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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

October 2015
EPA 906/K-15/002

Making a Visible Difference in Our Communities

Region 6 Superfund Redevelopment

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Superfund Redevelopment
and EPA Region 6

Every day, EPA's Superfund program makes a visible difference in communities nationwide. The
revitalization of communities affected by contaminated lands is a key part of Superfund's mission,
delivering significant benefits one community at a time, all across the country. Through EPA's Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative, the Agency contributes to the economic, environmental and social vitality of these
communities by supporting the return of sites to safe, productive use.

This report highlights these community-led efforts in EPA's South-Central Region. Serving Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma,Texas and 66 tribes, the Region 6 Superfund program plays a vital role in protecting human health and the
environment. Supporting communities as they plan and revitalize contaminated lands is a key part of this work, making sure that
remedies remain protective over the long term.

The results are impressive:

Superfund sites across EPA Region 6 are now home to restaurants, breweries, auto dealerships, a spa, a bank, hotels and doctor's offices.

Public services offer housing assistance, recycling services, public health assistance, sanitation and safety training.

• A municipal airport is located at one site.

People live in homes and apartmen ts on several Superfund sites; one mixed-use residential developmen t is green building-certified for its sustainability.

Some sites are locations for renewable energy projects harnessing wind and solar power; another site is part of an innovative pilot project that converts
landfill gas into liquid fuel and other products.

Other Superfund sites host ecological preserves, wildlife habitats, public parks, a boat launch and a riverfront walkway.

EPA Region 6 works closely with the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative and collaborates with a diverse network of partners - affected
communities, tribes, local governments, public nonprofits, private sector organizations and other federal agencies - to make these
reuses possible.

This report shares information on how EPA Region 6 helps people turn challenges at Superfund sites into opportunities. It
also highlights many of the places in the South-Central Region where Superfund reuse and redevelopment is making
a difference, one community at a time.

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Highway
71/72
Refinery
(Bossier City,

Louisiana)

This former refinery and
petroleum facility is now home
to a Hilton Hotel complex. The site's
responsible party and the project's
development team worked with EPA Region
6 to address remaining contamination during the
hotel's construction.

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Superfund Redevelopment:

The Bottom Line

When a Superfund site is restored for reuse, it can revitalize
a local economy with jobs, new businesses, tax revenues and
spending. Nationally, 2,240 businesses at 373 sites are providing
more than 70,000 jobs and contributing an estimated $4.9 billion in
annual employment income with about $32.6 billion in annual sales.

Region 6 Sites: Business and Job Highlights

Businesses: 82

Estimated Annual Sales: $147 million

Employment: 2,004 jobs

Estimated Annual Income: $76 million

Gulf State Utilities-North Ryan
(Lake Charles, Louisiana)

The site is home to an electrical power
production and distribution company.
The center employs 77 people and
generates about $2.5 million in annual
employment income.

Highway 71 /72 Refinery
(Bossier City, Louisiana)

This new hotel complex near
Shreveport is one of several hotels
on Superfund sites in EPA Region
6. Homes and businesses are also
located across the 215-acre area.
Today, 25 on-site businesses employ
635 people and contribute an
estimated $11.9 million in annual
employment income. Estimated
annual sales for the businesses exceed
$23.8 million.

Big Tex Grain Co.
(San Antonio, Texas)

The $42.7-million Blue Star II
development at this former industrial
facility includes 334 residential units,
6,000 square feet of retail space and
$2.2 million in public improvements,
and is part of a larger mixed-use
residential, arts and entertainment
district in San Antonio. Its riverfront
location also provided an ideal spot
for the extension of the popular San
Antonio River Walk.

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A 21-acre solar facility
under northern New Mexico's
endless blue sky follows the sun,
concentrates its light, and converts
it into electrical energy, generating one
megawatt of power, enough to power 150
homes. This concentrated photovoltaic (CPV)
system is one of the largest such systems in the
world. It joins a series of renewable energy facilities on
current and formerly contaminated lands nationwide.

Chevron
Questa
Mine (Questa,
New Mexico)

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Reuse in Action

Renewable Energy

EPA works nationwide with public and private partners
through efforts such as the RE-Powering America's Land initiative
to encourage solar and other renewable energy development
opportunities on current and formerly contaminated lands. In Region 6,
abundant solar and wind resources are leading to major renewable energy
projects that generate clean energy and support jobs

"For 70 years, Pantex has played a vital security role ... Now, it is
poised to help secure the future of America through utilization of
renewable energy as well."

