BROWNFIELD MAP…..………….1 HOLT COLLIER ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIVE CENTER BROWNFIELD PROJECT…………….…….…...2 WHIRLPOOL BROWNFIELD AGREEMENT SITE …………......3 BROWNFIELD APPLICANT SITES…...........................….4-5 COMMUNITIES ASSISTED WITH TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS………..……..…7
SUSTAINABLE REUSE OF BROWNFIELD PROPERTIES
Brownfield 2010 Annual Report
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Mississippi Brownfields Program 2010 Annual Report Statutory Requirement Section 49-35-27 of the Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act requires that “the department shall report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, and the Chairman of the House Conservation and Water Resources Committee on the status of the implementation of the Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Program. The report shall include a list of all brownfield parties and brownfield agreement sites participating in the program, a map showing the locations of sites, a brief description of the brownfield agreement for each site, including the location of the site, the agreement implementation status of each site and to the extent practicable, information on the redevelopment or reuse of each site. The report annually shall highlight those sites included in the Program since the last annual report.�
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During 2010, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) experienced continued interest in the Brownfields Program. This interest has been attributed to the efforts to educate parties about risk-based remediation and liability protection, as well as effective outreach. In 2010, MDEQ reached two (2) new Brownfield Agreement, and the total number of Brownfield Agreements obtained to date stands at sixteen (16). In 2010, MDEQ did not receive any new applications. As required by the Brownfield Law, the Brownfield Agreements reached in 2010 and the newest applicants are highlighted in this annual report.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS 2010 BROWNFIELD AGREEMENT SITES Mound Plantation – Red Barn Brownfield Agreement Site (Rolling Fork) Brownfield Agreement Reached – April 22, 2010 Brownfield Party: Mound Plantation, LP c/o Bernard Deaton 6956 Lakewood Blvd. Dallas, TX 75214 The highly visible Red Barn on U.S. 61 south of Rolling Fork, has been selected as the site of the $6M Holt Collier Environmental Interpretative and Education Center. Because of its proximity to the Holt Collier and Theodore Roosevelt bear hunting site in Sharkey County, the site was selected by local stakeholders through a site selection process developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Roosevelt hunted the Mississippi Delta at least twice, with one occasion giving rise to the Teddy bear after a newspaper cartoon depicted Roosevelt declining to shoot a cub. Collier, a former slave, Confederate soldier and a noted outdoorsman, guided the president on the hunt.” Through the environmental assessment process, minor levels of petroleum hydrocarbons were found near the refueling area of the Red Barn. With the leadership of MDEQ staff, the property owner, and the USACE worked through the environmental concerns which lead to a Brownfield Agreement between the property owner and the Commission on Environmental Quality on April 22, 2010.
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The 33-acre Rolling Fork site contained a Native American village during the 1300s and 1400s. In May, 2010 the Army Corps of Engineers purchased the Red Barn on Highway 61 in Rolling Fork from the Deaton family, longtime owners of the barn. According to the Deer Creek Pilot, the terms of the transaction have not been released. The Holt Collier Interpretive and Educational Center will be constructed on the 33-acre plot and is scheduled to open in the first part of 2012. While $6 million will be invested into the Holt Collier Center, the Red Barn will not be incorporated into the Center nor will “Rolling Fork’s most iconic landmark” be restored.
Whirlpool Corporation Brownfield Agreement Site (Oxford) Brownfield Application Reached – October 28, 2010 Brownfield Party: Whirlpool Corporation c/o Robert Karwowski 2000 North M-63 MD 3105 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 In November, 2010 the 69-acre Whirlpool brownfield site in Oxford, MS was sold to the University of Mississippi for $3.4 million. To ensure the property is safe as well as marketable, Whirlpool entered into a Brownfield Agreement with the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (MCEQ) during its October, Whirlpool Corp. – Oxford, MS 2010 meeting to clean up an area in the defunct plant that showed the presence of hydraulic fluid, which has contaminated a small, 500 square foot area. MCEQ, during the October Meeting, also approved the sale of the site to the University of Mississippi. The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office approved the university’s purchase, provided Whirlpool agreed to pay for any problems caused by hydraulic fluid contamination. The state’s College Board has also approved the deal. Whirlpool first announced the Oxford plant’s closure in July 2008 and that production of its built-in cooking appliances would transition to the Cleveland, TN facility. The Mississippi site closed in March 2009. Regional news outlets quoting Larry Sparks, vice chancellor for finance and administration at the university, reported the school doesn’t have immediate plans for the site but the long-term vision for the manufacturing facility is another matter. “I’d say the plans are more long term than short term,” Sparks told
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NEMS360.com, a division of Journal Inc. “It’s (site) contiguous with land we already own and it already has utilities on the site as well as other infrastructure.” Sparks suggested some of the site’s older buildings will probably be demolished but that newer structures will be used for storage with the intent of freeing up academic space on the existing campus. “We’ll start using the new buildings for storage and other purposes,” he told the Journal Inc. news site. “That will free up other space on the main campus for our academic mission.” Max Hipp, director of the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, reported several companies looked at the building over the past 18 months, but the college settled the deal. Jill Saletta, director of external communications for Whirlpool Corp. headquartered in Benton Harbor, Mich., said the university has served as an integral member of the Task Force to review ownership and future use options for the facility. “The university was part of the original Task Force that was assembled to look at all options for the parcel,” Saletta said. “That Task Force included state, local and utility economic development officials.” Saletta acknowledged the University of Mississippi was a logical buyer because of the site’s location, but that many directions were considered. “While everyone will say the proximity to the university made it a natural buyer for the long term, the Task Force looked at a multitude of options including reuse, manufacturing and redevelopment,” the Whirlpool spokeswoman said. “Over time, it became clear the long-term highest and best use was associated with the land being utilized by the University of Mississippi.”
