The City of South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County to successfully apply for US EPA Brownfield grant funding for a $600,000 FY2014 US EPA award. This website acts as the Public Engagement Portal to help connect the public with the South Bend Brownfield Coalition's efforts. From late 2014 through 2017 we will efficiently identify, prioritize, plan and assess brownfield conditions throughout St. Joseph County, IN.
State (Indiana) Definition of Brownfield - Indiana Statutes: 13-11-2-19.3 as noted in this IDEM Program Guide
Federal Definition of Brownfield - The US EPA provides this Brownfield Overview & Definition
Further details of the US EPA Grant Announcement for the South Bend Brownfield Coalition's US EPA Brownfield Assessment Coalition Grant Award.
US EPA Brownfield Assessment Grants and Coalition Assessment Grants are explained at this EPA LINK.
In Fall, 2016 Lakeville became one of 7 communities in the USA to gain EPA's Cool & Connected technical assistance. During a 2 day workshop (May 24 - May 25, 2017) technical advisors and EPA staff visited Lakeville to review the ongoing efforts at redevelopment...
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On August 11, 2015 the Bicycle Coordinator, and Brownfield Coalition lead partner representative Chris Dressel took members of the Technical Project Team on a 9.5 mile tour of brownfields and corresponding community condition surrounding them in South Bend. This provided a way to take...
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