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Town of Pelzer Brownfields Community Meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Members of the Town of Pelzer's Brownfields Assessment Project Team will be hosting a Community Meeting at the Pelzer Community Center at 6:30 p.m. To discuss the sampling plans for the Upper and Lower Pelzer Mills and disposal properties. Read more... Project Team to Present to Local Kiwanis Club
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Representatives from the City's environmental consulting team, CTC Public Benefit Corporation are scheduled to present information on the project at January 5, 2012 Hartsville Kiwanis Club Meeting.
The meeting will commence at 12:00 in the afternoon at the Hartsville Country Club, 116 Golf Club Lane, and will include an overview presentation of the City's brownfields program. Read more... City of South Daytona Considering Purchase of 1744 S Segrave Site
Monday, December 12, 2011
The City Manager is considering purchase of the 1744 S Segrave Site to implement cleanup through an EPA grant. Read more... Fred Delk, Executive Director for the Columbia Development Corporation Selected as Brownfield Renewal Magazine's Person Of The Year 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Fred Delk, Executive Director of the Columbia Development Corporation, was selected as Brownfield Renewal Magazine's Person of the Year 2011. Read more... Fred Delk, Executive Director for the Columbia Development Corporation Selected as Brownfield Renewal Magazine's Person Of The Year 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Fred Delk, Executive Director of the Columbia Development Corporation, was selected as Brownfield Renewal Magazine's Person of the Year 2011. Read more... City of Whiteville Applies for Additional Grant Funding
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Whiteville submitted a proposal for an additional $200,000 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funds on November 28, 2011. Read more... City Solicits Properties for Assessment
Friday, December 2, 2011
Are you a commercial or industrial property owner in the City of Whiteville that is looking to sell your property? Are there environmental concerns associated with your property due to petroleum constituents that are hindering the sale? Is your property adjacent to a current or former gas station that may or may not have a reported release to the environment that could be impacting your property? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, the City's petroleum brownfields program may be able to help you. Read more... City of Durham Applies for Follow-on Environmental Protection Agency Grant
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Durham, North Carolina submitted a proposal for an additional $400,000 of grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) brownfields program on November 28, 2011. Read more... City of Greenville, North Carolina Applies for Follow-on Environmental Protection Agency Grant
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Greenville, North Carolina submitted a proposal for an additional $200,000 of hazardous substance grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) brownfields program on November 28, 2011.
Read more... City of Sanford, North Carolina Applies for Environmental Protection Agency Grant
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Sanford, North Carolina submitted a proposal for $200,000 of hazardous substance grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) brownfields program on November 28, 2011.
Read more... City of Greensboro, Georgia Applies for Environmental Protection Agency Grant
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Greensboro, Georgia submitted a proposal for $200,000 of hazardous substance grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) brownfields program on November 28, 2011.
Read more... City of Wilson, North Carolina Applies for Environmental Protection Agency Grant
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Wilson, North Carolina submitted a proposal for $200,000 of hazardous substance grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) brownfields program on November 28, 2011.
Read more... Brownfield Program Highlighted in 'Around Town' Video
Friday, December 2, 2011
The City of Wilson's ongoing brownfields assessment project was recently highlighed in an online video. This video discusses the status of the grant and highlights some of recent accomplishments.
