area wide brownfield inventory christine o’keefe, environmental specialist

Area Wide Brownfield InventoryChristine O’Keefe,

Environmental Specialist

Area Wide Inventory• Brownfields application with map of area

of interest;

• This helps define area for our statewide contractor;

• BVCP project manager will process application and contact applicant to discuss project expectations

BVCP project manager provides site contact information to contractor for scheduling the site visit;

Site visit consists of driving by the parcels/site (no access agreement) and noting the current conditions of the property;

• photos • field notes-vacant, number of floors, some floors occupied;• current use, name on building• environmental conditions: tanks, stained soil/pavement,

etc.• if hazardous conditions exist please note and contact

BVCP for potential follow up information

Excel Spreadsheet• Is it commercial/industrial? Yes-1,No-0• ACM/LBP? Yes-1, No-0• Is it blighted? Yes-1, No-0• Observed environmental issues? Comment• Is it listed in Regulatory Database? Comment

• Total score: 1-4, helps rank site for future work-Phase I ESA can be performed

Example Site

Project Deliverables• A CD is prepared that contains the

Inventory spreadsheet in Excel;• Columns in Excel can be sorted as

applicant utilizes the information for redevelopment purposes;

• Property photos are labeled with block number and photograph number;

• Parcel map in PDF format included;

Area Wide inventory • Parcel maps folder

• Project photos

• Arbitrary block number map

• Community Improvement Development (CID) Inventory-Field Data and Database Records (Excel Spreadsheet)

• Regulatory Radius Report

Findings of an Inventory• Take total/base score in inventory to

identify possible targets for Brownfields Assessment;

• Sort data by redevelopment area and then by score to identify various parcels for assessments to meet future redevelopment needs;

Results• Sort parcels by vacant buildings/blighted &

underutilized, and then sort by other categories, etc.;

• 21 of the 176 parcels scored a 4 or 5 in this inventory. The data can be sorted to provide statistical type numbers, such as vacant buildings per parcel, etc.