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Brownfield Planning: Assessment, Cleanup, & Redevelopment Ten at the Top Gail Rawls Jeter July 19, 2018

“ “ Brownfields are 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.” USEPA 1

History 1980 – Superfund Law 1995 – EPA issued National Brownfields Action Agenda 1996 – SC’s first Brownfields Contract 2000 – SC -Brownfields/ Voluntary Cleanup Act, 2002, 2005, 2008 2001 – US – Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, 2018 2

EPA’s Brownfields Program Liability Protection Grants 3

EPA Brownfields Grant Program Assessment Grants – Up to $300,000/ 3 years/ local, state, and non-profits eligible/ no cost share Cleanup Grants – Up to $500,000/ 3 years/ local, state, and non-profits are eligible/ 20% cost share - Must own property to 4 apply

Multi-Purpose Grant – up to $700,000 to inventory, characterize, plan, assess, and cleanup Must own property for cleanup funds to be used Revolving Loan Funds – up to $1,000,000/ 10 years/ local, state, and quasi- governmental entities eligible/20% match DHEC has a BCRLF for use anywhere in the State Environmental Work Force Development & Job Training Grants – up to $200,000/ 3 years/ local, state, and quasi-governmental entities and non-profits are eligible/ no cost share 5

Cardno Brownfields/Redevelopment Team • Allows our Brownfield Specialists administering the grant to maximize its potential to benefit the end user. • Brownfield Specialists, Planners, Civil Engineers and Landscape Architects in ONE collaborative, in-house team. Recognize environmental impacts early in site development process (eg: capping for parking lot) • End Goal is to provide communities with tax generating developments and not “just” a clean site. Encore Redevelopment, Tampa, Florida 6

Brownfields Assessment & Cleanup Grants in SC - 72 7

South Carolina Brownfields Program Liability protection through a Voluntary Cleanup Contract which prescribes the environmental assessment that must be done Requires cleanup to make the site safe for the intended future use Provides Covenant not to sue for existing contamination CERCLA contribution protection Third party liability protection DHEC has Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund 8

Brownfields Contracts in SC 523 as of July 2, 2018 9

Greenville County Redevelopment Authority Poe Mill 10

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GCRA Poe Mill Used Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants to purchase after entering into a VCC with DHEC Used DHEC site specific assessment Funds to do Phase I & limited Phase II 12

GCRA Poe Mill 2 EPA Cleanup Grants – Divided the property- Stormwater Permitting – paid with EPA Assessment Grant Match for Cleanup Grant – CDBG funds 13

GCRA Poe Mill Assessment Grant - Asbestos inspector Redevelopment planning Preliminary engineering 14

GCRA Poe Mill GCRA is now using an ARC grant that is being matched by CDBG funds to further prepare site for construction 15

City of Greenwood 16

City of Greenwood Paid for Phase I ESA Entered into a VCC Received CDBG funds to remove debris BCRLF to complete debris removal 17

City of Greenwood Received Brownfields Assessment Grant – performed extensive Phase II ESA Developed a Cleanup Plan for Greenwood Mill 5 18

City of Greenwood Property affiliated with Greenwood Mill – Foundry Site - made cast iron parts for the textile operations at Greenwood Mills 19

City of Greenwood Directly across the street – subsidized housing South side of City – no parks No public transportation in Greenwood 20

City of Greenwood With assessment grant funds More Phase II work Cleanup plan Conducted visioning session – 83 attended 21

City of Greenwood 22

City of Greenwood Second meeting for more input on redevelopment renderings 23

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City of Greenwood Assessment Grant – Construction Cost Estimate ~ $ 2 million 25

City of Greenwood 26

City of Greenwood Applied for EPA Cleanup Grant Money will be available October 1, 2018! 27

Lithonia, Georgia Performed Phase I and Phase II for Lithonia Assisted in getting sub-grant from DeKalb County’s BCRLF grant to perform for cleanup – asbestos abatement, injection for chlorinated solvent contamination 28

Lithonia, Georgia Redevelopment – Multi-family Housing – Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program 29

Lithonia, Georgia Assisted with obtaining RFL sub-grant Performed environmental assessment Oversight for environmental cleanup Site survey 30

Lithonia, Georgia Stormwater management Utilities location Landscape & irrigation design Assisted with preparation of housing tax credit application 31

Summary – Brownfields Redevelopment Do not have to fear liability Public funding available that is versatile Private parties can only tap BCRLF money unless the local government has a grant Challenging but Rewarding! 32

Thank you For more information Kaitlyn Woolard Gail Rawls Jeter Cardno – Greenville Cardno - Columbia Office 864 527 0488 Office 803 929 6059 Mobile 864 608 4805 Mobile 803 210 6080 Kaitlyn.Woolard@cardno.com Gail.Jeter@Cardno.com 33 Market Point Drive 1812 Lincoln Street Suite 2002 Suite 301 Greenville, South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29607 29201 www.cardno.com 33