Steve Erhart, Manager,

National Nuclear Security Administration



Pantex Renewable Energy Project
(Carson County, Texas)

The largest federally owned wind farm in the country is located at the Pantex Plant, a U.S.
Department of Energy facility near Amarillo in northern Texas. The five-turbine, 11.5-megawatt
wind farm produces about 47 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, more than 60
percent of the energy needed by the Pantex Plant. The plant is the nation's primary facility for
the assembly, disassembly and maintenance of nuclear weapons.

Energy savings from the project are about $2.9 million annually.The project reduces carbon
dioxide emissions by over 35,000 metric tons per year, the equivalent of removing 7,200 cars
from the road or planting 850,000 trees. The project is also part of an ongoing collaboration
with Texas Tech University to make the facility a leader in innovation in the wind energy
sector.The University and the National Nuclear Security Administration recently signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to explore the creation of a world-class energy research center
on site.

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We're very proud of what's been accomplished at
the site. It is a success story for the community
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-Jacksonville Mayor
Gary Fletcher

City facilities employ 146 people on site, providing annual
employment income of over $5.5 million.

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Inc.

(Jacksonville,
Arkansas)

This former chemical
manufacturing facility is now a
mixed-use hub.

Site reuses include a recycling center, office
space, a fire department training facility, a
driver training pad, a recycling education park, a
police firing range and space for a new public safety
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Reuse in Action:

Mixed-Use

Revitalization

Superfund sites are often strong candidates
for innovative mixed-use projects. They are "well
wired" - located near utilities and roads - due to prior
land uses. Recycling these lands helps retain development
in existing communities, revitalizing downtowns and
preserving open space, farmland, natural beauty and important
environmental resources.

"Superfund cleanup has been critical to the
revitalization of the area."

Tim Lott,

Vice President of Capital Development,

Dallas Housing Authority

RSR
Corporation
(Dallas, Texas)

Cleanup of a former lead smelter
has protected the health of a nearby
neighborhood and led to broader iand
revitalization in the West Dallas area. Site
businesses and organizations employ over 900
people and contribute over $27 million in annual
employment income to the local community. Area
businesses generate nearly $18 million in annual sales.

Fruit Avenue Plume
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Redevelopment of this former dry-cleaning property is
contributing to the economic revitalization of a historic area. A
new affordable apartment complex earned a high Energy Star
rating for energy efficiency. The complex uses 88 solar panels
for domestic hot water and heating. It also features a gray water
system that recycles water from bathroom showers and sinks to
flush toilets. Cisterns collect rooftop rainwater for the facility's
community garden.

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Established in 1997 with EPA assistance, the QuapawTribe Environmental
Office built its technical and operational capacities over time, including
establishment of the Quapaw Services Authority, which oversaw cleanup
construction activities.



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facilities on site in 1927, it leased the
property for mining in 1937. This led to the
area being covered with mine tailings contaminated
with heavy metals. Following cleanup, the ruins of the
church and school remain on the property today.

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Catholic 40 Site at
the Tar Creek Superfund Site
(Northeast Oklahoma)

For the first time in the history of EPA's Superfund program, a
tribe has led and managed the cleanup of a contaminated property.
Seeking to protect and preserve the rich history of the Catholic 40 site,
where many tribal members attended boarding school and church from
the 1890s to the 1920s, the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma signed a cooperative
agreement with EPA in 2012.

The Quapaw Tribe Environmental Office led the effort, which included the excavation and
off-site disposal of 72,000 tons of contaminated mining waste.The Catholic 40 site and the larger
Tar Creek Superfund site are part of the Tri-State Mining District, which spans parts of Oklahoma,
Kansas and Missouri. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the district produced large amounts of lead and zinc.
After decades of production, mining and milling activities resulted in large areas of contaminated land and
water.

Historic structures and landscape features were protected during the cleanup; the tribe plans to access these areas in
the future for archeological and educational opportunities. EPA is looking forward to working with the tribe on the cleanup
of other parts of the Tar Creek Superfund site.

