federated Metals hazardous waste dumpsite, the Amoco Oil Company research center, the Union Carbide Company disposal site, and the Bairstow site, a 97-acre former steel mill slag waste dump. The population in this severely impacted area is 45 percent minority. The city's goal is to restore the George Lake watershed to retain and enhance natural open spaces and provide recreational opportunities for the community. The city has completed the first phase of its Watershed Restoration Project, construction of a 9-hole youth golf course and driving range on 46 acres of the Bairstow site. Most of the funding from the original pilot was spent on site work plans and investigations in support of the first phase of the George Lake Watershed Restoration Project. The second phase of this project will be the development Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 05/01/2002 Amount: $150,000 $50,000 for Greenspace Profile: The Pilot will conduct assessments in support of planning for construction of a golf course, restoration of fish and bird habitats, and enhancement of biking and hiking trails within the North Basin of the George Lake Watershed. 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 5 Brownfields Team (312)886-7576 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields) Grant Recipient: City of Hammond, Indiana (219)853-6306 Objectives The supplemental funding will be used to continue Phase I, II, and III site assessments of the properties that will be used for the planned 18-hole golf course. The properties include wooded areas along the eastern and northeastern shores of the North Basin, sections of the former Amoco Research Center, and other shops and warehouse buildings. The greenspace funding will be used to conduct assessments and develop a land-use plan for the 98 acres of recently acquired land within and adjoining the North Basin of George Lake. Through extensive community outreach efforts, the city is developing plans to restore fish and bird habitats and enhance biking and hiking trails within the North Basin. Assessments conducted with greenspace funding will support the development of a North Basin Watershed Management United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-02-093 nil- a ancl Emergency .. __ Protection Agency Response (5105T) MaV02 Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- of a full-sized 18-hole golf course. Plan. Activities Activities planned as part of this Pilot include: • Preparing work plans, site-specific sampling plans, health and safety plans, and addenda to the existing Quality Assurance Project Plan; • Conducting Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments on 10 discrete parcels covering a total of 38 acres; • Conducting greenspace assessment activities and developing a land-use plan for the North Basin and shoreline parcels; and • Conducting community outreach activities for both the second phase of this project and greenspace. The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. 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. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 and Emergency Response (5105T) Solid Waste EPA 500-F-02-093 May 02 ------- /r^. Brownfields 1999 Supplemental Assessment IW * Pilot Fact Sheet Hammond, IN 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 the City of Hammond for a Brownfields Pilot. Hammond (population 180,858) is located in the middle of an industrialized area of Northwest Indiana and contains the George Lake watershed, which is one of the few remaining natural areas in the region. The area has a 45 percent minority population and is home to severe environmental degradation from heavy industrial use, such as steel mills, refineries, and chemical plants. George Lake is surrounded by several former industrial facilities with possible environmental contamination, including the Federated Metals hazardous waste dumpsite, the Amoco Oil Company research center, the Union Carbide Company disposal site, and the Bairstow site, a 97-acre former steel mill slag waste dump. Hammond has already assessed the Bairstow site, and the property is part of the lake's restoration project that includes the construction (already underway) of an affordable youth golf course, as well as the creation of an adult golf course, protection of sensitive wooded uplands associated with migratory birds, and the enhancement of the lake and its two basins Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 06/21/1999 Amount: $200,000 Profile: The Pilot targets the industrialized and degraded George Lake watershed for transformation into a public recreation area. 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 5 Brownfields Team (312)886-7576 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields) Grant Recipient: City of Hammond, Indiana (219)853-6306 Objectives The Pilot's goal is to help redevelop and restore the George Lake watershed by completing environmental assessments and cleanup plans at brownfields surrounding George Lake. The Pilot will complement the George Lake watershed restoration project, whose goals are to identify and quantify all environmental contamination in the watershed, restore natural areas of the lake, and clean up impacted lake property for redevelopment as an accessible public recreational and natural resource. Activities Activities planned as part of this Pilot include: • Conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments of targeted brownfields in the George Lake watershed; • Planning and designing site cleanup options with input from the community; and • Continuing and expanding the community United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-99-138 nil- a ancl Emergency . Protection Agency Response (5105T) Jun 99 Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- involvement strategy for the George Lake watershed restoration project, including monthly site planning meetings, computer modeling and displays of soil, surface water, and groundwater contamination, and a hotline to answer questions concerning the project. 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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