Around Town, Nov. 16, 2011 from City of Wilson, NC on Vimeo. Read more...Field Sampling Complete at Rownd Property
Friday, September 30, 2011
CTC Public Benefit Corporation, the City of Dillon's environmental consultant, has completed an extensive site assessment at the former Rownd & Sons property located on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Read more... Environmental Assessments Completed at Whiteville Properties
Friday, September 30, 2011
Two Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) have been completed at targeted properties in Whiteville. The work was completed as part of the City's petroleum assessment grant. Due to site eligiblity issues, neither site is eligible for further assessment utilizing the petroleum funds. However, the City is exploring additional funding sources to complete an assessment on the property with hazardous concerns, including the application of a community-wide Environmental Protection Agency hazardous assessment grant. Read more... Columbia Connectivity Study Complete
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Congaree Coalition brownfields assessment grant provided financial support to an urban planning initiative conducted by the Urban Land Institute. Read more... Potential Redevelopment of Former Downtown Warehouse Under Consideration
Monday, August 29, 2011
The former Palmetto Compression Warehouse in the heart of Columbia's downtown has caught the eye of a private developer. The former cotton warehouse currently stands as a source of blight in an area that has seen a flurry of redevelopment in recent years. The new University of South Carolina baseball stadium, Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center, Greek Village, and the Colonial Center are all located in close proximity to the vacant structure.
The developer, Capstone Companies, is considering renovating the building into much needed private dormitories for University of South Carolina students that are within walking distance to campus.
For more information, please read full details here.
here: Read more... Greenville, North Carolina Welcomes Community Input
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The City of Greenville, North Carolina is asking the community at large to attend a meeting to learn about the accomplishments of their brownfields program as well as how to further expand the project's successes.
The City's brownfields program will be discussed as part of the Environmental Advisory Commission's regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Benefits of participating in the program will be highighted. The project team will ask for citizen input regarding priorities for redevelopment and how the city should best expend their grant funds.
Additionally, the city will discuss continuing their brownfields program with the application for follow on funding from the EPA.
The meeting will be held at the City offices from 5:30 - 7:00 in the evening. Read more... Wilson, NC To Host Brownfields Community Meeting
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The City of Wilson brownfields project team invites the community at large to attend a meeting to learn about their brownfields program. Read more... Additional Environmental Sampling at the Rownd Property Forthcoming
Friday, July 29, 2011
The City of Dillon's environmental constultant CTC Public Benefit Corporation is gearing up to conduct additional sampling at the former Rownd and Sons proprety in Dillon, South Carolina.
An initial set of soil and groundwater data was collected last spring, but in order to fully assess the site, more samples are needed.
Environmental samplers, including drill-rigs and geoprobes will mobilize to the property upon approval of the formal sampling plan by the regulatory agencies providing oversight (Region IV EPA and SCDHEC.)
Once the data has been collected, analyzed, and validated, a final report of findings will be prepared summarizing all data obtained from the property. Read more... Environmental Cleanup at Jackson's Pronto Cleaners Delayed
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The environmental cleanup taking place at the former Jackson's Pronto Cleaners in Owensboro, Kentucky has been delayed due to the discovery of a much larger plume of contaminated groundwater than what was originally expected.
Working with the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection and the Region 4 EPA Project Officer, the City obtained a one-year extension to the grant in order to address the larger groundwater issue.
A modified Remedial Action Project Plan is currently being prepared. Read more... City of Louisville, GA Redevelopment Plan Complete
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The City of Louisville Urban Redevelopment Plan 2011, as prepared by the University of Georgia Fanning Institute, is now complete. Read more... Brownfields Inventory Generated Using Latest Technology
Thursday, June 30, 2011
CTC PBC's partner on the Wilson project, Duncklee and Dunham, has initiated the city's site inventory. Approximately 180 parcels were visited and ranked in Wilson during May 2011 for the GIS inventory. Information was gathered and built into GIS layers with digital photos (GPS camera) of the sites and historical information if available (such as data pulled from Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps).
Upon completion, the electronic document will be available for viewing via this website (in pdf format) as well as through the City's GIS department. Read more... Environmental Assessments Beginning as part of City's Brownfields Program.
