/ D \ Brownfields 1997 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet \ J Dade County, FL 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 Dade County as a Brownfields Pilot. Dade County is a large urbanized area situated between two national parks and above a sole source aquifer. It is also within the area targeted for redevelopment as part of the State's "Eastward Ho!" initiative. Dade County's urban expansion into "greenfields" has left older commercial and industrial sites in the urban core vacant and potentially contaminated. The ability of many small service and industrial businesses to pay for site remediation is very limited. As in many cities, actual or perceived contamination of inner city sites has contributed to the economic decline of these areas. The pilot will focus on the Poinciana Industrial Center (PIC), which is a 30-acre, county-owned property formerly used for various industrial and commercial purposes. Additional environmental assessment and remediation are required before the site can be effectively redeveloped. The site is located within a federal Community Development Block Grant target area and is adjacent to a public housing development. Area residents are low-income minorities experiencing high levels of under-employment and unemployment. Previous community involvement in similar efforts indicates a high probability of community support for the pilot. Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 04/01/1997 Amount: $200,000 Profile: Miami-Dade County, FL he Pilot targets the Poinciana Industrial Center, a 30-acre, county-owned property formerly used for various industrial and commercial purposes. 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 4 Brownfields Team (404) 562-8792 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (http ://www .epa.gov/region4/waste/bf) Grant Recipient: Dade County, FL (305) 372-6766 Objectives Dade County's goal is to develop incentives and procedures to encourage private-sector redevelopment of brownfields throughout the county. The county will use the Poinciana Industrial Center as an example upon which to build a comprehensive brownfields plan. The brownfields redevelopment process will address legal, financial, technical, and community involvement issues Dade County believes the area has a strong history of community involvement but that redevelopment has been slow, in part, due to perceptions of site contamination. . Activities Activities planned as part of this pilot include: • Developing a comprehensive process for identification, inventory, assessment, cleanup planning, and reuse of brownfields; • Creating a database of potential brownfields United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-97-127 nil- a ancl Emergency . Protection Agency Response (5105*0 Apr97 Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- sites; • Developing and implementing a community involvement plan; and • Completing the Poinciana Industrial Center site assessments and developing remediation plans. 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-97-127 Apr 97 ------- w5 Brownfields 1997 Supplemental Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet Miami-Dade County, FL 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 Miami-Dade County supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot. Dade County is a large urbanized area situated between two national parks and above a sole source aquifer. It is also within the area targeted for redevelopment as part of the state's "Eastward Ho!" initiative. Miami-Dade County's urban expansion into "greenfields" has left older, potentially contaminated commercial and industrial sites in the urban core vacant. The ability of many small service and industrial businesses to pay for site cleanup is very limited. As in many cities, actual or perceived contamination of inner city sites has contributed to the economic decline of these areas. Miami-Dade County targeted the Poinciana Industrial Center (PIC), a 30-acre county-owned property (comprised of sixteen tracts) formerly used for various industrial and commercial purposes. Because PIC and its surrounding area hold tremendous potential for growth and contribution to the economic infrastructure of the local community, the county made a commitment to its regeneration. The site is located within a federal Community Development Block Grant target area and is adjacent to a public housing development. Area residents are low-income minorities experiencing high levels of under-employment and unemployment. Previous Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 03/01/2000 Amount: $65,000 Profile: The Pilot targets the Poinciana Industrial Center, a 30-acre, county-owned property formerly used for various industrial and commercial purposes. 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 4 Brownfields Team (404) 562-8792 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (http ://www .epa.gov/region4/waste/bf) Grant Recipient: Dade County, FL (305) 372-6766 Objectives Miami-Dade County's goal is to develop incentives and procedures to encourage private-sector redevelopment throughout the county, using the Poinciana Industrial Center (PIC) as an example upon which to build a comprehensive brownfields plan. The Pilot will use the supplemental assistance to continue addressing legal, financial, technical, and community involvement issues at PIC, and then to identify future brownfields sites to target for assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment. To accomplish these objectives, the Pilot plans to: • Perform assessment work and plan cleanup strategies on the remaining PIC sites; • Create a cleanup plan for the groundwater pesticide plume; • Plan and implement an outreach program to involve and educate residents near the PIC; and • Investigate other potential brownfields for cleanup and redevelopment. United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 500-F-00-033 Apr 00 ------- community involvement in similar efforts indicates a high probability of community support for the pilot. 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-00-033 Apr 00 ------- |