Brownfields Program

Brownfields are real property where the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of contamination. This can impede economic development.

The Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR) conducts Brownfields activities under authorities of the Voluntary Release Cleanup Act, Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act and the Small Business Liability Relief Brownfields Revitalization Act. These statutes provide mechanisms by which the DERR oversees the assessment and cleanup of Brownfields, as well as provides redevelopment planning assistance to communities struggling with Brownfields issues throughout Utah.

Recent Brownfields News

• EPA Grant Announcement

Additional Brownfields Funding

• Brownfields Grant Funding for 2022 (105 KB)
• Salt Lake County Funding (126 KB)

Current/Recent Utah Brownfields Grantees

• Carbon County
  • Brownfields 2018 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Carbon County, UT
  • Carbon County Properties Assessed Through Brownfield Grant
• Orem City
  • Brownfields 2017 Area-Wide Planning Grant Fact Sheet Orem, UT
  • EPA visits Orem, Utah to announce $300K Brownfields grant to advance cleanup and redevelopment projects
• Salt Lake County Coalition Assessment
  • EPA announces two Brownfields grants for Spanish Fork and Salt Lake County
  • Salt Lake County receives $600k from EPA for clean-up efforts
• Salt Lake County Coalition Revolving Loan Fund
  • Wasatch Brownfields Coalition – Revolving Loan Fund
• Spanish Fork City
  • Spanish Fork City, Utah to receive $300,000 to advance property cleanup and redevelopment
  • EPA announces two Brownfields grants for Spanish Fork and Salt Lake County
• Uintah Basin Association of Governments
  • Brownfields 2016 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Uintah Basin Association of Governments, Duchesne County, UT

DERR Brownfields Newsletter

• Utah Brownfields–State Response Program Pictures (4 MB)
• Environmental Response and Remediation: 2020 State of the Environment Report
• Spring 2017 Brownfields Connection Newsletter (1 MB)
• Summer 2016 Brownfields Connection Newsletter (1 MB)
• Winter 2016 Utah Brownfield Connection Newsletter (667 KB)
• Summer 2015 Brownfields Connection Newsletter (582 KB)
• Winter 2015 Brownfields Connection Newsletter (480 KB)
• Summer 2014 Brownfields Connection Newsletter (686 KB)
• Winter 2014—Utah Brownfields Connection Newsletter (677 KB)
• Summer 2013—Brownfields Newsletter (850 KB)
• Winter 2013—Brownfields Newsletter (608 KB)
• Summer 2012—Brownfields Newsletter (638 KB)
• Winter 2012—Brownfields Newsletter (520 KB)
• Summer 2011—Brownfields Newsletter (444 KB)
• Winter 2011—Brownfields Newsletter (362 KB)

Returning Property to Beneficial Use

• Brownfield Program Impacts (1 MB)
• DERR Brownfields Tools (25 KB)
• Salt Lake County Revolving Loan Fund
• UDEQ Assistance

Revitalization Tools

• Revised Common Elements Guidelines (553 KB)
• Updated EPA Land Revitalization Handbook

Resources

• Brownfields Technology Support Center
• Clu-In
• DERR Petroleum Brownfields
• Funding and Financing
• Toolbox for Community Redevelopment

EPA Brownfields

• Brownfields
• Brownfields Publications
• Region 8 Brownfields
• Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites
• Siting Renewable Energy on Contaminated Properties: Addressing Liability Concerns (265 KB)
• Triad Assessment and Cleanup Approach for Brownfields

Other Links

• Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
• Community Planning and Development
• International City/County Management Association
• Northeast Midwest Institute
• Technology Innovation Program

Questions

For further information on Brownfields or to submit an application please contact the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation VCP/Brownfields Program Coordinator at (801) 536-4100.

For Other Program Information

• Enforceable Written Assurances
• Voluntary Cleanup Program