KLAMATH FALLS

SITE REUSE AND

REVITALIZATION

PROGRAM

CCLR MeetingOctober, 1 2015

Introductions

City of Klamath Falls Joe Wall

Erik Nobel

Klamath CountyMark Gallagher

SCOEDDBetty Riley

StantecCarrie Rackey

PurposeTurn underutilized sites

from community blight to

community benefit,

restoring them to safe,

viable properties that

contribute to the well-

being of the City.

Need support from:• Neighborhood associations

• Economic development

groups

• Business and property

owners

• Government partners

• General public

Thank you for participating!

Before

After

What is a

brownfield?EPA definition:

“Brownfields are 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.”

Definition is very broad

PetroleumFormer gas stations, bulk storage

facilities, automotive repair shops,

other former manufacturing/

industrial sites

Hazardous substances Dry cleaners, mills, illegal dumps,

landfills, salvage yards, foundries,

asbestos/lead buildings, other

former manufacturing/industrial

sites

Revitalization sites

Klamath Falls site re-use

success stories

• Veteran’s Park

• Amerititle Building

• Balsiger Site?

Inventory and prioritize sites

Characterize and assess sites - past uses/

existing conditions (Phase I and Phase II ESAs)

Perform site-specific cleanup planning

Site-specific land-use & area-wide planning

Use of grant funds

Site eligibility

• Eligibility must be

confirmed by EPA prior

to use of assessment

funds

• Eligibility requirements

different for “hazardous

substance” and

“petroleum” sites

• Allow a month for

eligibility approval

Brownfields and CERCLA Liability

• To be eligible for an EPA Brownfield Grant, entities must

demonstrate that they are not liable for the

contamination under CERCLA

• CERCLA = Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act (1980):

• Addresses abandoned hazardous sites

• Establishes liability/funding eligibility

• To claim protection from liability, prospective

purchasers/property owners must conduct

All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)

Inventory &

prioritizationBuild initial inventory of potential

re-use/revitalization sites & prioritize

sites for assessment and/or

cleanup/redevelopment planning.

• Initial focus on historic industrial

area

• Evaluating options for UGB-wide

inventory

Environmental

site assessments Phase I ESAs • Site-specific report that

identifies historic land uses

and potential issues that may

impede redevelopment• Used to facilitate property

transactions

Phase II ESAs

• Testing of soil, groundwater,

building materials, etc.

• Used to identify

environmental impacts and

develop cleanup alternatives

Phase I ESA - Outcomes

(1.) No RECs:

• Generally satisfies lending/legal/AAI

• Additional assessment/cleanup may not be

required

• Other redevelopment related concerns may

require action (Hazmat assessment,

engineering studies, sensitive environment

evaluations, etc.)

Phase I ESA - Outcomes

(2.) One or more RECs:

• May raise concerns with lending/legal interests

• Additional assessment work is likely required:

• File Reviews

• Phase II ESA• Cleanup?

• In some cases could result in significant delays,

development complications, prohibitive costs

Cleanup

planning

• Analysis of site

cleanup alternatives

• Balance cleanup

alternatives with reuse

plans to select

appropriate remedy

• Complete cleanup

plan & quantify

cleanup costs

Cleanup –

Outcomes

• Site Closure with

Unrestricted Use

• Site Closure with

Conditions:

• Institutional Controls

• Engineering Controls

• Restoration, Reuse, and

Revitalization !!!

Area-wide

planning

• Identify future uses

• Strategies to facilitate

infrastructure reuse and

identify infrastructure

improvements• Market research

• Community outreach

activities

• Implementation strategy

• Phasing/prioritizing

• Catalyst projects

• Financial feasibility

• Marketing strategy• Merge with

remediation strategy

Site-Specific Reuse

Planning

• Identify future uses

• Strategies to facilitate

infrastructure reuse and identify

infrastructure improvements

• Market research

Site-Specific

Reuse

Planning

• Community outreach

activities

• Implementation strategy

• Phasing/

prioritizing

• Catalyst projects

• Financial feasibility

• Sync with

remediation strategy

Why get

involved?• Save local tax payers

significant costs through

reuse of existing

infrastructure

• 1 job will be created for

every $13,000 - $17,000 of

public investment in

brownfield redevelopment

• Studies suggest that $8 -

$17 of private investment

can be leveraged for each

$1 of public investment

How to get

involved• Get the word out that

money is available for

environmental site

assessment and cleanup

planning

• Talk to your clients about

program

• If you think there may be a

fit, call us!!

Joe Wall

Management Assistant

City of Klamath Falls

541-883-5272

jwall@klamathfalls.city

Thank you for participating!

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