Environmental Issues for Rural Communities STATE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Sandy Karinen Cal/EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control Site Mitigation & Brownfields Reuse Program Northern California-Central Cleanup Operations Branch, Sacramento Operations Branch, Sacramento7/17/2007

State Funding Opportunities Targeted Site Investigation Program Targeted Site Investigation Program Revolving Loan Fund (coming) Revolving Loan Fund (coming) Other State Funding Sources Other State Funding Sources

Targeted Site Investigation (TSI) Program Funded from California’s State Response Program Grant ($550k per year from $1.5 million) Funded from California’s State Response Program Grant ($550k per year from $1.5 million) Goal to facilitate redevelopment by providing information that impacts decisions on property acquisition &/or reuse strategy Goal to facilitate redevelopment by providing information that impacts decisions on property acquisition &/or reuse strategy

TSI Program Managed by DTSC with assistance from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) & Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs) Managed by DTSC with assistance from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) & Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs) Available to local governmental agencies, school districts, redevelopment agencies, other public agencies, non-profit organizations Available to local governmental agencies, school districts, redevelopment agencies, other public agencies, non-profit organizations

TSI Program No cost to applicant No cost to applicant Uses DTSC contractor to provide investigative services Uses DTSC contractor to provide investigative services Site should be owned by public agency or non-profit, within redevelopment planning area & eligible entity would like to redevelop or reuse Site should be owned by public agency or non-profit, within redevelopment planning area & eligible entity would like to redevelop or reuse Site access required to perform fieldwork Site access required to perform fieldwork

TSI Program Sites not eligible: ongoing or planned EPA-directed removal action, proposed or listed on National Priority List (NPL), federally-owned, under enforcement action or subject to RCRA corrective action Sites not eligible: ongoing or planned EPA-directed removal action, proposed or listed on National Priority List (NPL), federally-owned, under enforcement action or subject to RCRA corrective action Maximum of $200,000 per site Maximum of $200,000 per site Generally $50,000 to $100,000 per site Generally $50,000 to $100,000 per site

TSI Program Competitive process Competitive process Application package expected to be available in late July Application package expected to be available in late July Applications will be accepted starting in August Applications will be accepted starting in August Approval/rejection in October for those received by September 30; in January for those received by December 31; April for those received by March 31 Approval/rejection in October for those received by September 30; in January for those received by December 31; April for those received by March 31

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) DTSC, City of Los Angeles & San Francisco Redevelopment Agency formed the California Urban & Rural Brownfields Coalition (CURB); DTSC managing partner DTSC, City of Los Angeles & San Francisco Redevelopment Agency formed the California Urban & Rural Brownfields Coalition (CURB); DTSC managing partner Awarded $3 million EPA RLF grant in August 2006 Awarded $3 million EPA RLF grant in August 2006 Covers cleanups only, not site assessments Covers cleanups only, not site assessments Properties may be in rural or urban areas Properties may be in rural or urban areas

RLF $2.5 million for hazardous substances $2.5 million for hazardous substances $0.5 million for petroleum $0.5 million for petroleum Must revolve at least 60%; may subgrant up to 40% Must revolve at least 60%; may subgrant up to 40% Loan rates will be below market rate Loan rates will be below market rate Applicants may be public entities, non- profits or private parties Applicants may be public entities, non- profits or private parties Target starting date: December 2007 Target starting date: December 2007

TSI & RLF For more information, go to DTSC website: For more information, go to DTSC website: See: “Brownfields Reuse” TSI Program Coordinator: TSI Program Coordinator: Maryam Tasnif-Abbasi ( ) RLF Program Coordinator: RLF Program Coordinator: Jennifer Black-Gallagher ( )

Other State Funding Sources Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund - Administered by SWRCB - Funded by per gallon UST storage fee - Provides reimbursement of corrective action & third-party liability costs resulting from a leaking petroleum UST - Only costs incurred after 1/1/88 eligible - For more information, go to “Water Quality” at

Other State Funding Sources Cal ReUSE Cal ReUSE - Forgivable loan program - Administered by CCLR (Center for Creative Land Recycling - For more information, go to CCLR’s website at or contact Lindsay Hall at (415) , ext. 101 or

