/ D \ Brownfields 1996 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet / Burlington, VT 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 selected the City of Burlington for a Brownfields Pilot. Burlington (population 39,127) is one of the poorest cities in Vermont and recently received a Federal Enterprise Community (EC) designation. Seventeen polluted commercial and industrial sites comprising about 40 acres within a three-mile radius of downtown Burlington are creating a major obstacle to growth and land use within the City. Only one unpolluted site is available for development. The largest brownfield is preventing highway construction needed by private developers to connect the City with the waterfront. Nine of the brownfield sites are located in the EC community, and most are located in or adjacent to disadvantaged neighborhoods. Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 06/13/1996 Amount: $200,000 Profile: The Pilot targets 40 acres of land located within a 3-mile radius of Burlington's central business district. 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 1 Brownfields Team (617)918-1424 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields) Grant Recipient: City of Burlington,VT (802)865-7173 Objectives Burlington plans to develop a comprehensive brownfields plan, redevelop the City's brownfields with a high degree of citizen participation and support, and provide a redevelopment model that could be duplicated in small cities across the country. The City is taking an integrated approach that incorporates ecological zoning strategies, pollution prevention, and sustainable development to encourage environmentally friendly economic growth. Activities The Pilot has: • Participated in a brownfields workshop in November 1996 sponsored by U.S. Senator James Jeffords. The Pilot is: • Conducting public tours of brownfields United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-01-319 nil- a ancl Emergency . _. Protection Agency Response (5105*0 Apr°1 Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- properties in the targeted site area; • Compiling and disseminating information about the Brownfields Pilot program, setting up outreach programs, coordinating an advisory council, and facilitating communication between the community and local agencies; • Engaging neighborhoods in the brownfields process through newsletters, information packages, town meetings, public forums, site visits, and technical support/training for area residents, developers, and employees affected by brownfields; • Conducting site investigations to determine the level of contamination in the targeted brownfields area; and • Planning to identify suitable uses for targeted brownfields to attract viable businesses to reclaimed site. Experience with the Burlington Pilot has been a catalyst for related activities including the following. • Examining brownfields issues in the Riverside Eco-Park, a 430-acre eco-industrial park. This park will provide a model of sustainable development and job creation for the region. • Developing a model for the cleanup of brownfield sites that can be used by other small cities. 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-01-319 Apr 01 ------- w5 Brownfields 1996 Supplemental Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet City of Burlington, VT 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 Burlington to receive supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot. Burlington (population 39,127) is one of the poorest cities in Vermont and has been designated a federal Enterprise Community (EC). Seventeen contaminated commercial and industrial sites comprising about 40 acres near downtown Burlington are creating a major obstacle to growth and land use within the city. Only one uncontaminated site is available for development. The largest brownfield is preventing highway construction needed by private developers to connect the city with the waterfront. Most of the brownfields are located in, or adjacent to, disadvantaged neighborhoods. The city takes a comprehensive approach to brownfields redevelopment focusing on improving the quality of life for moderate and low-income residents. The Pilot targets potentially contaminated commercial and industrial sites near downtown Burlington. Eight sites were assessed under the original Pilot. Supplemental funds are needed to complete redevelopment planning on sites already assessed and to initiate investigation, assessment, and redevelopment planning at additional potentially contaminated sites. Pilot Snapshot Date of Announcement: 04/01/2001 Amount: $100,000 Profile: City of Burlington, VT. The Pilot targets brownfields near downtown Burlington, which contains only one uncontaminated site that is available for development. 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 1 Brownfields Team (617)918-1424 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields) Grant Recipient: City of Burlington,VT (802)865-7173 Objectives The city's objectives are to build on Burlington's progress to date in brownfields redevelopment, continue the high degree of citizen participation and support, and convert brownfields to productive reuses. Supplemental assistance will be used to conduct two Phase I environmental site assessments, conduct four Phase II environmental site assessments, investigate three new sites, and conduct Phase I environmental site assessments at these three sites if needed. Supplemental assistance will be used to follow-up on six of the sites addressed in the original Pilot, including working with community leaders to involve residents in redevelopment and remedial planning. Supplemental assistance also will be used to work with community leaders to ensure community involvement in redevelopment decision making. The training efforts of Bernalillo County will be supported by organizations such as the Albuquerque United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 500-F-01-319 Apr 01 ------- Technical Vocation Institute, Rio Grande Community Development Corporation, Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments, Acme Environmental, Agra Environmental, YouthBuild New Mexico Coalition, and the City of Albuquerque Family and Community Services Department. A broad-based Advisory Committee will be established to help guide the Pilot training program. Activities Activities planned as part of this Pilot include: • Conducting Phase I environmental site assessments of two properties; • Conducting Phase II environmental site assessments of four properties; • Investigating three potential properties and, if appropriate, conducting Phase I assessments; • Performing follow-up work on six of the sites addressed during the original Pilot; and • Continuing to work with community leaders to ensure community involvement in redevelopment decision making. 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-01-319 Apr 01 ------- |