BROWNFIELD APPLICANT SITES BROWNFIELD APPLICANT SITES Prior to 2010 Lowndes Co. Bus Shop PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site Brownfield Party: Lowndes County Board of Supervisors PO Box 1364 Columbus, MS 39701 Gautier Oil PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site Brownfield Party: CSX Transportation, Inc. c/o Matt Adkins 351 Thornton Road, Suite 125 Lithia Springs, GA 30122 Moeller Products/Moore Co. PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site Brownfield Party: The Moore Company c/o Pete Johnson 1281 Pickett Street Greenville, MS 38703
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Delmar Plaza PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site (Gulfport) Brownfield Party: Tuskeena Gulfport Center, LLC c/o Christopher White P.O. Box 8860 Mobile, AL Southland Bulk Plant PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site (Grenada) Brownfield Party: Comet Street, Inc. c/o: Mr. Buddy Voelkel P.O. Box 13609 Jackson, MS 39236 LeFleur’s Landing – Under the Hill PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site (Jackson) Brownfield Party: City of Jackson c/o OJ Craft – Dept. of Planning & Dev. P.O. Box 17 Jackson, MS 39205-0017 OCEDA Redevelopment Project PROPOSED Brownfield Agreement Site (Starkville) Brownfield Party: Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority (OCEDA) c/o: Mr. David Thornell One Research Blvd., Suite 204 Starkville, MS 39759 BROWNFIELD AGREEMENT SITES - Executed prior to 2010 Pilot Travel Center Brownfield Agreement Site (Richland) Brownfield Agreement Brownfield Party: Empire Truck Sales of Louisiana, LLC Richland, MS Quaker State Brownfield Agreement Site (Vicksburg) Brownfield Parties: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company dba SOPUS Products and the Warren County Board of Supervisors 658 Haining Road Vicksburg, MS Swifty Serve #542 Brownfield Agreement Site (Moss Point) Brownfield Party: City of Moss Point Moss Point, MS
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One Hour Cleaners Brownfield Agreement Site (Starkville) Brownfield Party: Statewide Federal Credit Union Flowood, MS West Manufacturers Blvd. Spec Building (Brookhaven) Brownfield Party: Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber & IDF Brookhaven, MS Tupelo Fairgrounds/Long’s Laundry Brownfield Party: Tupelo Redevelopment Agency Tupelo, MS Copiah County MECO Property Brownfield Agreement Site (Gallman) Brownfield Party: Copiah County Economic Development District Hazlehurst, MS Emerson Appliance Motors Division Facility Brownfield Agreement Site (Oxford) Brownfield Party: Emerson St. Louis, MO W.R. Grace Brownfield Agreement Site (Corinth) Brownfield Party: Intex Plastics Corporation Long Beach, CA National Picture and Frame Brownfield Agreement Site (Greenwood) Brownfield Party: Uniek, Inc. Greenwood, MS Nashville-Ferry Road Brownfield Agreement Site (Columbus) Brownfield Party: Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. Columbus, MS Intex Plastics East Tank Farm Brownfield Agreement Site (Corinth) Brownfield Parties: Intex Plastics Corporation Mississippi Polymers Long Beach, CA Corinth, MS Wolverine Tube Brownfield Agreement Site (Greenville) Brownfield Party: Wolverine Tube, Inc. DeSoto Co. School Bus Lot Brownfield Agreement Site (Hernando) Brownfield Parties: DeSoto County, MS Fidelity Development, LLC Hernando, MS Hernando, MS Fabra Care Master Dry Cleaners Brownfield Agreement Site (Jackson) Brownfield Party: Westland Plaza Associates, Inc. Baton Rouge, LA Page 6 of 7
Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA) MDEQ’s TBA Program is designed to help cities, counties, state agencies, and eligible non-profits minimize the uncertainties of contamination often associated with brownfields. TBAs supplement and work with other efforts under MDEQ’s Brownfields Program to promote cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites in Mississippi. During this reporting period, MDEQ provided Phase I and/or Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, resulting in a total savings to communities of $39,777 for six (6) properties in the following communities: Laurel – South Mississippi Charity Hospital Dept. of Finance and Administration – Mississippi School for the Blind (Jackson) Ocean Springs - Fallo Dry Cleaners Byhalia - Auto Shop and Junk Yard Lowndes County – Bus Shop (Columbus) Winona - Kimco Brake Plant
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