Friday, June 17, 2011
The City of Whiteville's brownfields program has begun conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) at several properties within the city limits. Read more... Brownfield’s Job Training Program Orientation
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development is pleased to announce that there will be a 2nd Brownfield’s Job Training Program Orientation scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2011, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, and Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
Read more... Request for Qualifications Issued for West Columbia, South Carolina Redevelopment Planning Services
Monday, May 16, 2011
UPDATE
Responses to questions raised regarding the recently released Request for Qualifications have been compiled into ADDENDUM #1 - ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
RFQ #2011-02. Please view Addendum #1 for the most recent information. Read more... GO-Science site gets cleanup [in Greenville, North Carolina]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A cleanup is under way at the site GO-Science, a local nonprofit, plans to transform into a science center and museum. Read more... Louisville Redevelopment Visioning Sessions Begin
Friday, April 1, 2011
The first of three redevelopment visioning sessions was held in the City of Louisville, Georgia. Read more... Clean-up Efforts at Jackson's Pronto Cleaners Progressing
Friday, April 1, 2011
The environmental cleanup at the former Jackson's Pronto Cleaners and the associated impacted parcels of property located at 100 East 9th Street and 1003 Allen Street is quickly progressing. Read more... Preliminary Findings Received from Rownd Sampling Activities
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Laboratory results are starting to be received by CTC PBC, the City's consultant performing the environmental sampling at the Rownd Property. Read more... City of Hartsville, South Carolina Project Officially Underway
Friday, March 25, 2011
The City of Hartsville, South Carolina brownfields assessment project has officially started, following a Project Kick-Off Meeting with State and Federal Representatives. Read more... Asbestos and Lead Paint Surveys Completed for Pelzer Mills
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
On March 7, 2011, EAS Professionals, Inc. was hired to perform an asbestos and lead paint survey at the Upper and Lower Pelzer Mills. The inspection and sampling were performed, and the reports were issued on March 24, 2011. Read more... Informational Sheet on Brownfield Grant Provided to Public
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Consultant developed an one-page information sheet for the public. Read more... Environmental Assessment Underway at Rownd Property
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Environmental sampling has begun at the Rownd & Sons Property located along Martin Luther King Boulevard in Dillon, South Carolina. Read more... Pelzer's Brownfields Program Begins
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Members of the Town of Pelzer's Brownfields Assessment Project Team met with community members to introduce and discuss the grant. The Journal reported on this event. Click here to view the full article.
Read more... Clean-up Efforts Underway in Owensboro, Kentucky
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The City of Owensboro's brownfield cleanup project is well underway. Under the City's consultant CTC Public Benefit Corporation's oversight, demolition crews began removing the former Jackson's Pronto Cleaners located in downtown Owensboro. Read more... CTC Public Benefit Corporation partnering with the University of Georgia's Fanning Institute on Downtown Redevelopment Plan
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Read more... Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Cancelled Due To Inclement Weather
Monday, January 10, 2011
The City of Whiteville Chamber of Commerce luncheon scheduled for January 11, 2011 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Please continue to check this website for information on a rescheduled date. Read more... Prospective Purchaser for 3D Oil Site
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Prospective Purchaser for 3D Oil Site Requests Environmental Site Assessment. Read more... Final Brownfields Inventory Presented
Saturday, January 8, 2011
As part of the City's brownfields assessment grant, a final inventory of potential brownfield properties for the City has been compiled by the City's environmental consultant. The full inventory can be viewed here. Read more... City's Consultant to Speak at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A representative from the City's consultant hired to assist with management and implementation of the City's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment Grant will speak at the Whiteville Chamber of Commerce luncheon scheduled for January 11, 2011. Read more... City of Owensboro, Kentucky Brownfield Cleanup Alternative Approved
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The City of Owensboro, Kentucky is set to begin cleanup activities at the former Jackson's Pronto Cleaners located on Allen Street. Once the buildings have been demolished and any asbestos containing materials properly disposed of, contaiminated soils will be addressed via in-situ bioremediation. Read more... South Carolina State Representative In Attendance At City of Dillon Brownfields Task Force Meeting
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
South Carolina State Representative Harold Mitchell, Jr. spoke at the City of Dillon Brownfields Task Force Meeting on December 7, 2010. Representative Mitchell played a vital role in the assessment and eventual cleanup of a large brownfield property adjacent to his boyhood home in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He provided Task Force members with a history of the process involved with assessing and cleaning up the former Arkwright Mill Property. Read more... City of Owensboro Releases Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives
Monday, December 6, 2010
