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Brownfields to Gardens: Risks and Opportunities Risks and Opportunities

Ann Carroll, MPH US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization Clark Henry Brownfield Coordinator City of Portland, Oregon

Brownfields Program Resources Brownfields Program Resources

Established as a pilot program with one grant of $200,000 in 1993 Awarded over $1.3 billion in grants; leveraged over $13 billion!

• 1. In FY09 we plan to award ~$70 million FY09 in grants; Assessment

($200,000), Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) (up to $1 million per applicants, coalitions may apply), Cleanup Grants ($200,000 per site), and Job Training Grants ($200 000) ($200,000)

• 2. Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) – ask the EPA region.
• 3. In FY09, we plan to award ~$50 million to State/Tribal Response Programs
• 4. Technical Assistance –

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) serves communities in Regions 1, 2, and 3 E t i C ti f th D lt I (ECD) iti i R i 4 d 6 Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, Inc (ECD) serves communities in Regions 4 and 6 Kansas State University serves communities in Regions 5 and 7 Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) serves communities in Regions 8, 9, and 10

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Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA

What do we know about community garden sites?

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Source: National Vacant Property Campaign Source: National Vacant Property Campaign

30% have no 30% have no contaminants! contaminants!

• Petroleum and other hydrocarbons
• Lead and other metals

contaminants! contaminants!

Typical Typical

• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

(PAH)

• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

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• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
• Controlled substances (meth labs)

Contaminants Contaminants Reported Reported

Controlled substances (meth labs)

Reported Reported

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O’Hara T O’Hara Township, Alleghen wnship, Allegheny County y County

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• Groundworks Portland

planned to acquire this site in planned to acquire this site in a residential area.

• City Brownfield coordinator

City Brownfield coordinator had BF funds and assessed the site in 2008

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Linkage Opportunities Linkage Opportunities

• Support focus on raised beds but test

entire site to ensure other garden areas safe, especially for <5 years

• Encourage State and tribal linkages

with communities to conduct targeted brownfields assessments (TBA) and t f t ti l hi h l

• Encourage testing of ‘clean fill’ and use
• f certified sources
• Link with researchers to study

f support for potential high value community gardens and urban farms

• Support community, public and private

sector and coalitions of organizations brownfields, improve our understanding

• f ‘real conditions’ and food crop uptake,

and phytoremediation options Li k ith l d b k d l d t t t sector and coalitions of organizations to apply for assessment, cleanup or garden ‘RLF’ BF grants for coming years

• Link with land banks and land trusts to

improve land tenure for gardens

• Support and educate groups for urban

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• Support Sustainable Site Initiative

(SSI)

• Support gardens/farms to improve:

sustainable agriculture, food security, ‘locavore’ on brownfields

• Link with Land Grant Universities,

(extension Master Gardeners) and share

• Support gardens/farms to improve:
• public health
• stormwater management

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(extension, Master Gardeners) and share brownfield experiences on Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I, II, etc…)

• improve soil quality,
• increase carbon sequestration

Brownfields 2009 Brownfields 2009

Shameless Plug Shameless Plug

The Call for Proposals is now open! The Call for Proposals is now open! For more information or to register, please go to: www.brownfields2009.org

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Contacts Contacts

Ann Carroll, MPH U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (202) 566 – 2748 carroll.ann@epa.gov Clark Henry Brownfields Coordinator Portland Brownfield Program g (503) 823-5863 – office clarkh@bes.ci.portland.or.us

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