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STATE UPDATES

2018 West Virginia Brownfields Conference

Casey Korbini, Deputy Director for Remediation Programs

Office of Environmental Remediation Division of Land Restoration

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Reclamation Programs Remediation Programs

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Brownfields Section

▪ Brownfields Assistance Program ▪ UECA-LUST Program ▪ Voluntary Remediation Program ▪ Federal Facilities Restoration Program ▪ Superfund Program

• Pre-Remedial
• Remedial (National Priorities List)
• Removal

CERCLA Section

Leadership

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Director Rob Rice Deputy Director Casey Korbini Brownfields Program Manager – North Erin Brittain Brownfields Program Manager – South John Meeks CERCLA Program Manager Jake McDougal

Team

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Technical Staff Project Managers

• Derek Hancock
• Bill Huggins
• Elizabeth Keville
• Dave Long
• Sheena Moore
• Curtis Phillips
• Mike Sutphin
• Ross Brittain

Environmental Toxicologist

• Juan de Dios Barrios

Technical Analyst

Our mission is to provide for clean, safe, and productive West Virginia communities by assessing and remediating environmental resources and restoring contaminated properties to beneficial use.

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Brownfields Assistance Program

▪ Empowers communities, developers, and stakeholders to assess, cleanup, and sustainably reuse brownfields. ▪ Provides free guidance and technical assistance throughout the brownfield redevelopment process. ▪ Assesses properties that are contaminated—or perceived to be contaminated throughout the state. ▪ Provides financial assistance (if available) to communities. ▪ Partners with the WV Brownfields Assistance Centers at WVU and Marshall University.

Function

Brownfields Assistance Program

▪ Review and explain environmental reports. ▪ Provide technical and programmatical guidance to assess and remediate sites. ▪ Assist with educating stakeholders and conducting community

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▪ Introduce similar projects successfully completed throughout the state and country. ▪ Identify potential project funding sources. ▪ Guide eligible entities through the EPA Brownfields Grants process.

Services Provided

Brownfields Assistance Program

▪ EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants

• $1.1 million since 2009

▪ WV Brownfields Revolving Fund

• $820,000 EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant

Available Funding

Background

Voluntary Remediation Program

1980 Mid-1990s 1996

Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), in response to growing concerns over health and environmental risks posed by hazardous waste sites. This Act created strict liability for environmental contamination.

Background

Voluntary Remediation Program

1980 Mid-1990s 1996

Communities across the country noticed growing inventories of contaminated—or perceived to be contaminated—properties left abandoned and untouched.

Background

Voluntary Remediation Program

1980 Mid-1990s 1996

The WV Legislature passed the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to establish the Voluntary Remediation Program.

Voluntary Remediation Program

Purpose

▪ Encourage persons to voluntarily develop and implement remedial plans without enforcement action by WVDEP. ▪ Return contaminated properties to productive use. ▪ Preserve uncontaminated pristine land.

Accomplishments

Voluntary Remediation Program

181

Certificates of Completion Issued

2,526 26

Acres Remediated

42 42

Counties Impacted

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000

Cumulative Achievements

Certificates of Completion Remediated Acres

Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Rule

The Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Rule was recently amended:

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▪ Became effective April 1, 2018. ▪ Updated Brownfields Revolving Fund Program guidelines. ▪ Removed requirement to submit hardcopy documents/reports.

Program Review

After two decades, a review was necessary to determine if the program continues to:

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1. Serve its purpose. 2. Meet the needs of those persons voluntarily remediating property. 3. Be effective, given the advancements of the evolving national brownfields program.

Voluntary Remediation Program

Recommendations

Ext External l Ass ssessment Ext External l Research Internal Ass ssessment

Program Review

▪ Internal Assessment by WVDEP Staff

• Conducted START-STOP-CONTINUE

listening sessions.

• Compared internal protocols vs. regulatory

requirements.

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Recommendations

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Program Review

▪ External Research of Other States

• Reviewed all published information.
• Reached out to counterparts at agencies

throughout the country.

• Attended trainings and national meetings.

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Recommendations

Ext External l Ass ssessment Ext External l Research Internal Ass ssessment

Program Review

▪ External Assessment by Stakeholders

• Created general VRP email account and

solicited feedback.

• Conducted online survey in January 2018.
• Hosted feedback meeting in March 2018.

Recommendation Themes

▪ Consistently administer program. ▪ Streamline processes. ▪ Remove excessive requirements beyond the legislation. ▪ Make the program more transparent and user-friendly.

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The Road Ahead

▪ Complete full review by April 2019. ▪ Implement all non-legislative improvements by April 2019. ▪ Propose Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Rule changes during the 2020 WV Legislative Session, if determined necessary.

Staff Contact Information

https://dep.wv.gov/dlr/oer/Contacts/Pages/default.aspx

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Office Contact Information

601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304 304-926-0455 DEPVRP@wv.gov DEPLRSProgram@wv.gov

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