Region 5 Brownfields

City of Moorhead, Minn.
Before	After

Region 5 Brownfields Program

Brownfields and Land Reuse Site Tool

Agency Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has developed the Brownfields and Land Reuse Site Tool (2 pgs., 650K, About PDF) for use by the development community, local and state health departments, regulatory agencies, planners and environmental health professions. This factsheet describes the features.

Save the Date ~ January 21, 2010

Green Historic Preservation Symposium – Region 5
What works? What doesn't? What should change?

Region 5 Greener Cleanup Activities

Region 5 is involved in numerous efforts regarding greener cleanups. The Region 5 Superfund Greener Cleanup (GC) Coordinator is Brad Bradley (bradley.brad@epa.gov). Following are several GC activities that are currently underway:
• The Public Review Draft Superfund Green Remediation Strategy was released on September 8, 2009. (Note: Greener Cleanup and Green Remediation are terms that are currently used synonymously.) Comments are being accepted for 60 days (until November 9. 2009). The link to the document follows: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/greenremediation
• Region 5 is conducting a pilot to incorporate green cleanup considerations into an Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) at two sites: the Former Wisconsin Automated Machinery Site and Mercury Marine Site, both of which are in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Contact: Jon Peterson (peterson.jon@epa.gov) for more information.
• Region 5 has started a pilot project at the Fisher-Calo Superfund Site in Kingsbury, Indiana where Life Cycle Analysis concepts will be employed to measure the environmental benefits/impacts of converting a long-term ground water pump-and-treat system to the use of renewable energy. Contact: Brad Bradley (bradley.brad@epa.gov)
• On August 6, 2009, Region 5 met with representatives of various cleanup programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, to begin to coordinate greener cleanup activities. The resulting workgroup will begin to work on a GC Interim Policy in Fall 2009.

FY2009 Applicants Selected

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

Region 5 Brownfields Recognition Program

The US EPA Region 5 Brownfields team is seeking candidates interested in participating in the annual Region 5 Recognition Program. As in years past, EPA Region 5 is looking for cooperative agreement participants who have made exceptional contributions to the Brownfields Program.

Those recognized will receive a Certificate of Appreciation and recognized throughout the year. In addition, the recipients may be featured on the Region 5 EPA Web page and in outreach materials and be asked to help lead peer-to-peer learning sessions.

If you would like to nominate a grantee or self-nominate for the Recognition Program, please fill out the nomination form:
Recognition Program Nomination Form (PDF) (1 pg., 64K, About PDF)

Please submit all forms by September 7, 2010 to Deborah Orr (orr.deborah@epa.gov)

We look forward to seeing you in November!

FY 2010 Guidelines

The FY 2010 Guidelines for Brownfields Job Training Grants has been posted to the brownfields Web site (PDF). (28 pg., 158K, About PDF)

The proposal deadline is December 1, 2009.

TAB EZ

Kansas State University (KSU) has developed a software tool that can assist communities who are applying for assessment and cleanup grants under EPA's Fiscal Year 2009 Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup (ARC) grant competition.

TAB EZ was developed by KSU and CABEM Technologies, Inc. as a public service. TAB EZ is available free of cost to everyone nationwide. TAB EZ is not a substitute for reading the guidelines.

TAB EZ is available at http://www.tabez.org/

Achieved CLU-IN Sessions

• Proposal Guidelines Orientation for Brownfields Grants
• Sustainable Practice, South Suburban Mayors and Managers, Illinois
• Sustainable Practices, Moline, Illinois
• Sustainable Practices, Elkhart County, Indiana
  

Brownfield 2009 Conference

November 16-18, 2009
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Register at http://www.brownfieldsconference.org/en/index.aspx

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. U.S. EPA Region 5 has limited resources to complete TBAs. This resource will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis on sites selected in accordance with the criteria identified in the TBA fact sheet. ⁽¹⁾

A request for U.S. EPA to perform a TBA may be made in a letter sent to U.S. EPA. ⁽²⁾ After review, 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 (PDF) (2 pg, 140 K, About PDF)
⁽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)

Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities

The Center for Hazardous Substance Research (CHSR) at Kansas State University provides free technical assistance and outreach services to communities dealing with revitalization issues under its TAB communities program.

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; Indianapolis, Indiana; Eaton County, Michigan; St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Hamilton, Ohio; and Milwaukee 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

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.