Application for DEC Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup (DBAC) Services

1. Project Needs

What services are you seeking?*

AssessmentCleanup PlanningCleanup

Describe to the best of your ability what your project team believes the needed environmental assessment or cleanup activities are

Please describe any local resources or individuals that are available to assist with the project being requested.

Some things to consider: our contractors doing assessment or cleanup work often require local assistance with site visits, setting up interviews with those knowledgeable about the site, lodging, excavation equipment, and local transportation; site work often requires heavy equipment, heavy equipment operators or Qualified Environmental Samplers (as defined in 18 AAC 75.333).

2. Project Team

Form a project team of at least three individuals (preferably from more than one organization) to ensure continuity beyond this effort and coordination for success of the overall project. List the names and contact information of each individual or organization below and attach a letter of support from each team member. Please note that environmental field work is often conducted during the summer. Please designate one member of your project team as the primary contact for the duration of the project who can answer questions for DEC or their contractors as they arise. An inability to communicate with the community may cause project delays or even cancellation of a project.

Primary Contact*

First NameLast Name

Primary Contact Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Primary Contact Email*

example@example.com

Secondary Contacts

3. Viability of the Reuse and Redevelopment Plan

Please describe the plan for reusing the property (reuse plans can include housing, commercial development, creation of a recreation area, restoration of wildlife habitat/subsistence use, etc.)*

Have you sought or will you be seeking additional funding to complete the project after the site has been assessed and/or cleaned up? If so, please describe your strategy for ultimately realizing the planned reuse of the property

Please list any resources currently available for the reuse/redevelopment phase of the project (such as equipment, labor, in-kind services, or funding etc.)

*Attaching documentation such a business plan, a community plan, planned reuse drawings, proposals for grant funding, or items such as loan applications etc. helps to demonstrate that the reuse plan is well developed and will help this application score higher.*

Business plan, community plan, planned reuse drawings, proposals for grant funding, or loan applications, etc

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4. Public Benefit

Please describe how the planned reuse is a benefit to your community*

Some things to consider creation of jobs, preservation of historical or culturally significant property, location for community activities or education, preservation or restoration of subsistence habitat, reuse or recycling of materials or infrastructure, cost savings for the community, etc.

Does this project benefit a community that has been historically underserved? If so, please describe

*This description can be based on lived experience/anecdotal support or by using environmental, demographic, or socioeconomic data.

What are the environmental, safety, or public health considerations that make it important to address this property as soon as possible? For example, is the property threatened by erosion or anticipated climate change impacts within the next few years? Is the property a current or imminent threat to the health and safety of the community? Please describe

5. Community Support

Please describe how community-wide support for this work has been documented. Examples could include resolutions, community plans, public meetings where the site was discussed, letters of support from other community members, etc.*

*Please note that community support must be documented and any resolutions, community plans, public meeting notes, letters of support from other community members, etc. should be submitted as an attachment to this application.*

Resolutions, community plans, public meeting notes, or letters of support

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6. Project Cost

Do you have any information regarding how much the assessment or cleanup project will cost? Please note that if a previous assessment has been conducted, a cost estimate for future work may have been included.*

YesNo

Please indicate the estimated amount and what year this was determined

*General estimates are acceptable. Please be aware that the scope of the requested work must both be within the funding limits set forth by the EPA and be within our funding capacity. Please contact DEC to discuss further.*

Bonus Questions

Does the reuse plan call for green building or habitat preservation?

YesNo

Is the site of historical or cultural significance?

YesNo

Does the reuse plan call for the use of alternative energy?

YesNo

If you answered “Yes” to any of the Bonus questions above, please describe further

Would your community like to be considered for additional funding that supports community-wide inventorying, environmental assessments and/or planning for brownfields projects? (Not scored)

YesNo

*If yes, DEC staff will contact the applicant with further information regarding the Community-Wide Inventory (CWI) and the Community-Wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes (CWAGST).

Disclaimer

Under no circumstances does an award of DBAC services imply that DEC accepts liability for any contamination that may exist at the site, nor is DEC responsible for any necessary cleanup of hazardous substances that may be found at the site. Liability for contamination on a property is specifically addressed in Alaska Statute (AS) 46.03.822, which outlines those who are liable for the release of a hazardous substance. The general liability categories include: (1) those with an ownership interest in the property; (2) those in control of the substance at the time of the release; or (3) those who arrange for disposal or transport of the substance.

Brownfield work focuses on clarifying environmental concerns associated with property for which there is no known viable responsible party. By applying for a DEC Brownfield Assessment or Cleanup, it should be clear to all parties associated with a request that the work requested of DEC is designed to identify, clarify, and in some cases, remediate environmental hindrances that currently impede the continued use, proposed use, redevelopment, or sale of a property. Work conducted by DEC may result in identifying a property as a contaminated site, and require the site be listed on DEC’s Contaminated Sites Database. With listing comes the requirement of potentially responsible and liable parties to address cleanup of contamination in accordance with regulatory requirements.

I understand the above disclaimer*

Yes

By submitting this application, the applicant consents to being contacted by DEC regarding the DBAC application.*

I consent

Please verify that you are human*