Brownfields | Central District

Brownfields Redevelopment Program Central District

Highlights

George Houston II, P.G.

Brownfields Redevelopment Coordinator

Brownfields Program Process	Central District Update (September 2010) 58 Brownfield Designation Areas more than 39,100 acres 24 executed Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreements (BSRAs) more than 433 acres 7 Site Rehabilitation Completion Orders (SRCOs) 7 BF sites are no longer contaminated Brownfields are... nReal property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. nRedevelopment Opportunities that result in viable Economic and Community Development Projects and Provide Environmental Protection while Reducing Urban Sprawl (i.e., greenspace development). Brownfield site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. 376.79(3), F.S. Benefits of Brownfields Program From January 2009 through June 2010 2,336 new direct jobs 3,392 new indirect jobs New capital investment- $387,903,000 Since Program Inception 13,163 new direct jobs 16,529 new indirect jobs New capital investment- $1,679,539,591
Brownfield area designation (by local government)
Identify Responsible Person
Execute Cleanup Agreement
Implement Site Cleanup
Issue SRCO- (Site Rehabilitation Completion Order) also known as No Further Action

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August 2010 Presentation by George Houston II, P.G.

Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program: "A Tour of Florida's Brownfields Redevelopment Program

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Brownfield Program Incentives

The primary goals of the Brownfield Redevelopment Act (links to Statutes) are:

Reduce public health and environmental hazards on existing commercial and industrial sites that are abandoned or underused due to these hazards

Create financial and regulatory incentives to encourage voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of sites

Derive cleanup target levels and a process for obtaining a "No Further Action" letter using Risk-Based Corrective Action principles

Provide the opportunity for Environmental Equity and Justice.

Program Brochure. revised July 2009 [.pdf 400 kb]

Program Summary (1 page) [.pdf 220 kb]

More information and links for Brownfields Redevelopment

For more information, please contact

George Houston II, P.G.

407 893-3321, Ext 2328

George.Houston@dep.state.fl.us