Welcome to the Florida Brownfields Association
The FBA is a non-profit, volunteer, service organization dedicated to advancing the cleanup and redevelopment of Brownfields in Florida. Brownfields are sites for which their expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by actual or perceived contamination. Working in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the FBA is a group of environmental stakeholders and professionals who provide Brownfields information, assistance, and redevelopment strategies to communities and the public in the interest of cleaning up and redeveloping contaminated properties and revitalizing areas.
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What's New
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Registration List and Presentations are now posted under Events/2011 Presentations.
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Click here to read the EPA Report: Siting Renewable Energy on Contaminated Properties: Addressing Liability Concerns
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Florida’s Successful EPA Grants -- Did you know Florida has received in excess of $34.5 million dollars in EPA Brownfield Grant funding. Click here for details.
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Brownfields Renewal Job Board
Brownfield Renewal is proud to partner with the Florida Brownfield Association by providing access and information on current job opportunities at the Renewal Job Board related to all areas of brownfield redevelopment and particularly for the Graduates of the EPA Workforce Job Training programs. All job seekers are invited to post their resumes and search opportunities, and all employers are
welcome to post job opportunities. Click on the logo above to access.
Associated Industries' Petition
During his presentation at the recently held 14th Annual FBA Conference, Jorge Caspary, P.G., Director, Division of Waste Management, FDEP, made mention of the Associated Industries of Florida's (AIF) petition to initiate rulemaking. Please click here to view the referenced AIF petition in its entirety.
FDEP Guidance on Rounding of Analytical Data
FDEP has provided new guidance on the rounding of analytical data for Site Rehabilitation Completion. Effective November 17, 2011, the Division of Waste Management will authorize rounding of analytical results to the same number of significant figures used to express the applicable CTL. This guidance applies to site rehabilitation being conducted at contaminated sites pursuant to the Division o Waste Management’s applicable rule chapters. Click here to view memorandum.
Brownfields Tax Benefits Increased by 250%
Reported by Legislative and Policy Committee
For the past three years the FBA worked to build coalitions with the Florida Redevelopment Association, the Association of Industries, Florida Association of Counties, Florida League of Cities, Florida Petroleum and Marketers Association, Florida Dry-cleaning Association and a number of cities and county governments for passage of legislation to increase the annual allocation for voluntary cleanup tax credits (“VCTC”). The 2011 Florida Legislature passed legislation to assist the redevelopment of certain contaminated sites in Florida by increasing the annual authorization for VCTC from $2 million to $5 million annually. These tax credits are available for brownfield sites and certain eligible dry-cleaning sites and can cover a significant portion of the costs of site remediation. To read more, click here.
EPA Awards $600,000 Targeted Watershed Grant to River Network
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $600,000 to River Network to engage communities and increase citizen connection, understanding, and stewardship of urban waterways. This award was made through the Targeted Watershed Grants Program and is an Urban Waters Capacity Building Grant. Click here to read more.
EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People’s Health and the Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution
Click here for entire article and links.
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FDEP Releases Brownfields Program Annual Report (August 2011)
--Report highlights economic revitalization of brownfield areas--
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010 - 2011. Submitted each year to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the report describes DEP’s progress and level of activity in implementing the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Act. The report documents the Program’s continued success in revitalizing brownfield areas despite current economic challenges. To read more, click here.
Presentations
Corporate Members
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