Region 5 Brownfields

City of Moorhead, Minn.
Before	After

Region 5 Brownfields Program

Region 5 Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and sustain the reuse of brownfields.

2008 Grants Administration Workshop -Chicago, Illinois

This workshop is designed for new Brownfields grantees. Topics will include:

• Understanding the Terms and conditions of your BF Grant
• Grant Financial Management Requirements and Procurement
• Eligibility Determinations and other Legal Issues

Agenda

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Region 5 is Soliciting Nominations for FY 2009 Recognition Program

Recognition Program Nomination Form (PDF) (1 pg., 64K, About PDF)

Region 5 recognizes Cooperative Agreement recipients making exceptional contributions to the Brownfields Program in several ways:

• A Certificate of Appreciation
• Colorful posters featured in National and Regional Brownfields Conferences;
• Featured on the Region 5 EPA Web page and outreach material;
• Leading peer-to-peer learning sessions.

Brownfields Success Stories

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has recognized six communities in the Great Lakes states for successful efforts to transform once-blighted brownfields properties into productive economic assets.

Environmental and development officials in Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Eaton County, Michigan; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Hamilton, Ohio; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin were recognized for outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence in locally-based brownfields programs.

New Job Training Grantee Information

• Drawdowns

New Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantee Information

• Grants Assistance, Kits, Forms and Terms & Conditions
• Eligibility Determinations
• Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Guidance
• Assessment, Cleanup & Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES)
• Sample Documents
• Drawdowns

Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)

Subtitle A of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to establish a program to perform targeted brownfield site assessments at properties in Region 5 at no cost to the local governments and tribes. The U.S. EPA, Region 5 has limited resources to complete TBA's. This resource will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis on sites selected in accordance with the criteria identified in EPA fact sheet. ⁽¹⁾

A request for the U.S. EPA to perform a TBA may be made in a letter sent to the U.S. EPA. ⁽²⁾ After review, the U.S. EPA and/or the State will refine the work expectations, sampling needs and timelines. To prepare for the TBA, a community or tribe can complete a Property Profile Form for the site. ⁽³⁾ U.S. EPA will complete the TBA Questionnaire to document its decision on the TBA request. ⁽⁴⁾

⁽¹⁾ Targeted Brownfields Assessments Fact Sheet
⁽²⁾ See sample letter (PDF) (1 pg, 772 K, About PDF)
⁽³⁾ OMB No. 2050-0192 Property Profile Form B Brownfields (PDF), (16 pp, 72 K, About PDF)
⁽⁴⁾ TBA Questionnaire (DOC, 4 pages, 43KB); TBA Questionnaire (WPD, 4 pages, 23KB)

Construction and Demolition Debris Reuse and Recycle

Reuse and recycling of construction and demolition debris are an integral part of Brownfields cleanup and redevelopment. This debris consists of concrete, asphalt, wood, gypsum wallboard, asphalt roofing materials, metal, bricks, glass, plastics, building components, trees, soil, and rocks and is generally nonhazardous.

Smart Growth

U.S. EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality.

How to Submit Photos to the U.S. EPA Photo Archive

U.S. EPA frequently gets requests for before and after photos of Brownfields sites. Use the following links to submit your photos:

• Brownfields Photo Archive Flyer (PDF) (1 pgs., 72K, About PDF)
• Brownfields Photo Archive Submission Form (DOC) (2 pgs., 215KB)

SMARTe

Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools — electronic (SMARTe) — is a Web-based, menu-driven, decision analysis support system for developing and evaluating future reuse scenarios for potentially contaminated land. SMARTe contains information and analysis tools for addressing all aspects of the revitalization process including planning, environmental, economic, and social concerns. Enter feedback directly on the Web site using the feedback buttons.