[ADEQ Media] ADEQ, EPA to sponsor Brownfields workshops in Tucson, Mesa, Surprise and Safford in mid-September

Tue Aug 25 09:03:39 MST 2009

PHOENIX (Aug. 25, 2009) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
officials announced today that a series of Brownfields grant funding
workshops will be held in Tucson, Mesa, Surprise and Safford in
mid-September. 

The free workshops, co-sponsored by Region 9 of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, will be conducted on the following dates and at the
following sites:

-- Sept. 14 at Surprise City Hall, Atrium Conference Room Second Floor,
16000 N. Civic Center Plaza, 1 p.m.

-- Sept. 15 at City of Mesa Utilities Building Southeast Community Room,
640 N. Mesa Drive, 9 a.m.

-- Sept. 16 at City of Safford Utility Offices Conference Room, 405 W.
Discovery Park, 9 a.m.

-- Sept. 17 at City of Tucson Community Services Center, 310 N. Commerce
Park Loop, 9 a.m.

A Brownfield is an abandoned or under-used property with redevelopment
potential that is blighted by environmental contamination, either real
or perceived, typically from hazardous substances, petroleum products,
pesticides, metals or asbestos.  In addition to cleaning up the
environment, the Brownfield program reduces urban sprawl, increases the
tax base, encourages revitalization and creates jobs. 

The workshops will help governmental entities apply for state and
federal grants that will assist with site assessment and cleanup. EPA
officials also will discuss new grant guidelines. Grant submittal
deadline to the EPA is Oct. 16. 

"Our Brownfields Program helps Arizona communities identify and reduce
environmental hazards and put properties back to productive use again,"
said ADEQ Director Benjamin H. Grumbles. "These workshops will help put
economic redevelopment and environmental restoration on the front
burner."

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