The City's consultant, CTC Public Benefit Corporation, has prepared an Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives to address cleanup activities. Read more... Brownfield Program Highlighted in Local Online News Story
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The $200,000 City of Wilson brownfields assessment project was recently highlighed in an online video. This video introduces the grant to the local community and highlights some of the grant details. Read more... Environmental Assessment to begin at the Rownd Property
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is slated to begin in the near future at the Rownd Property located on Martin Luther King Boulevard in the City of Dillon. Read more... Request for Proposals Released for Cleanup Activities
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The City's consultant, CTC Public Benefit Corporation, is requesting proposals from qualified consultants for cleanup activities. Read more... City of Greensboro Looking to Expand Brownfields Program
Friday, October 15, 2010
The City of Greensboro, Georgia is looking to expand it's brownfields redevelopment program with the assistance of additional federal funds. Read more... Hartsville, South Carolina Brownfields Program Highlighted on Local News
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The City of Hartsville (South Carolina) Brownfields Program was the topic of a local news story. View the article here. Read more... City of Greensboro's First Assessment Grant Comes To A Close
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The City of Greensboro, Georgia's first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brownfields assessment grant officially ended in September 2010. Read more... The State Newspaper Notes EPA Grant Award
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
In an article from Jeff Wilkinson on November 18, 2009, entitled Cities land grant for pollution studies The State newspaper described the grant program secured by West Columbia and Columbia. The full article can be viewed here: The State Website Read more... South Carolina Holds a Statewide Environmental Conference
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The City of Columbia coordinated an event entitled GREEN is GOOD for BUSINESS on Tuesday, September 14, 2020. The conference highlighted techniques and practices businesses can use to contribute to a sustainable environment. Read more... South Carolina Holds a Statewide Environmental Conference
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The City of Columbia coordinated an event entitled GREEN is GOOD for BUSINESS on Tuesday, September 14, 2020. The conference highlighted techniques and practices businesses can use to contribute to a sustainable environment. Read more... Consultant Selected
Monday, September 13, 2010
CTC Public Benefit Corporation selected to manage EPA Grant Read more... Greenville HOPES to win.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
This story is about the great HOPES foundation. Read more... Town of Pelzer Receives Grant
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Journal reported on the Town of Pelzer's reciept of an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant. Click here to view the full article.
Read more... Coalition Project Highlighted in Online Video
Monday, June 7, 2010
The $1 million Congaree Coalition brownfields assessment project was recently highlighed in an online video. This video demonstrates the successes and highlights of collaborating as a team to build an effective brownfields program. Read more... Coalition Project Highlighted in Online Video
Monday, June 7, 2010
The $1 million Congaree Coalition brownfields assessment project was recently highlighed in an online video. This video demonstrates the successes and highlights of collaborating as a team to build an effective brownfields program. Read more... City of Columbia's Brownfields Program Highlighted in Local Publication
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Free Times, a weekly publication circulated in the City of Columbia, recently highlighted the City's successful brownfields program. The full article can be viewed here:Free Times Website Read more... City of Owensboro Recently Awarded Additional Grant Funding
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The City of Owensboro was recently awarded an additional $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess hazardous and petroleum brownfield properties across the City. This award was highlighted in an article written by Steve Veid in the Messenger-Inquirer newspaper. Read more... Brownfields Program Highlighted in Local Publication
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Free Times, a weekly publication circulated in the City of West Columbia, recently highlighted the City of Columbia's successful brownfields program. Read more... City of Harlem Preparing to Conduct Environmental Site Assessments
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The City of Harlem is preparing to conduct two Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at key properties located within the City. Read more... CTC to Brief City Councils
Monday, March 29, 2010
Representatives of CTC are scheduled to brief the City of Columbia Council at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 6 and the City of West Columbia at their monthly Work Session meeting on April 16. Read more... Property Owners Meeting for Multi-Parcel Phase I Environmental Assessment
Monday, February 1, 2010
The City of Greenville and consultants, Concurrent Technologies Corporation and Duncklee & Dunham, will be holding a property owners meeting on Monday, February 1, 2010, to discuss a planned Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for multiple parcels in Greenville’s Center City near the eastern end of the 10th Street Connector project. Properties between Dickinson Avenue and Washington Street from West 8th to 10th Streets will be included. Each of the property owners and tenants in the project area received a letter informing them of the planned activities and an invitation to attend the meeting. Additional information on the planned Phase I Environmental Site Assessment will be presented, and opportunities to ask questions about the process will be provided.
