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FEDERAL FACILITY SUPERFUND PROGRAM

National Federal Facility Excellence n Site Reuse Awards

2022 Award Winners

BRAC Project Team Enables Comprehensive
Cleanup, Creation of Commercial-Industrial Hub

Kelly Air Force Base | San Antonio, Texas

This facility, established in 1917, was the first military air base
in Texas to train pilots during World War I, and served as a
supply and fuel depot and an aircraft maintenance and repair
facility. The 4,000-acre base was closed in 1995 under BRAC.
The Port San Antonio Authority was established to oversee the
redevelopment of the former base.

The combined efforts of the site's BRAC project team (EPA
the U.S. Air Force, the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality and the community) during more than 30 years of
investigations and cleanup resulted in comprehensive site
cleanup and the successful transfer of nearly 2,000 acres to the
San Antonio community for reuse and redevelopment,

Environmental justice issues were front and center during
the BRAC process, including a successful petition from the
Committee for Environmental Justice Action for technical
assistance to empower the community to participate in key
cleanup and reuse decisions.

Today, the area, now known as Port San Antonio, is home to
over 80 public- and private-sector organizations that employ
15,000 people and generate $5.6 billion annually. Its newest
facility, Tech Port Center + Arena, opened in spring 2022, This
$70 million, 130,000-square-foot facility includes a 3,200-seat
arena, classrooms, technology labs and a food hall,

Restoration Effort Hosts Visitors and Wildlife,
Becomes Part of National Treasure

Krejci Dump | Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Krejci Dump accepted municipal and industrial waste in the
1940s, and was later transferred to the U.S. National Park
Service (NPS). Contamination prompted an emergency
response and cleanup. Now, the site is open to the public for
the enjoyment of current and future generations, as intended by
Congress when it established Cuyahoga Valley National Park,

The park's 33,000 acres along the Cuyahoga River preserve
rural, natural and cultural landscapes between Cleveland and
Akron, The site's restored wetlands and meadows provide a
healthy ecological system for area wildlife.

NPS worked closely with Ford Motor Company, the lead
corporation involved in the cleanup, to recontour and
revegetate the site with native grasses and wildflowers,
reestablish wetlands and restore habitat. NPS continues to
monitor the restoration to ensure its long-term effectiveness.

EPA's National Federal Facility Excellence in
Site Reuse Awards

These awards recognize the innovative thinking and
cooperation among federal agencies, states, tribes, local
partners and developers that have led to noteworthy
restoration and reuse of federal facility sites.

To learn more about the awards and to explore nominating a site
for a future award, please visit: https://www.epa.aov/fedfac.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

August 2022

Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO)

EPA 505/F-22/001

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Partnerships Accelerate Cleanup, Lay the
Groundwork for Mixed-Use Growth

Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant | Fridley,
Minnesota

The U.S. Navy began producing weapons systems at this
83-acre site in the 1940s. Facility operations resulted in
groundwater, surface water and soil contamination. The efforts
of diverse stakeholders, including EPA, the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA), the U.S. Navy, local governments and
community organizations, accelerated the cleanup, completing
it four years ahead of schedule, and made the site's reuse
possible.

A developer purchased the site and surrounding property and
turned the 122-acre area into Northern Stacks Industrial Park.
The facility now hosts more than a dozen businesses, including
entertainment providers, auto accessory manufacturers and
Forgotten Star Brewery. The park includes public meeting
areas and walking trails, and hosts community activities.

Looking forward, the industrial park continues to attract
tenants from across the country, drawn by its location near
downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River, LEED-
certified infrastructure, and access to recreation amenities,
The project has brought iife back to a vacant urban property,
providing jobs, tax revenues and community amenities,

In 2019, EPA presented regional awards to the U.S. Navy,

MPCA and Hyde Development, recognizing their efforts
supporting the site's beneficial reuse.

"This redevelopment increased
the property value 10-fold and
added over 2,000 jobs over
the past five years. None of
this would have been possible
without enthusiastic participation

from federal, state and local
organizations working together."

- Scott Lund, Mayor of Fridley,
Minnesota

Recreation Destination Flourishes After
Extensive Cleanup

El Toro Marine Corps Air Station | Irvine, California

Before its decommissioning under the Base Realignment
and Closure Act (BRAC) in 1999, this nearly 5,000-acre site
supported the Fleet Marine Forces in the Pacific Ocean,
serving as the U.S. Marine Corps's primary jet fighter facility
on the West Coast. In 2001, Orange County voters passed
a measure authorizing the area's redevelopment as a park/
preserve for public and private use, Extensive cleanup efforts
by the U.S. Navy facilitated the ongoing transformation of
about 1,300 acres of the Station into Great Park, led by the City
of Irvine and its redeveloper Heritage Fields. To date, more
than 450 acres of park space have been completed.

Great Park is a recreation destination that includes parks,
hiking trails, multi-use sport facilities, an art complex and an
amphitheater. It also includes a police and firefighter training
facility and an ice rink that serves as the training facility for the
National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks. Other uses under
consideration for other parts of the site include a new high
school, homes and shopping areas.

The project's approach shows how successful partnerships
among public and private entities, local governments and
communities can facilitate the transformation of former military
facilities with significant environmental issues into multi-use
community assets that foster economic growth and celebrate
local culture,

Dollars and Cents: Economic Impacts of Reuse at

El Toro Marine Corps Air Station (2021)

Number of Businesses: 39

;|fl| Annual Sales: $1,968,149,328
Jobs: 1,955

(^) Annual Employment Income: $462,807,072

Data Source: FFRRO Economic Analysis

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO)

August 2022
EPA 505/F-22/001

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