2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:56 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Jordan Valley Corridor, Springfield, Missouri
 
Springfield Receives Help to Restore Ecosystems and Reduce Future Flood Damage Along Jordan Creek Corridor

Kansas City infoZine (MO)
March 9, 2009

EPA Region 7 is providing $65,000 in technical assistance to the City of Springfield, Missouri, to assess 21 Brownfields properties in the Jordan Valley Corridor, with the ultimate goal of improving local ecosystems and reducing the potential damage to area businesses from persistent flooding along Jordan Creek.

Kansas City, KS - infoZine - EPA's assistance, provided through its Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) program, is critical to determining the feasibility of a broader storm water improvement project along Jordan Creek. The project is expected to significantly reduce flood risks in the commercial area, and reduce pollution in the stream, which should also improve environments downstream. Assessment of the 21 properties begins this week.

The City of Springfield, Mo. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are partnering in a feasibility study of the Jordan Creek watershed for the purpose of flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration. Jordan Creek has flooded many times. In 2000, flooding caused an estimated $1.85 million in damage, including the interruption of traffic on main thoroughfares and rail lines.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34574/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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