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The Bottom Line

Ecological revitalization translates into dollars and cents for
communities. Once restored, natural areas can have a positive
effect on nearby property values, tax revenues and tourism,
facilitate healthy lifestyles, reduce flood control and stormwater
management costs, and improve local air and water quality.

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Nature conservancies are planned
for this Superfund site near Galveston
Bay, the nation's seventh largest estuary.

Scenic Galveston, a community-based, all-
volunteer habitat conservation service organization
and land trust, is leading the effort.

The group is working to create a scenic marshland passage
along both sides of the Interstate 45 transportation corridor leading
to Galveston Island and the historic Texas coast.

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Reuse in Action:
Ecological Revitalization





Ecological revitalization returns land from a contaminated state to one that
supports functioning and sustainable habitat for plants and animals.

Restored ecosystems help people live healthier and more enjoyable lives.
Ecological revitalization improves soil health and supports diverse vegetation
sequesters carbon, protects air and water quality, and sets the stage for
wildlife habitat and environmental education.

Bayou Verdine following cleanup, 2015

Bayou Verdine (Lake Charles, Louisiana)

Following dredging and storage of contaminated
sediments on site, an innovative plan has helped
restore the bayou's remarkable natural
resources. A former containment pond
now provides habitat for fish and other
species, while native plantings
nearby, including a 500-foot
bioswale, provide pollinators

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food, shelter and
safe areas for
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ammunition
manufacturing
facility is now the
7,200-acre Caddo Lake
National Wildlife Refuge.
Open to the public since 2009,
the refuge supports diverse wildlife
habitat and is a research station for the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Visitors can hike trails, observe migratory birds,
enjoy guided tours, camp and visit the Ramsar
Caddo Lake Wetlands Visitors Center. Other buildings
include a fire station and offices for the Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Caddo Lake Institute, and the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department.

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Bonfouca

(Slidell,

Louisiana)

The City of Slidell

continues to work with EPA

and state agencies to explore

opportunities to expand recreational

facilities at this Superfund site, ensuring

that future uses remain compatible with the

remedy.

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Recreation opportunities at Superfund sites include parks,
playgrounds, trails, picnic areas, bird watching, sports fields, fishing
ponds, model airplane flying fields, snow tubing, ice rinks and golf courses. EPA
collaborates with several organizations - the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the U.S.
Soccer Foundation, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land - to support

recreational reuse opportunities.

Bayou Bonfouca
(Slidell, Louisiana)

Over a mile of this once-contaminated bayou has been restored for aquatic life and recreational and public reuse. The City of Slidell installed
a public boat iaunch on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain, which improved access to Bayou Bonfouca for boaters and other outdoor
enthusiasts. A 54-acre waterfront property, donated to the community by its former owners, now hosts Heritage Park as well as public works
facilities.The 2015 Heritage Park Marina Project focuses on encouraging recreational boating in the area, bringing floating docks, piers, new
sidewalks and other improvements to this Superfund site.

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Reuse in Action: Public Services

Fruit Avenue Plume
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)

These reuses link communities with access to vital
public services provided by government agencies and
nonprofits. In Region 6, public services located on
Superfund sites offer a wide range of assistance.

This mixed-use development includes training facilities to help once-
homeless community members reenter the job market.

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New land uses include office and warehouse space for Goodwill
Industries and more than 1,000 units of affordable housing.

Goodwill Industries of Dallas operates a 275,000-square-foot facility
on site. Focused on providing job training, continuing education
and employment to persons with disabilities and disadvantages, the
organization has placed over 1,000 people into jobs.

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Green

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can be done to conserve natural resources, minimize waste generation

and reduce energy consumption, improving the environmental performance of

Superfund activities while fulfilling the Agency's mission to protect human health and

the environment.

State Road 114 Ground Water Plume
(Levelland, Texas)

This innovative remedy - a cryogenic compression and condensation
treatment system - contains ground water contamination and
restores the Ogallala Aquifer. Each month, on average, the site's
ground water pump-and-treat system extracts and treats over 7
million gallons of water. Its soil vapor extraction system recovers over
7,000 gallons of hydrocarbons.

South Valley

(Albuquerque, New Mexico)

When General Electric (GE) Aviation demolished this jet engine
component manufacturing plant (see above), the company
committed to recycling or reusing all usable building materials.
GE Aviation's "green demolition"saved 14,280 tons of building and
related materials from local landfills and reduced demolition costs.
The green demolition also supported 75 jobs and made the property
available for redevelopment.

