E Tools for Site Inventories & EPA Proposals

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1 E Tools for Site Inventories & EPA Proposals Blase A. Leven October, 2014

2 Outline E Tool #1 BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) For brownfields and any type of environmental site or program Not publicly available E Tool #2 ACRES (Assessment, Cleanup, Redevelopment Exchange System) For sites assessed or cleaned up with EPA funds (only) Data becomes publicly available E Tool #3 TAB EZ Grant Writing Software For EPA Assessment and Cleanup Proposals 2

3 Find BIT & TAB EZ at: Find BIT & TAB EZ on KSU TAB Web Site Register (first time users: Get a free account ) or Sign In with a current user id and password Click on Online Tools, then click on BIT or TAB EZ

4 E Tool 1: BIT Brownfields Inventory Tool or Stores & Manages Site Data: Inventory & prioritize sites Track assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment progress Program or Oversight Reporting to ACRES

5 BROWNFIELDS INVENTORY TOOL (BIT) TUTORIAL Create Programs Common for Uses Sites of BIT in BIT Example Programs: Blue Island BF Program Davis Garden Inventory Tribal BF Program Tribal LUST Program Tribal AML Program Example Sites in Program: CG 1 - Inactive CG 2 - Miller Gardeners CG 3 - Oscar Heights CG 4 - Potential CG 5 - Potential Import Data into BIT: Cleanups in My Community Other databases

6 BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) Structure Mirrors the Brownfields Redevelopment Process Site Information Assessment & Sampling Cleanup Institutional/ Engineering Controls Redevelopment

7 BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) Oversight/Enforcement and Emergency Response Upload Pictures and Documents Complaints Inspection/Oversight Enforcement Generate Maps Other Features: Upload Documents Mapping Activity Log

8 BIT (Brownfields Inventory Tool) Search/Export data for: Summary & analysis of brownfields in area Prioritizing sites for assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment Import into GIS or other databases Import into city or tribal web sites Document progress with this in EPA Proposals!

9 Reporting from BIT to ACRES (for sites assessed or cleaned up with EPA funds) Two options: Now: Soon: (approx. Dec 2014) Generate MPPF from BIT & to ACRES Help Desk Web Interface in BIT 9

10 E Tool #2: ACRES Web address: For sites assessed or cleaned up with EPA funds (only) 10

11 ACRES (Continued) Once logged in, users can associate EPA cooperative agreements to your account 11

12 ACRES (Continued) Options: Use BIT Interface to move data into ACRES Must have an ACRES account associated with EPA Cooperative Agreements Enter site data directly into ACRES ACRES provides the information to Envirofacts and Cleanups in My Community web sites EPA reports total redevelopment accomplishments, including jobs and leveraged dollars, to Congress 12

13 ACRES (Continued) 13

14 ACRES (Continued) 14

15 ACRES Resources here is a link to access ACRES. This webpage also has many quick reference guides and the training schedule to learn more about entering data into ACRES ACRES HelpDesk acres_help@epa.gov Your EPA Brownfields Project Officer 15

16 E Tool #3: TAB EZ Grant Writing Tool or 16

17 TAB EZ: Template for EPA Assessment and Cleanup Proposals or 17

18 TAB E Tools: BIT and TAB EZ User friendly and can be accessed any time at users own pace User name/password PRIVACY PROTECTION Primary user can give access to collaborators Site data or proposals are NOT available to public User can report data to ACRES and export proposals to MSWord and.pdf format

19 TAB Educational Materials Webinars and On line Resources: For Example: EPA Guidelines, FAQs, etc. for Assessment & Cleanup Proposals Past successful EPA Assessment and Cleanup Proposals EPA Guidelines for Green Clean Ups, Phytoremediation Community Involvement Liability Protection Sustainable Economic Revitalization Lead Based Paint New Market Tax Credits

20 TAB E Tools Contacts For Technical Assistance: Blase Leven (Program Coordinator) baleven@ksu.edu Sheree Walsh smw@ksu.edu Web site: 20

21 Technical Assistance to Brownfield (TAB) Communities Assists communities with the brownfields redevelopment process EPA Regions A national program funded by EPA Free to communities Funded by EPA via grants to 3 different entities K State assists communities in EPA Regions 5, 6, 7 & 8 Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) assists in EPA Regions 2, 4, 9, and 10 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) assists in EPA Regions 1 and 3

22 Services May Include Help identifying and inventorying brownfields Strategic planning and redevelopment visioning Economic feasibility and sustainability analysis Educational workshops Community outreach and input Help identify funding sources Review of grant applications Help finding and evaluating environmental consultants Review of plans and technical reports Fact sheets and information Other assistance, as needed and agreed upon

23 TAB Support in the Southeast U.S. Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR): EPA Regions 2, 4, 9, 10 Contact: Stephanie Shakofsky ext