Technical Support Voluntary Cleanup Program Voluntary Cleanup Program EnviroStor Database EnviroStor Database Land Use Restrictions Database (Deed- restricted Sites Listing) Land Use Restrictions Database (Deed- restricted Sites Listing) California Human Health Screening Levels (CHHHSLs) for evaluation of contaminated properties California Human Health Screening Levels (CHHHSLs) for evaluation of contaminated properties

Technical Support (cont.) Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manaual Preliminary Endangerment Assessment Guidance Manaual Abandoned Mine Lands Preliminary Assessment Handbook Abandoned Mine Lands Preliminary Assessment Handbook Ground Water Investigations Guidance Manuals Ground Water Investigations Guidance Manuals

Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Created administratively in 1993 Created administratively in 1993 Allows DTSC to provide oversight to motivated parties to assess and/or cleanup lower priority sites Allows DTSC to provide oversight to motivated parties to assess and/or cleanup lower priority sites Applicant does not admit to legal liability for cleanup at a site Applicant does not admit to legal liability for cleanup at a site Uses a contract-like Voluntary Cleanup Agreement (VCA) to define the scope of work and estimate DTSC oversight costs Uses a contract-like Voluntary Cleanup Agreement (VCA) to define the scope of work and estimate DTSC oversight costs

VCP Applicants may include, but not limited to property owners with known or suspected hazardous substance contamination, other state or local agencies, real estate developers or others involved with proposed changes in land use or ownership Applicants may include, but not limited to property owners with known or suspected hazardous substance contamination, other state or local agencies, real estate developers or others involved with proposed changes in land use or ownership All sites eligible except: State Superfund, National Priority List (NPL), federal facilities owned by DOD or DOE All sites eligible except: State Superfund, National Priority List (NPL), federal facilities owned by DOD or DOE

VCP For more information, go to DTSC website: For more information, go to DTSC website: See: “Voluntary Cleanup Programs” under “DTSC Brownfield Programs” NCCCOB Program Coordinator: NCCCOB Program Coordinator: Steven Becker (916)

EnviroStor New Site Mitgation and Brownfields Reuse Program database New Site Mitgation and Brownfields Reuse Program database Online search and Geographic Information System tool for identifying sites with known contamination or with reasons for further investigation Online search and Geographic Information System tool for identifying sites with known contamination or with reasons for further investigation May search by site name, address, city, county or EnviroStor ID number May search by site name, address, city, county or EnviroStor ID number

EnviroStor Accessible online via the DTSC website: Accessible online via the DTSC website: See “Site Mitigation and Brownfields Reuse Program Database (EnviroStor)” under “Site Databases” For more information contact the EnviroStor Hotline at (916) or For more information contact the EnviroStor Hotline at (916) or

Land Use Restrictions Land use or deed-restricted sites are properties where DTSC has placed limits or requirements on future use of the property due to varying levels of cleanup possible, practical or necessary at the site Land use or deed-restricted sites are properties where DTSC has placed limits or requirements on future use of the property due to varying levels of cleanup possible, practical or necessary at the site Accessible online via the DTSC website: Accessible online via the DTSC website: See “Land Use Restrictions” under “Site Databases”

California Human Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs) Concentrations of 54 hazardous chemicals in soil or soil gas that Cal/EPA considers to be below thresholds of concern for risks to human health Concentrations of 54 hazardous chemicals in soil or soil gas that Cal/EPA considers to be below thresholds of concern for risks to human health For more information, go to the Cal/EPA website: For more information, go to the Cal/EPA website: See the “CHHSL” link or go to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) website:

Cleanup Guidance All cleanup guidance documents can be found on DTSC’s website: All cleanup guidance documents can be found on DTSC’s website: Go to “Cleanup Guidance” Select the specific document: - Preliminary Endangerment Assessment - Abandoned Mine Lands Preliminary Assessment Handbook -Ground Water Investigation Guidance Manuals

For more information: Sandy Karinen Sandy Karinen (916) Steven Becker Steven Becker (916)