2nd Southeast Brownfields Conference Colette Santasieri, PhD and Sean Vroom

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1 New Jersey Institute of Technology Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities Program (NJIT TAB) 2nd Southeast Brownfields Conference Colette Santasieri, PhD and Sean Vroom October 18, 2016

2 NJIT TAB a technical assistance program, funded through a cooperative agreement with the USEPA serve as independent resource to: state, regional, county, tribal, and local governments; and nonprofits attempting to cleanup and reclaim brownfields. Regions 1, 3, and 4 Assistance is free of charge!

3 NJIT TAB TAB provides assistance throughout the entire brownfields redevelopment process. Assistance is provided through One-on-one direct technical assistance Educational forums conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, boot camps Resource Center

4 NJIT TAB One-on-One Technical Assistance addresses the commonly faced challenges and the unique challenges - one community at a time type and depth of assistance TAB provides is tailored to the needs of the community

5 NJIT TAB Community BF education, NJIT TAB led tour of redeveloped sites Interpreting technical documents for the community, Bridgeport CT Community Vision Plan for Jefferson Davis Corridor, VA Community Engagement for Hazelwood Corridor, Pittsburg PA Funding Grants BF Education Site Identification Site Investigation Site Remediation Site Redevelopment Grant proposal reviews Participating in the consultant solicitation process Creation and implementation of BF site prioritization process, Chester PA Limited Market Analysis and Visioning, Richmond, NH Technical review of proposed remedial action plan, Environmental Justice League, Providence, RI Technical Review of proposed remedial approach for the Ludlow Mills Site, Westmass Area Development Corporation Community Consensus Building, Redevelopment of the Maine Leathers Tannery Site, Dover- Foxcroft, ME

6 NJIT TAB Educational forums - conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, boot camps Conferences: National Brownfields Conference, Tribal Lands and Environment Forum, NADO, etc. Workshops: Grant Writing, Brownfield Basics, Removing Barriers to Brownfields Redevelopment, etc. Seminars: Roadmap to Mill Development, Brownfields to Breweries, etc. Webinars: How to Get the Right Contractor on Board, Creating Living Shorelines to Enhance Brownfield Sites, Community Engagement for Brownfields, etc. All-Grantee Meetings: work with state agencies and EPA Brownfield Boot Camps: coming soon

7 NJIT TAB Resource Center re Tools: previously recorded webinars downloads of workshop and seminar presentations sample RFPs contacts: federal and state reports how-to videos (coming soon)

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9 Jeff Davis Corridor Assets and Needs Study Richmond, VA Client City of Richmond EJ Community Jefferson Davis Highway

10 Jeff Davis Corridor Assets and Needs Study Richmond, VA Industrial and manufacturing decline and disinvestment

11 Jeff Davis Corridor Assets and Needs Study Richmond, VA Assets and Needs Study Community Engagement Process to Inform Assets & Needs Study

12 Jeff Davis Corridor Assets and Needs Study Richmond, VA NJIT TAB Assistance Stakeholder Identification & Engagement BF 101 Workshop Assets and Needs Workshop Planning Document Review Mapping Assets and Needs Report

13 Roadmap to Mill Redevelopment Seminars EPA Region 1 Seminars conducted in Maine, Massachusetts & New Hampshire topics included: Site Assessment and Cleanup Managing and Reducing Environmental Impacts for Mill Redevelopment projects Successful Redevelopment Case Studies Structural and Infrastructure Issues Historic Preservation Financing the Redevelopment Process

14 Roadmap to Mill Redevelopment Seminars EPA Region 1 NJIT TAB Assistance Stakeholder Coordination Outreach Logistics Flyer Creation and Distribution Seminar Moderation Presentation Publication

15 City of Camden Brownfields Redevelopment Strategic Plan Camden, NJ Client Camden Redevelopment Authority EJ Community Decline of Manufacturing and Industry Urban Decay Disinvestment

16 City of Camden Brownfields Redevelopment Strategic Plan Camden, NJ NJIT TAB Assistance Prioritization Criteria Development (zoning, access, plan consistency, size, etc.) Site Environmental Data Collection and Analysis Mapping Planning Document Review Prioritization Criteria Application Brownfields Redevelopment Strategic Plan

17 Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island (EJLRI) (Gorham Site) Providence, RI Client EJLRI EJ Community Concerns regarding environmental conditions to properties near former Gorham Site

18 Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island (EJLRI) (Gorham Site) Providence, RI NJIT TAB Assistance Review and interpretation of site assessment and remediation plans Technical review and assessment of air monitoring results Participated in public meetings

19 Lawrence Street Brownfield Area-wide Planning Grant Yonkers, NY Client Groundwork Hudson Valley EJ Community Converting an abandoned rail rightof-way into a multiuse trail

20 Lawrence Street Brownfield Area-wide Planning Grant Groundwork Hudson Valley Yonkers, NY NJIT TAB Assistance Development of Mapping Photo Documentation BF 101 Workshop Development of SOW for Trail Feasibility Study Research on other Rails to Trails Projects Steering Committee Fields Trip Development of Community Participation Process Assistance with Consultant Selection Process

21 NJIT TAB Colette Santasieri ; Sean Vroom ; Elizabeth Limbrick ;