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Presentation highlighting the basics of brownfield redevelopment and case studies for producing a successful program in your community. Includes how to perform an audit of a city's brownfields, what to look for, how testing is done, and finally remediation to bring the land back so that it can be once again used for development.
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Brownfields Redevelopment
2014 Illinois State SectionSpring Conference
April 11, 2014 Rockford, IL
What is a
Brownfield SiteAnyway?
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
“With certain legal exclusions and additions, the term “brownfield site” means 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.”
Definitions
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
“A brownfield is a parcel of real property, or a portion of the parcel, that has actual or perceived contamination and an active
potential for redevelopment.”
Definitions
Old Factories/Mills
Abandoned Service Stations
Former Grain Elevators
Former Bulk Petroleum Plants
A Brown Field
Radiator Shops Dry Cleaner Foundry Paint Shop Scrap Yard Printing Shop Machine Shop Schools
Ag Chemical Dealer Implement
Dealership Auto Dealership Painting Contractor Asphalt Plants Ready Mix Plants Plating Facilities Lumber Yards
Additional Examples (formerly used as)
Riverfronts Downtowns Neighborhoods Rail Lines – existing or abandoned Highways Canals
Think Corridors
Economic Development Tool A liability to the community becomes an asset Can utilize existing infrastructure
• Water • Sewer • Transportation
Can increase property taxes Can be the start of more non-Brownfield
Development
Brownfields Redevelopment Advantages
Redevelopment Planning/Community Outreach
Site Screening, Prioritization and Eligibility
Environmental Assessment and Planning
Cleanup Planning and Cleanup
Site Redevelopment
The Typical Process
Grant Funding
Community-Wide: $200,000 Petroleum and $200,000 Hazardous Substance
Site Specific: $200,000 Petroleum or Hazardous Substance. Can request waiver to get an additional $150,000
Coalition: Up to $600,000 with three (3) coalition members
All are 3 year grants, with NO match
Assessment Grants
Tasks That Can Be Completed
Site Inventory and Prioritization Community Outreach and Redevelopment
Planning Site Eligibility Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment Tank Removal (in specific circumstances) Building demolition (in specific circumstances) Remedial Planning Programmatic Reporting
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for specific site, Hazardous Substance and Petroleum
Limited to three (3) sites per grant cycle
20% match required, cash or in-kind
Municipality must own the site and acquired using All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)
Grants are for 3 years
Cleanup Grant
Tasks That Can Be Completed Bid specifications Community Outreach Asbestos and lead based paint abatement Soil cleanup and/or groundwater cleanup Building demolition, if needed for cleanup Cleanup oversight Cleanup reporting
Cleanup Grants
Up to $1,000,000 Hazardous Substance or Petroleum
20% Match required Municipality sets loan rate May sub-grant a portion Do not need to own the property Loan to third party Use same as cleanup grants
Revolving Loan Funds
$200,000 Grant for Brownfields Area NO Match 3 year grant period
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program
Collecting information and identifying community priorities related to brownfields cleanup and near- and long-term revitalization
Evaluating existing environmental conditions, local market potential, and needed infrastructure improvements
Developing strategies for brownfields site cleanup and reuse
Identifying resources or leveraging opportunities
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program
Brownfields Successes
What do we call a success?
When the site has been assessed, cleaned up AND redeveloped!
Former Hank’s Town Pump – Pearl City
Burgess Battery Factory - Freeport
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Bridge
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Boat Launch
Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
CMC Heartland Site - Freeport
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park
Former Ingersoll - Rockford
S. Main Rail Yards - Rockford
S. Main Rail Yards - Rockford
IVCC Downtown - Ottawa
Former TAPCO - Rockford
Former TAPCO - Rockford
Former TAPCO - Rockford
Former TAPCO - Rockford
Former TAPCO - Rockford
Former TAPCO - Rockford
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/brownfields
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/brownfields/
More Information
For more information
200 Prairie StreetSuite 208
Rockford, IL 61107(815) 394-4700Rob Wilhelmi
rwilhelmi@fehr-graham.com
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