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This is a prime example of what can happen when
[public and private] entities work together. I think
[the technology is] also something we can apply

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- Pete Schultze,
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taste Management

Mosley
Road
Sanitary
Landfill

(Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma)

Building on the success of this technology
demonstration project, site owner Waste
Management of Oklahoma is now working with
three joint venture companies on multiple renewable
energy projects using this innovative technology both in
the United States and abroad.

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Awards and Recognition

Every year, Region 6 seeks opportunities to recognize the
remarkable community efforts that return Superfund sites to use.
Through success story fact sheets and economic impact case
studies, we honor the hard work and partnerships that lead to site
reuse.Two awards recognize the outstanding achievements of
individuals and organizations whose leadership signifies "above and
beyond" performance in Superfund redevelopment.

The Greenovations and Green BEAN Awards

Region 6 has developed the Greenovations Award and the Green
BEAN Award to recognize parties for taking "Bold Environmental
Action Now"to clean up and facilitate reuse at Superfund sites.
The awards recognize innovative efforts and projects that have
maximized environmental outcomes and minimized environmental
impacts through greener cleanups, sustainability and reuse
initiatives, and use of renewable and alternative energy resources.

Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill
(Central Oklahoma)

This award-winning gas-to-liquid fuel technology demonstration
project (top left) at a landfill outside Oklahoma City converts methane
gas into clean-burning diesel fuel and wax. A total of 120 wells were
drilled into the 105-acre area to access the gas. A vacuum then pulls
the gas to the surface. Gas flows may continue for up to 30 years.

Pantex Plant
(Pantex Village, Texas)

Superfund Division Director Carl Edlund (left) presented the
Region's Greenovations Award to the U.S. Department of Energy's
Pantex Plant (seepage 6).The Pantex Renewable Energy Project, or
PREP, is the nation's largest federally owned wind farm.

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Mis-

information Resources

Website

Our Superfund redevelopment website (www.epa.
gov/earth l r6/6sf/reuse) provides access to many
tools and resources, including "getting started"
materials, FAQs, case studies and fact sheets.

Videos

To see Superfund redevelopment in action, check
out the EPA video highlighting the Chevron Questa
Mine site in New Mexico.The video - available on
the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative website
(www2.epa.aov/superfund-redevelopment-initiative/
superfund-redevelopment-videos) - shares key steps,
lessons learned and project outcomes.

Site Reuse Fact Sheets and
Case Studies

Available on our website, these documents can help
you explore Superfund site reuse opportunities for
specific sites. They provide an overview of key site
information and list contact information for EPA site
staff.

Trainings

We regularly take part in trainings at national
conferences and EPA webinars on Superfund reuse,
sharing case studies and lessons learned. Recent
webinars are available online at www.cluin.ora/sri.

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^ CONTACT US

EPA Region 6

Casey Luckett Snyder
Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator
(214) 665-7393
luckett.casey@epa.gov

Jacob Piehl

Reuse and Redevelopment Attorney
(214) 665-2138
piehl.jacob@epa.gov

Mailing Address:

1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 1200
Dallas,Texas 75202

EPA Headquarters

Melissa Friedland

Superfund Program Manager for Redevelopment

(703) 603-8864

friedland.melissa@epa.gov

Frank Avvisato

Superfund Redevelopment Project Officer
(703) 603-8949
avvisato.frank@epa.gov

Mailing Address:

U.S. EPA Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Mail Code: 5204G
Washington, D.C. 20460

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The Region 6 Superfund program
protects public health and
safeguards the environment by
directly supporting EPA's seven
priorities:

•	Making a visible difference in
communities across the country.

•	Addressing climate change and
mproving air quality.

•	Taking action on toxics and chemical
safety.

•	Protecting water: a precious, limited
resource.

•	Launching a new era of state, tribal and
local partnerships.

•	Embracing EPA as a high-performing
organization.

•	Working toward a sustainable future.

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"EPA must work each and every day
- hand-in-hand with other federal
agencies, states, tribes and local
communities - to improve the health
of American families and protect the
environment one community at a time,
all across the country."

EPA Administrator

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Suite 1200
Dallas, Tex;

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