SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund Redevelopment
Rockwell International Corp.
Allegan, Ml
Pilots
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the City of Allegan, Michigan, for a
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Allegan is home to the
30-acre Rockwell International Corporation Superfund site,
which was used for glass manufacturing from 1901 until
1916. From the 1920s until 1992, it was used to
manufacture and assemble universal joints and drive-line
equipment for heavy trucks and construction equipment.
Wastewater and waste oils were discharged to the
Kalamazoo River, wetlands behind the plant, and several
unlined lagoons. Contaminants include semi-volatile
organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, metals,
and pesticides. The wetlands and the lagoons were later
filled in and built over. In July 1987, EPA added the site to
its list of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup. The site
is in a low-income community.
OBJECTIVES
Allegan plans to fund activities such as providing
community outreach, forming a citizens advisory group,
studying future uses, and planning the redevelopment
of the site. The city will involve the community, state,
and federal agencies in the planning process. The city
has already been granted a Brownfields Pilot, and both
Pilots will enhance the city's goal of revitalizing the
downtown area. Since surrounding land uses are
municipal or industrial, Allegan anticipates that
redevelopment of the site would be suitable for
commercial offices or light industrial use. The city is
considering using the site as additional space for a
nearby industrial facility, or for new county government
offices, or possibly, as a place to relocate the county
jail.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Rockwell
International
Corporation
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Lansing

Applicant Name: Allegan, Ml
Site Name: Rockwell International Corporation
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Profile: The city will involve the community in
identifying future uses forthe site and create
a redevelopment plan.
Contacts:
Thomas Bloom
U.S. EPA Region 5
(312) 886-1967
bloom.thomas@epa.gov
Superfund Hotline:
(800) 424-9346 or
(703) 412-9810
(DC Metro Area)
reuse.info@epa.gov
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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