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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... 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'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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