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The 2024 Louisiana Brownfields Conference is set for June 5-6, 2024 in Violet, LA, and registration is now open! Join the LDEQ’s Brownfields Program along with local hosts St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation and the Regional Planning Commission at the historic Docville Farm property to catch up with Brownfield folks from across the state and hear about projects going on in their communities, as well as learn about the nuts and bolts of the Brownfields Process. This year's Conference will walk attendees through the Brownfields process from assessment to redevelopment and everything in between. The Conference agenda and further details are coming soon, so be sure to visit LDEQ’s Upcoming Events page to view the most up to date conference information, at:
https://www.deq.louisiana.gov/page/brownfields-newsletter-upcoming-events-and-trainings
This Conference is free, but registration is required, so please be sure to register here: https://www.deq.louisiana.gov/form/70.
The Kansas Brownfields Program (KBP) in collaboration with the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program at Kansas State University (KSU TAB) invites YOU to attend a brownfield webinar series focusing on information for those entities who have completed, are completing, or are interested in Brownfield environmental assessments from KBP.
Webinars are free but registration is required.
Webinar 1: What are Phase I environmental site assessments and why are they important?
Date: Held Thursday, April 18, 2024
Topics will include: What is the purpose of a Phase I environmental site assessment? Why is performing a Phase I important? How long is a Phase I valid for?
Webinar 2: What are Phase II environmental site assessments and asbestos and lead-based paint surveys?
Date: Thursday May 9, 2024
Topics will include: What to expect if a follow-up Phase II is recommended? What types of sampling can be included in a Phase II? How to interpret Phase II findings?
Webinar 3: The Kansas Brownfields Program: Eligibility, Timeline and What to Expect.
Date: Thursday May 23, 2024
Topics will include: Kansas Brownfield Program eligibility, application walk-through, timelines, and post assessment next steps.
Webinar 4: Kansas State University Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program - Resources for Redevelopment
Date: Thursday June 6, 2024
This webinar will discuss the free services KSU TAB offers to assist with brownfield redevelopment, such as redevelopment visioning, market analyses, resource roadmaps, e-tools for site inventories and EPA brownfield grant writing, workshops, and more.
Who Should Attend: Local government officials (community, county), economic and community development organizations, not-for-profit entities, and any other eligible applicants (such as private citizens that have support from local units of government or non-profit organizations) intending to apply for KBP Brownfields assessments.
The Region 8 All Grantee meeting is a two-day event held at the U.S. EPA Region 8 office in downtown Denver, CO. Attendees will have an opportunity to network with other grantees in the region, hear from EPA staff on important grant topics, and get your grant questions answered.
Who Should Attend? U.S. EPA Brownfields Grantees with an active cooperative agreement located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Note: This meeting will not focus on State or Tribal 128a grants and will instead focus on competitively-awarded multipurpose, assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. State and Tribal 128a grant projects will be discussed during the Region 7/8 Tribal Meeting and the Region 8 States Meeting.
If you are interested in attending the Colorado Brownfields Conference on May 1st (recommended even if you are not located in Colorado), that event has a separate registration and will take place in Arvada, Colorado. Arvada can be reached from downtown Denver by car or by train via the Gold Line train to Olde Town Arvada and then Uber/Lyft the last two miles to the Arvada Center.
Please join us in Denver, CO for the EPA Region 7 & Region 8 TRP Workshop to gather and share peer successes and lessons learned on brownfields redevelopment opportunities and to brainstorm strategies & creative expenditures for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.