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Brownfie ields Project Site Assessments and Area-wide Planning Stephen McCord, MEI WICC Meeting Atley Keller, LGC 24 January 2019 What is a Brownfield? ... real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be

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Brownfie ields Project

Site Assessments and Area-wide Planning

Stephen McCord, MEI WICC Meeting Atley Keller, LGC 24 January 2019

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What is a “Brownfield”?

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  • “... real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of

which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, petroleum or petroleum products, or is mine-scarred land.”

  • Liability protection, funds & technical assistance (not

enforcement) to assess and clean up sites

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Jan. 2002); 2018 BUILD Act amendments

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Key Prog rogram Poin

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  • Assessment & cleanup grants available
  • Participation / access is voluntary
  • Assessments are free
  • Results are public (but not publicized)
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Prog rogram Elig Eligibil ility ty

 Listed or proposed

Superfund sites;

 Subject court orders/

decrees under CERCLA;

 Controlled by US

government*

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Private land (to be transferred)

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Tribal land

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State/local gov’t land * Unless held in trust for an Indian Tribe

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Bro Brown wnfields Cl Clean-Up & & Reus use Pro rocess

Identify eligible property Determine nature and extent of contamination Evaluate public health & environmental risks re: intended use Set cleanup goals based on redevelopment plan

Clean-up & Reuse Process:

  • 1. Transfer parcel to public ownership
  • 2. Implement the remedy & reuse plan

Assessment Process:

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What we’ve done so far…

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2016 2017 2018

Revised work plan

Site Assessments: Eligibility (16); Ph. I (6) & II (2) ESAs Outreach Final report Site ID/ Priorit. Quarterly reports Site Cleanup Plans Area-wide Plan Institutional Controls

2019

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Many Min ines in in Napa Cou

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Proj roject ct Sit Sites Asses ssessed; now doi

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Clean-up up Plans

Elgin

  • St. John’s

Winters Plymouth Shooting Area Red Elephant Jewess

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Pri rimary ry Chall llenges

  • Landowner cooperation (multiple, suspicious, absent)
  • Other priorities (drought, flood, fire)
  • Diffuse, legacy contamination
  • No promises post-assessment
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Good Sig Signs

  • Lot$ of potential funding
  • Fires cleared the way (and encourages funding)
  • Broad interest among municipalities, districts,

regulators, and land managers

  • Capable agency staff & contractors
  • Rich history

What resources (museums, books, people, etc.) should be reviewed?

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Upcomin ing Act ctiv ivitie ies

  • Phase II ESA for Winters WWTP (Yolo)
  • Cleanup Plan for Elgin Mine (Colusa)
  • Cleanup Plan for Plymouth Mine
  • Phase II ESA & Cleanup Plan for St. John’s Mine (Solano)
  • Finalize Area-Wide Plan

Elgin Mine

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Are rea-Wide Pla lan Obje jectives

  • Protect public health & environment
  • Support local economy
  • Reflect community’s vision
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Plan Con

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I. Project Background

  • II. Community Engagement
  • III. Existing Conditions
  • IV. Assessment Activities
  • V. Regional Priorities
  • VI. Implementation Strategy

VII.Appendices

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Regional Con Context & Pri riorities

What other areas & features should be considered for prioritizing sites to assess and clean?

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Lookin ing for r Fee eedback ck

➢ What is most important in YOUR community? ➢ How can we make sure the plan is useful to YOU? ➢ Any upcoming projects/ needs to incorporate? ➢ Volunteers to review the document for direct feedback?

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Upcom

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ing Mee eetin ings

✓Yolo WRA Tech. Com. – Oct. 4, 2018 ✓Lake Co. Planning & Public Works – Jan. 10, 2019 ✓Middletown Area Town Hall (MATH) – Jan. 10, 2019 ✓City of Winters WWTP – Jan. 14, 2019 ✓Napa Co. Watershed Info. & Conservation Council (WICC) – Jan. 24, 2019

  • Colusa Co. RCD – Feb. 19, 2019
  • City of Vallejo (Solano Co.) – ?
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  • Corona & Twin Peaks (Napa Co.) – Wrapping up
  • Oat Hill Rd. project (Napa Co. Measure A) – Starting
  • Yocha Dehe – Developing projects
  • BLM (Ukiah Office) – Ongoing assessments & cleanups

Oth ther Rele elevant Updates

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For more information

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Stephen McCord McCord Environmental, Inc. sam@mccenv.com 530-220-3165 www.mccenv.com Danielle Dolan Local Government Commission ddolan@lgc.org 916-448-1198 x311 www.lgc.org