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Embracing o

• ur B

Brownfi field elds – In In Newar ewark, D DE

Bri ringing N New Li ew Life t e to a Cen entury ry Ol Old S d Shu hutter ered Paper M per Mill and d a 50+ y + year ar old M Municipal al L Lan andfill

What's t's a a Brownfield? O Or b bette tter y yet t - Wha hat a a Brownfie field ld Project i is NOT!

 A Brownfie ield ld is is a a former in indus ustrial o ial or c commercia ial s l sit ite w where f fut uture us use is is af affected by by real o al or p perceiv ived e envir ironmental c al contamin inat ation.

Wh What a a Brownf nfie ield ld P Project is is NOT! Brownfield projects are NOT-

For the e fa fain int at hea eart  For For th those

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easi sily d disc scour uraged  For c communities es that a are e not in in it it fo for the e lo long h haul a l and they ey a are e  No Not e easy

If If An Any of the he Ab Above App Apply – Migh ght n t not b t be th e the p e projec ect t for yo you! But th t then en a aga gain – wh what' t's yo your a alter ternati tive? A Brownfield p proje ject i is a journ urney

Curt rtis/Crow

• wn Pa

Paper M er Mill S Site

 7.5 acr cre sit ite ope

• perated as a pa

pape per mill ill from

• m 1

1848 un until il 1997  Know

• wn for
• r hig

high qua h qualit lity pr product

• duct –Sep

Septe tember 2, 1 1945 Jap apan signing of th the e instr truments ts

• f
• f sur

urrender wit with h the he Unit ited S States a and d Presid ident Trum uman, on

• n pa

pape per manufact ctured at the he Cur urtis is Pape per Mill. ill.  Sit ittin ing shut huttered d for

• r two

wo years  Newa wark k Mayor and d Coun

• uncil

il pur purcha chase in in 1999 for

• r $100,000

 Why Why this his made de s sense  Com

• mmunit

ity S Sentiment – bot

• th

h side ides of

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issue ue - maintain struct uctur ure or

• r de

demo it it

Curt rtis/Crow

• wn Pa

Paper M er Mill S Site Now What? First things first!

 Check your i insurance a and secure the fa facility!  Outreach t to State Br Brownfield P Program C Coordinators! As Ask k fo for g guidance…Preliminary Environme mental A Assessme ment? - get e t educate ted!  His istoric ic S Sig ignificance of Structure? I Invite y your H His istoric ic P Pre reservatio ion O Office in in – this will b ill be the fi first qu question a aske ked…  Structural al Re Revi view – Can you you k kee eep a anyt ything?  Histor

• rical R

Recor

• rdation
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American Bu Buildings S Survey – Do it it!  As Asbestos Ab Abatement

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment

The Importance of Partnerships….

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment!

St Stat ate B Brownfie ield lds & & Volun luntary C Cle lean anup up P Programs (Div Divis isions o

• f DN

DNRE REC) O Our ur 1st

st Pa

Part rtner

Make ke th them em awa ware o

• f yo

your p project, t, p plans Ask fo for help lp a and nd guid idanc nce – don’t ta t take u ke unn nnec ecessary s y step teps Thei eir e early en y enga gage geme ment t enabled th thei eir partn tnership – They ey had a a sta take ke i in n th the project. t. Un Understand h how

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the Proc Process w work

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nfie ield ld P Projects ta take ke ti time! me! Make y your

• ur con
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aware of

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side Keep them info informed

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment

Cert ertified B Bro rown wnfield

 We We we were a non

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contribut butor

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• the

he environmental con l conce cern  Aske ked d for

• r adv

dvance ced d revie iew of

• f applic

pplicatio ion – bef efore submitta ttal  Appr pproval! = = Acce ccess to

• up

up to

• $1milli

llion reim imbu bursement f for

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rem emediation ef efforts ts at at th the e site te

Key y fa facto tors to to o

• ur

ur suc uccess:

 Impr provement of

• f a much

uch negle lect cted, his histor

• rica

ically ly s signific icant sit ite  In In-Advance involvement of th the e State c State create eated p par artn tnership mental tality ty  Ves ested ted i inter terest t as associate ted with th lo locati ation near ear our w water ater plan ant, fut utur ure reservoi

• ir and

d pum pump p statio ion  Proj

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ct make kes sit ite us useful a l again for

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communit ity  Loca

• catio

ion, Loca

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Loca

• catio

ion

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment

Pu Public O c Outreach Efforts – What hat c can an w we creat ate? Our 2 2nd

nd Pa

Partner

 Public lic M Meet eetin ings – Pa Parks a and nd Recreation Departme ment Lea eader ership ip May of 2007 2007 Apr pril a and Se d Sept pt o

