The document defines brownfield sites and provides information on brownfield redevelopment programs in Illinois. It describes brownfield sites as real property complicated by actual or perceived contamination that has potential for redevelopment. It provides examples of common brownfield sites like old factories, mills, and gas stations. The document outlines the brownfield redevelopment process and various funding programs available through the Illinois EPA for assessment, cleanup, and planning grants. It highlights success stories of brownfield redevelopments in Illinois that have been assessed, cleaned up, and redeveloped.

1. Brownfields
Redevelopment
2014 Illinois State Section
Spring Conference
April 11, 2014  Rockford, IL

2. What is a
Brownfield Site
Anyway?

3. United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA)
“With certain legal exclusions and additions,
the term “brownfield site” means real
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or
reuse of which may be complicated by the
presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.”
Definitions

4. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(IEPA)
“A brownfield is a parcel of real property, or a
portion of the parcel, that has actual or
perceived contamination and an active
potential for redevelopment.”
Definitions

5. Old Factories/Mills

6. Abandoned Service Stations

7. Former Grain Elevators

8. Former Bulk Petroleum Plants

9. A Brown Field

10.  Radiator Shops
 Dry Cleaner
 Foundry
 Paint Shop
 Scrap Yard
 Printing Shop
 Machine Shop
 Schools
 Ag Chemical Dealer
 Implement
Dealership
 Auto Dealership
 Painting Contractor
 Asphalt Plants
 Ready Mix Plants
 Plating Facilities
 Lumber Yards
Additional Examples
(formerly used as)

11.  Riverfronts
 Downtowns
 Neighborhoods
 Rail Lines – existing or abandoned
 Highways
 Canals
Think Corridors

12.  Economic Development Tool
 A liability to the community becomes an asset
 Can utilize existing infrastructure
• Water
• Sewer
• Transportation
 Can increase property taxes
 Can be the start of more non-Brownfield
Development
Brownfields Redevelopment
Advantages

13.  Redevelopment Planning/Community
Outreach
 Site Screening, Prioritization and Eligibility
 Environmental Assessment and Planning
 Cleanup Planning and Cleanup
 Site Redevelopment
The Typical Process

14. Grant Funding

15.  Community-Wide: $200,000 Petroleum and
$200,000 Hazardous Substance
 Site Specific: $200,000 Petroleum or Hazardous
Substance. Can request waiver to get an
additional $150,000
 Coalition: Up to $600,000 with three (3) coalition
members
 All are 3 year grants, with NO match
Assessment Grants

16. Tasks That Can Be Completed
 Site Inventory and Prioritization
 Community Outreach and Redevelopment
Planning
 Site Eligibility
 Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment
 Tank Removal (in specific circumstances)
 Building demolition (in specific circumstances)
 Remedial Planning
 Programmatic Reporting
Assessment Grants

17.  $200,000 for specific site, Hazardous
Substance and Petroleum
 Limited to three (3) sites per grant cycle
 20% match required, cash or in-kind
 Municipality must own the site and acquired
using All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)
 Grants are for 3 years
Cleanup Grant

18. Tasks That Can Be Completed
 Bid specifications
 Community Outreach
 Asbestos and lead based paint abatement
 Soil cleanup and/or groundwater cleanup
 Building demolition, if needed for cleanup
 Cleanup oversight
 Cleanup reporting
Cleanup Grants

19.  Up to $1,000,000 Hazardous Substance or
Petroleum
 20% Match required
 Municipality sets loan rate
 May sub-grant a portion
 Do not need to own the property
 Loan to third party
 Use same as cleanup grants
Revolving Loan Funds

20.  $200,000 Grant for Brownfields Area
 NO Match
 3 year grant period
Brownfields Area-Wide
Planning Program

21.  Collecting information and identifying community
priorities related to brownfields cleanup and
near- and long-term revitalization
 Evaluating existing environmental conditions,
local market potential, and needed
infrastructure improvements
 Developing strategies for brownfields site
cleanup and reuse
 Identifying resources or leveraging opportunities
Brownfields Area-Wide
Planning Program

22. Brownfields
Successes

23. What do we call a success?
When the site has been assessed,
cleaned up AND redeveloped!

24. Former Hank’s Town Pump – Pearl City

25. Burgess Battery Factory - Freeport

26. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport

27. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport

28. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport

29. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Bridge

30. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport
Boat Launch

31. Tutty’s Crossing - Freeport

32. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

33. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

34. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

35. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

36. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

37. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

38. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

39. CMC Heartland Site - Freeport

40. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

41. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

42. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

43. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

44. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

45. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

46. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

47. Former Patterson Lumber – Loves Park

48. Former Ingersoll - Rockford

49. S. Main Rail Yards - Rockford

50. S. Main Rail Yards - Rockford

51. IVCC Downtown - Ottawa

52. Former TAPCO - Rockford

53. Former TAPCO - Rockford

54. Former TAPCO - Rockford

55. Former TAPCO - Rockford

56. Former TAPCO - Rockford

57. Former TAPCO - Rockford

58.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 www.epa.gov/brownfields
 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
 http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/brownfields/
More Information

59. For more information
200 Prairie Street
Suite 208
Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 394-4700
Rob Wilhelmi
rwilhelmi@fehr-graham.com