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 Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, Inc (ECD) serves communities in Regions 4 and 6 E t i C ti f th D lt I (ECD) iti i R i 4 d 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 10 2
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, PA What do we know about community garden sites? 3
Source: National Vacant Property Campaign Source: National Vacant Property Campaign 4
•Petroleum and other hydrocarbons 30% have no 30% have no •Lead and other metals contaminants! contaminants! contaminants! contaminants! •Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Typical Typical yp yp •Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) •Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Brownfield Brownfield •Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) •Controlled substances (meth labs) Controlled substances (meth labs) Contaminants C C Contaminants t t i i t t Reported Reported Reported Reported O’Hara T O’Hara Township, Alleghen wnship, Allegheny County y County 5
Brownfields to Garden Connection? Brownfields to Garden Connection? • 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 6
Linkage Opportunities Linkage Opportunities • Support focus on raised beds but test • Encourage State and tribal linkages entire site to ensure other garden areas with communities to conduct targeted safe, especially for <5 years brownfields assessments (TBA) and support for potential high value t f t ti l hi h l • Encourage testing of ‘clean fill’ and use community gardens and urban farms of certified sources • Support community, public and private • Link with researchers to study sector and coalitions of organizations sector and coalitions of organizations brownfields, improve our understanding f to apply for assessment, cleanup or of ‘real conditions’ and food crop uptake, garden ‘RLF’ BF grants for coming and phytoremediation options years • Li k Link with land banks and land trusts to ith l d b k d l d t t t • Support Sustainable Site Initiative improve land tenure for gardens (SSI) • Support and educate groups for urban • • Support gardens/farms to improve: Support gardens/farms to improve: sustainable agriculture, food security, t i bl i lt f d it ‘locavore’ on brownfields - public health • Link with Land Grant Universities, - stormwater management (extension Master Gardeners) and share (extension, Master Gardeners) and share - improve soil quality, brownfield experiences on Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I, II, etc…) - increase carbon sequestration 7
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 p g g 8
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 9
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