Date & Time: Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Greenville City Hall, 200 West Fifth Street
Read more... CTC issues Request for Qualifications for New Grant
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Congaree Coalition (City of Columbia, City of West Columbia, Columbia Development Corporation, Eau Claire Development Corporation, Columbia Housing Development Corporation and Two Notch Development Corporation) received a $1 million brownfields assessment grant in early spring 2009. The Coalition's grant management consultant, CTC, is issuing a Request For Qualifications to consultants for assistance with Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Phase II ESAs, Asbestos Surveys, and Lead Based Paint Surveys. Interested consultants may obtain a copy of the RFQ here.
Read more... North-East Central Durham "Vision to Action" Workshop
Monday, June 29, 2009
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the city's Office of Economic and Workforce Development will participate in a "Vision to Action" workshop for a North-East Central Durham Brownfields' Assessment Grant on Tuesday. Read more... City of Durham Selected to Receive $400,000 EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The City of Durham was selected on May 8, 2009 to receive a $400,000 EPA Brownfield Assessment grant to target petroleum and hazardous-substance contaminated properties in Northeast Central Durham. This is the second EPA Brownfield Grant received by the City. The first grant was awarded in October 2006 and will be completed by September 30, 2009. Read more... Brownfield Visioning/Planning Meeting for the West Greenville Redevelopment Area
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The City of Greenville along with consultants, Land Design, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, and Duncklee & Dunham, will be holding a visioning/planning meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, to discuss brownfield redevelopment planning efforts in the West Greenville Redevelopment Area. The meeting is open to the public and all citizens are encouraged to attend. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss your vision for future planning activities in West Greenville.
Read more... Greenville Selected to Receive $200,000 EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant
Friday, May 8, 2009
The City of Greenville, North Carolina, was selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive a $200,000 EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant to target petroleum-contaminated brownfield properties in the West Greenville Redevelopment Area. This is the second EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant received by the City. The first grant was awarded in May 2007. Read more... Project Kick-Off Meeting
Friday, April 24, 2009
Represtentatives of the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KYDEP), the City of Owensboro, and their brownfield consultant, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), met on February 19, 2009 for the Project Kick-Off meeting. The meeting was hosted by the City at City Hall along with a tour of the project sites along Allen and E. 9th Streets. The meeting was held in order to allow the stakeholders a chance to meet each other and to lay out a game plan for the cleanup activities on the properties. Read more... Brownfields 2009: Sustainable Communities Start Here
Friday, April 17, 2009
Registration is open for the 2009 Brownfields Conference. Read more... Richland County Highlights Improvements in Ridgewood Community
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Richland County and the Ridgewood Barony Association presents “Ridgewood Alive” , Thursday, April 16th at 6:00pm at Grace Church, 5100 Monticello road. The event will feature a tour of homes and exhibits of the projects commissioned by the office of Community Development in partnership with the Benedict- Allen Community Development Corporation.