• f 2008

2008  St Stakeholders Su Survey 2009 2009  Draft ft M Master er P Pla lan Dev evelo eloped ed fr from in info formatio ion g gather ered ed  2010 2010 – Publ ublic W Wor

• rksh

shop on

• n th

the Ma Maste ster Plan  2011 2011 – DNRE REC is issued ed P Public lic Notic ice o e of f Proposed ed Pla lan  June o e of f 2011 s sec econd and fin final l Publi lic W Workshop held eld

Curtis is/Cr Crown Paper M Mill S ll Site Redevelo lopment

Env nvir ironm nmenta ntal C Cons nsult ulting a and nd Maste ter P Pla lanning nning Ef Effort rt –Ou Our 3 r 3rd

rd Partne

tner - Penno nnoni ni Associa iate tes

 Get Get t the r he right c con

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do the hey ha have en e environmental ex expertise?  What t team h have they a assembled fo for you?  Wi Will t the hey em embrace the he n need eed to

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the f he funding you you’re el eligible for

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by y - Con

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dating major jor c con

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(in in-sit itu) Ba Balance p possible i imp mpacts (ie

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with design t throu

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creekba bank adjustme ments a and f floodplain modifi ficat ation Impo portance in the he crea eation of

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your b bidd dding doc documents – Accurat ately represent h historical al i informat mation – be e rea eady t to

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if c conditions c change

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment

Desig ign a n and nd Cons nstr truc uction n – an and a a Sal Salute t to t the P Past ast

Ou Our 4 4th

th and

nd 5 5th

th Partners

s – De DelDO lDOT & & Re Reyb ybold Construc ruction Ulti tima mate tely th y the des esign gn ma matc tched wh what th t the e commu mmunity wa ty wante ted – a p a pas assive park s setting ing w wit ith trail link il linkage – future ure p possibi bilities Addit itio iona nal c l communit nity trans nsportation im n improvement nts m merged w wit ith proje ject – (De DelDO lDOT t traffic ic im improvement nts, int intersectio ion r realig ignm nment nt) Ou Our C Contr ntracto tor wa was o

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from th m the e sta tart t – eng ngaged in in our project. We e paid h homa mage ge to to th the p e past th t through- reuse o

• f

f bric icks fr from t the fo former m mill ill to create a a pla laza mim imic icking ing lo locatio ion n of t f the s smoke stack in in the p pla laza wit ith r repli licas of f th the s e sta tack th the e inclusion o

• f inter

terpreti tive b e boards th that t provide a a history o y of th the mi mill and nd maps o

• f

f the s surround nding ing t trail s il system

Curtis/ s/Crown P Pape aper M Mill Si Site Re Rede deve velopment

Our ur S Suc uccess is is in in th the numbe numbers – and nd our ur P Partne tnership ips

Project Cost - $1.95 million (from environmental consulting to construction completion) Community gains a revitalized brownfield at the local cost of $503,000

We We receiv ived o

• ver $

$909,800 in in remediatio ion fu fund nds The D e DE Land & & Wate ter Trust c t contr tribute ted over $ $380,000 State le legis isla lators c commit itted $ $160,000 in in Bond B Bill ill fu fund nds De DelDO lDOT fu fund nded int intersection c n costs Newark resid ident nts fu fund nded the bala lanc nce $503,000

Form

• rmer

er M Muni nicipal L Land ndfill S Site/City Pa y Park rk t to

• Sol
• lar Pa

Park rk

History ry o

• f the

he Site e -

Former 3. 3.91 91 ac acre m mun unic icip ipal lan al landfill f ill from 1947 1947 to 1958 1958 Its c clo losure w was as ac accompli lished w wit ith a a soil c il cap appin ing In 1973 1973 the McK cKee ees Park wa was de s deve veloped a at t the the si site te McK cKee ees Par ark w was as c clo losed in in 2010, 2010, it its recreat ation ameni enities r rem emoved ed a and nd site e fenced enced Re Remain ained un until 2014 il 2014 as as fenced-in o

• pen s

space

McKees Kees So Solar ar P Par ark Ide k Idea E a Eme merges

 Goal l - Brin ingin ing t g the s sit ite bac back t to us usefuln lness  Good C Coun uncil il Sup Support an and Lead adership ip t to m mak ake t this is ha happe ppen  DN DNRE REC E Embr braces t the Idea a – Provi vide des s s suppo port a t and guid guidan ance  Par artnership d develo loped w wit ith De Delaw laware Mun Munic icip ipal l Electri ric C Corp rpora

• ration
• n (

(DEMEC EC) o ) of w which N Newark rk i is

• ne o
• f it

its 9 9 membe ber c cit itie ies  Solar Co Compa panies ve vette tted b d by D DEMEC C – firm s sel elect ected ed

Again - The Importance of Partnerships….

