[CPEO-BIF] South Central Oklahoma

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfields Program helps reclaim property

By Floyd Jernigan
The Duncan Banner (OK)
May 13, 2007

DUNCAN - An effort to reclaim property that may be unwanted or abandoned 
and in need of an environmental cleanup is well under way.

...

The first year of its existence resulted in identifying 10 sites, with 
13 more located by 2002. Assessment grants have allowed ASCOG to find 
more potential sites, and grant money has aided in cleanup.

Today, said Smith, 38 viable sites have been identified with a high 
potential for redevelopment.

...

Smith noted that brownfields have included a former hospital, oil 
refineries, wastewater treatment plants, carpet manufacturers, dumps, 
gasoline service stations, apartment complexes, banks, machine shops, 
manufacturing operations and railroad yards.

"One of the challenges in rural Oklahoma is that the price of most land 
is not expensive. So it's often easier for someone to buy another piece 
of property than worry about a possible contamination issue."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.duncanbanner.com/local/local_story_133131714.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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