Read more... Ware Shoals Continues to Face Environment Concerns From Old Mill
Thursday, April 9, 2009
On Wednesday, Ware Shoals Town Council met with environmental scientist Brian Kvam and Brownfields specialist Gail Jeter, both of Concurrent Technologies Corp., to discuss options for the mill site and fly ash landfill. Read more... Petroleum Brownfield Sites Identified
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Using their U.S. EPA Brownfield Grant Funding, the City has identified six high priority sites in the downtown area where Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) will be conducted. Concurrent Technologies Corportion (CTC), will be working with the City and the property owners to complete the Phase I ESAs. Read more... Greenville Likes Redevelopment
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Whatever it takes to get this done. It's a great job to work on. I love environmental cleanup. Read more... Greenville's Brownfields Assessment Project Underway
Thursday, March 5, 2009
In 2007, the City applied for a Brownfields Assessment Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build upon the Revitalization Plan by inventorying, assessing, and conducting redevelopment planning at some of these brownfields sites. Following a competitive review, the City was subsequently awarded a $200,000 Community Wide Assessment Grant to address sites with known or perceived hazardous substance contamination. Components of the grant include community outreach and education, site inventory and mapping, environmental site assessments, visioning and redevelopment planning. Read more... Hoke County Receives $400,000 to Assess Properties
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Hoke County, North Carolina is the recipient of $400,000 in federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess brownfield properties across the county. Read more... Durham holds Public Meeting for Grant Application
Monday, October 20, 2008
Public Meeting Regarding EPA Grant Application and Update on Current Brownfield Activities in Northeast Central Durham Read more... City of Greenville Applying for New Grants
Sunday, October 12, 2008
The City of Greenville is applying for additional grant funding from the EPA for their brownfields program. Read more... Greenville Grant Winding Down
Friday, September 19, 2008
The City of Greenville has nearly completed activities associated with it's $200,000 assessment grant. Read more... County Prepares for Removal Activities at Seminole Mill
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Read more... Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Results Presented
Friday, August 22, 2008
Results of the Phase II ESA were presented to the City on August 19, 2008 and to the property owner and the Brandon Acres / Cedar Terrace (BACT) neighborhood on August 20, 2008. Read more... 1,230 Tons of Fly Ash Removed
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Under contract with Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), EMES, LLC has removed approximately 1,230 tons of fly ash from the former Riegel Textile Mill Fly Ash landfill. This work is being performed by funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a Brownfield Cleanup Grant to the Town of Ware Shoals. Read more... Workshop focuses on contaminated sites, but few get brownfield message.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Robesonian coverage of the Southeastern North Carolina Land Revitalization and Brownfields Workshop can be found here: Robesoninan Website Read more... Workshop focuses on contaminated sites, but few get brownfield message.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Robesonian coverage of the Southeastern North Carolina Land Revitalization and Brownfields Workshop can be found here: Robesoninan Website Read more... County Receives $400,000 in Grant Funds
Friday, August 1, 2008
Read more... FISH FRY / COMMUNITY MEETING
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Town of Navassa will hold a Fish Fry and Community Meeting tonight at Town Hall from 5:00 to 7:00 PM to discuss the community wide brownfields assessment grant project. Come out and learn about the brownfields program and enjoy some fellowship with members of the community. Read more... Fly Ash Cleanup Begins
Monday, July 28, 2008
Under the supervision of the Town of Wares Shoals and their contractor, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), EMES, LLC will begin removing the fly ash from the former landfill site near the Saluda River on July 28, 2008. The Town was awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfield Cleanup Grant in 2007 to cleanup the fly ash from the former operations of the Riegel Textile Mill. Read more... City Initiates Additional Environmental Assessments
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Additional environmental site assessments begin. Read more... EMES, LLC Selected to Perform Fly Ash Removal
Monday, June 23, 2008
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), on behalf of the Town released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to contractors interested in bidding on the removal of fly ash from the site. CTC reviewed and scored seven responses to the RFP and recommended EMES, LLC to the Town to perform the work. Read more... Draft Brownfield Application Submitted to NCDENR
