Lakes Region Brownfields Environmental Site Assessment Program
Brownfield Environmental Assessments Program Site Nomimation Form


Purpose:

The Lakes Region Planning Commission has begun the process of developing Brownfield Assessments Plans. In August 2009, the LRPC was awarded two three-year Brownfields Community-Wide Assessment Grants ($200,000 for Petroleum and $200,000 for Hazardous Substances) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist public and private property owners with site assessment and redevelopment planning for contaminated properties. The goal of the Lakes Region Brownfields Environmental Assessment Program is to return vacant and underutilized properties to public or private uses.

The LRPC is interested in evaluating sites whose economic redevelopment potential is complicated by contamination. The LRPC will administer the project. The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) through its York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science will assist the LRPC, as needed.

Plan Goals:
  • Create an inventory of petroleum and hazardous sites for potential preliminary assessments and environmental characterizations;
  • Conduct community outreach;
  • Select up to 6 petroleum and up to 4 hazardous substances sites for Phase 1 (preliminary assessment) and Phase 2 (environmental characterizations);
  • Obtain all necessary federal and state approvals needed to conduct the environmental characterizations, and perform reporting and maintenance of the ACRES database;
  • Prepare and present written reports regarding the environmental assessments and characterizations for review by the NH Department of Environmental Services and acceptance by the LRPC.
Links to the associated outreach materials, guides, amd meeting documents are below.
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