April 24, 2015 – Partnering for Prepared: CTDEEP’s Web-Based Tool for Brownfield Reuse

Free Course

i.e. the Sustainability Series

Presented By

Kathy Castagna, Brownfields Project Officer at U.S. EPA Region 1
Mark Lewis, Brownfields Coordinator for the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Jim Rocco, Risk Management Consultant at Vita Nuova LLC

Description

In 2014, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the U.S. EPA Region 1, and consultant Vita Nuova LLC began the process of web-enabling the USEPA PREPARED Workbook. PREPARED is the Process for Risk Evaluation, Property Analysis, And Reuse Decisions. It is a risk management framework for evaluating various actions a local government (or others) might take to bring about a desired reuse of a brownfield property. After a year of hard work, the CT DEEP’s PREPARED Municipal Workbook Web-Portal is live and ready.

This webinar will highlight the collaboration between the CT DEEP and EPA to marry the PREPARED process with Connecticut specific information and resources to provide a valuable tool to municipalities and others dealing with Brownfield properties in the state. The webinar will walk through the website and the 9 steps of the PREPARED process providing an overview of each step, the PREPARED worksheets, and web-accessible resources including Connecticut cleanup programs, environmental land use restrictions, liability protection programs, funding sources, and property reuse assessment information.  The CT DEEP PREPARED Web-Portal will help municipalities and others dealing with Brownfield properties increase the success of their redevelopment projects by:

•   Identifying, clarifying, and gaining support for brownfield reuse goals and objectives,
•   Identifying and assessing options for involvement in a particular brownfield property,
•   Evaluating the risks associated with different levels of involvement, and
•   Formulating strategies for eliminating or minimizing those risks.

This website can also be a valuable resource to municipalities and others dealing with Brownfield properties outside of the state of Connecticut.

Grant Opportunity: Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites

The ATSDR Community Health Projects (CHP) Related to Contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites purpose is to increase responsive public health actions by promoting healthy and safe environments and preventing harmful exposures related to contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites.  Brownfields are defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant".  Land reuse site is any property that is being redeveloped for a different purpose from their former use.  EPA estimates that there are over 450,000 Brownfield sites in the United States.  Addressing public health concerns and issues associated with restoration of contaminated properties is essential.

ATSDR’s mission is to serve the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures.  Sites such as Brownfield/Land Reuse sites may have potentially harmful exposures from contamination from previous site uses. Community health projects that address impacts of contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse sites further ATSDR’s public health mission to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures.  These projects will have a particular emphasis on identifying health issues prior to redevelopment and/or assessing changes in community health associated with reuse plans and redevelopment.
 
MORE INFO:

https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsforecast/index.cfm?switch=grant.view&gff_grants_forecastInfoID=100000486

Hub City Humane Society Together with Chuck and Gayle Davis to Receive EPA Reuse Award

Release Date: 03/10/2015

Contact Information: Davina Marraccini, 404-562-8293 (direct), 404-562-8400 (main), marraccini.davina@epa.gov

ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the Region 4 Excellence in Site Reuse Award to Chuck and Gayle Davis, property owners, and the Hub City Humane Society for redeveloping the Davis Timber Superfund site in Hattiesburg, Miss. The award recognizes their commitment to safely and sustainably reusing the former wood treating property after EPA and the State of Mississippi completed cleanup activities in 2012.

Chuck and Gayle Davis and The Hub City Humane Society worked cooperatively with EPA, the State of Mississippi and local partners to return the 30 acre Davis Timber Superfund site to productive use as community-based animal shelter. In addition to serving as an adoption center for dogs and cats, future plans include a horse shelter, education center, dog park, community garden and nature trails. By reclaiming, restoring and reinventing the Davis Timber site, this project illustrates how the reuse of Superfund sites can protect human health, advance environmental protection and return formerly unusable properties into valuable community assets. 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 10 a.m. CST

WHO: 

Franklin Hill, Superfund Division Director, EPA Region 4;
Carol Monell, Superfund Remedial Branch Chief, EPA Region 4;
Trey Hess, Groundwater Assessment & Remediation Division Chief, Mississippi Department of 
Environmental Quality;
Chuck and Gayle Davis; and
Brenda Sumrall, DVM, Hub City Humane Society Board President

WHERE: 

Breland Community Center 
79 Jackson Road
Hattiesburg, Miss.

EPA Region 4 created the Excellence in Site Reuse Award to recognize those who have made outstanding efforts to reuse a Superfund site through cooperative efforts with EPA. Selected recipients have gone above and beyond to ensure sites are reused in a manner compatible with site remedies and that makes sites’ beneficial use possible for many years to come.

Connect with EPA Region 4 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eparegion4 
And on Twitter: @EPASoutheast

Brownfield Opportunity: CDFA's Brownfield Project Marketplace

Does your community have a brownfield redevelopment project that could use financing assistance?

CDFA's Brownfields Project Marketplace provides an opportunity to present your brownfield redevelopment project to experts who can help identify potential resources for the project.

The Marketplaces are open to all communities. CDFA will conduct two in-person and two virtual marketplaces each year. To apply, please complete the form found in the link below. This information will help us select technical assistance partners best suited to provide expertise unique to your project. CDFA staff will follow up with you at the contact information you provide below to confirm your submission.

>>>>> Complete Project Marketplace Application <<<<<<<

Upcoming Marketplace Events:

• March 16-20: Online Brownfields Project Marketplace with sessions scheduled in 30 minute time slots to occur sometime during that week.
• May 19, 2015: In-Person Brownfields Project Marketplace at CDFA's Rosenberg Center in Columbus, OH.

The Project Marketplace will include a brief presentation by a community detailing important information on their brownfield project followed by an open discussion period among community officials and technical assistance partners.

Take advantage of this opportunity to receive group technical assistance and explore potential financing sources!

Contact CDFA with any questions at info@cdfa.net