Monday, June 9, 2008
The Town of Navassa has applied to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) to have the Former Cape Fear Meat Packing Plant be included in the State's Brownfield Program. By entering into the program, the Town is granted contamination liability protections of past uses of the property. This is a key step in paving the way for redevelopment of the property. Read more... Project Team Hosts Second Brownfields Task Force Meeting
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Second Brownfields Task Force Meeting takes place. Read more... Harlem Receives $200,000 in Federal Funding to Enhance Community Redevelopment
Thursday, May 1, 2008
EPA awards grant funding to the City of Harlem. Read more... Columbia College Parcels A&B Field Work to Begin
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Terracon and CTC will begin field work consisting of soil boring and temporary monitoring well installation at the Columbia College A&B Parcels on May 5, 2008. Phase II ESA field work will be conducted in accordance with that approved Phase II ESA Work Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated February 11, 2008. Read more... Drake St. Property Field Work to Begin
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Terracon and CTC will begin field work consisting of soil boring and monitoring well installation at the Drake St. property on May 8, 2008. Phase II ESA field work will be conducted in accordance with the approved Phase II ESA Work Plan and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) dated February 4, 2008. Read more... Project Team Provides Updates at City Council Worksession
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Project team representatives present information. Read more... Mayor of Ware Shoals Presents at Brownfields Academy
Friday, April 18, 2008
Mayor Rush presented the Town of Ware Shoals’ Brownfields redevelopment project at the Brownfields Academy at Enterprise Mills in Augusta, Georgia. Read more... Fly Ash is Teaching Students
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The Observer, the local newspaper in Ware Shoals, SC, published an article on the project team's recent visit to the Junior High and High School. Read more... Greensboro Receives $200,000 in Federal Funding to Enhance Community Redevelopment
Saturday, April 5, 2008
City Receives Grant Funds! Read more... Ware Shoals Students to Learn about Brownfields
Friday, April 4, 2008
An integral part of the EPA brownfields process is community involvement. Read more... Informational Letter sent to the BACT Neighborhood Residents
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
CTC along with the City of Columbia sent a letter to the residents of the BACT neighborhood to inform them of the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) activities to be conducted on the former Kahn Property located on Drake Street. The former Kahn Property is located adjacent to the former Columbia Organic Chemical Corporation (COCC) site currently undergoing a removal action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read more... Draft ABCA Released for Public Notice
Monday, March 10, 2008
On behalf of the Town, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has prepared and issued the Draft Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) for public review and comment. CTC and/or the Town will accept comments until April 10, 2008. Read more... City of Durham Brownfields Project Status Update
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Northeast Central Durham residents and business owners are participating in a unique project to determine if their properties have been impacted by potentially hazardous substances. Read more... Reports Submitted to EPA and NCDENR
Friday, January 4, 2008
A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) will take place on the Former Cape Fear Meat Packing Plant property located along the Cape Fear River in Navassa, NC. In order to complete the Phase II ESA under the provisions of the Brownfield Grant, a Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) and a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) have to be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources for approval. Read more... Public Information Session
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Representatives from the City of Durham, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, and North Carolina Central University will present information about the phases of the project. Read more... Town Secures $200K in Grant Funds!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Read more... City of Durham Receives $200,000 EPA Grant to Address Environmental Conditions in Northeast Central Durham
Friday, May 19, 2006
The City of Durham recently received notification from the U.S. EPA that it has been awarded a grant to conduct environmental assessments.
Read more... City Holds Public Meeting Regarding EPA Grant Application to Assess Potential Environmental Conditions in Northeast Central Durham
Monday, December 5, 2005
The City of Durham will hold a public meeting regarding an EPA Grant Application. Read more...
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