McKees Kees Sol

• lar Pa

Park rk

 A 230 Kilo ilowatt s sola lar park  A 9 A 900 pa panel array  Producing ing e eno nough e ele lectric icit ity to power a approxim imately ly 2 26 to 36 homes depend nding ing o

• n the season

 Providing ing a behind th the e me mete ter r renewa wable p powe wer s source e th that t serves a all res esidents by by reducing ing th the e City’ ty’s pea eak k dema emand, lo lowering ing the whole lesale le c cost o

• f

f power, generating ing s sola lar r rene newable ene nergy c credit its bring inging ing lo locally lly p produced green e n ene nergy t to the Cit ity’s e ele lectric ic u users a and nd

McKees Kees Sol

• lar Pa

Park rk – The Projec e Project

De Design ign is is im importan ant w when d develo lopin ing o g over a a soil c il cap apped lan landfill ill

 for

• rmer la

landfill ill may be sub ubject ct to

• sof
• ft spot

pots pos pose settle lement con conce cerns  tes testi ting for meth ethane may ay be e nec ecessary  ball llastin ing of

• f arrays like

likely ly nece cessary – win wind con d conce cerns addr ddressed  Proj

• ject

ct cha changes may requir quire mult ultip iple le amendments t to

• the

he of

• ffici

icial l “Pla lan

• f
• f Remedia

ial A Act ction ion” for

• r the

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• ntract

ctor b buy uy-in n necessary – and d acce ccept pted r d respo ponsibi bilit lity for

• r the

he fir irst 10 year ears o

• f oper

erati tion an and mai ainte tenance

McKees Kees Sol

• lar Pa

Park rk – Projec Project H Hurd rdles

McKees Kees Sol

• lar Pa

Park rk – How t w to Fi Finan ance?

 Active N Newark D k DE Conservat ation A Advisory Commi mission allocat ates $ $250,000 in funding a awarded by Council  Ba Balance of f project w was b borrowed fr from City’s e electric reserves a and p paid b back i k in less t than t two y years by  State o

• f D

Delaware e Green een E Energy G Grant Funding ($400,000)  Commu munity d donat ations a and i investments total aling $10,000 a and g growing  Sol

• lar Ren

enewable E Ener ergy C Cred edit (SREC EC) Re Revenu nue  Avoi

• ided C

Cos

• st of
• f Whol

Wholesale Pow Power  SREC r rev evenue & avoi

• ide

ded c cos

• st of
• f who

holesale pow power w will con

• ntinue to
• gen

enerate cash a h and d savings

McKees Kees Sola

lar P Park –Commu mmunity ty P Par articipat pation!

 The he pr proj

• ject

ct wa was de desig igned d to

• pr

prov

• vide

ide mult ultip iple le oppor

• pportunity le

levels for

• r our
• ur com

community to

• pa

partici cipa pate  Newa wark’s Con

• nservation Adv

dvisory C Com

• mmittee/Cit

ity Staff encour courage pub public lic pa partici icipa pation in in the he fun undi ding pr proce

• cess in

includ cluding -  Tax de deduct ductible ble don donatio ions of

• f $250 - repr

presenting the he cos cost of

• f on
• ne pa

panel  Par arti tial p pan anels at at lev evel els of $100 or $25  A Crow

• wn Fun

undi ding We Websit ite  On One-time in investments of

• f $50 (in

in retur urn rece ceiving a $1.00 mon

• nthly

ly rebate for

• r

ten ten yea ears).

McKees Kees Com

• mmunity S

y Sol

• lar I

Inv nves estment Proc Process

McKees Kees Com

• mmunity S

y Sol

• lar – A W

Win – Win!

 Previo iously un unavail ilabl ble ope

• pen spa

pace ce transformed d in into

• Com
• mmunit

ity Sola

• lar Park

 Reduce duced d maintenance ce of

• f sit

ite  Avoi

• ide

ded cos cost of

• f powe

power  Everyone ca can pa particip icipate – (to

• much

uch sha hade de, funding ng c concerns ns, rent nters)  Don

• nor
• rs Recog

cognized d at each ch le level  Tax wr writ ite of

• ff for
• r pa

panel don donations – busine nesses too