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Brownfield Planning: Assessment, Cleanup, & Redevelopment

Ten at the Top Gail Rawls Jeter

July 19, 2018

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“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

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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

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EPA’s Brownfields Program

Liability Protection Grants

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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

apply

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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

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• Allows our Brownfield Specialists

administering the grant to maximize its potential to benefit the end user.

Cardno Brownfields/Redevelopment Team

• 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

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Brownfields Assessment & Cleanup Grants in SC - 72

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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

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Brownfields Contracts in SC

523 as of July 2, 2018

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Greenville County Redevelopment Authority Poe Mill

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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

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GCRA Poe Mill

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

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GCRA Poe Mill

Assessment Grant - Asbestos inspector Redevelopment planning Preliminary engineering

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

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City of Greenwood

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City of Greenwood

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

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City of Greenwood

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

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City of Greenwood

Property affiliated with Greenwood Mill – Foundry Site - made cast iron parts for the textile

• perations

at Greenwood Mills

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City of Greenwood

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

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City of Greenwood

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

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City of Greenwood

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City of Greenwood Second meeting for more input on redevelopment renderings

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

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City of Greenwood

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

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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

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Lithonia, Georgia

Redevelopment – Multi-family Housing – Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program

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Lithonia, Georgia

Assisted with obtaining RFL sub-grant Performed environmental assessment Oversight for environmental cleanup Site survey

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Lithonia, Georgia

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

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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!

Thank you

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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

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