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Your Source For Brownfields Redevelopment

Welcome to West Virginia Brownfields

This site was created in an effort to encourage, promote, and publicize the development of brownfields into viable real estate.

What is a Brownfield?

Brownfields are real properties, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


Announcements

FOCUS WV Brownfields Showcase Event
a by-invitation event

BrownopolyOn August 4th, FOCUS WV grantees will join a network of invited brownfield stakeholders - including private investors, government agencies, and community leaders - at the new Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV to showcase their projects and the successes they have achieved so far.

More information about the Showcase Event is available here.

2009 West Virginia Brownfields Conference

September 1st - 2nd, the 2009 West Virginia Brownfields Conference will be held in Morgantown, WV. Registration begins on May 11th 2009. Additional information will be available during the Spring 2009. Exhibit space and sponsorships will be available.

Download the draft agenda for the 2009 WV Brownfields Conference here.

Registration site

Sustainable Communities Start Here
2009 National Brownfields Conference
New Orleans November 16-19, 2009

The National Brownfields Conference is the largest, most comprehensive conference focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties in the nation. There will be more than 150 educational and learning opportunities, outstanding plenary sessions, 200 exhibitors, scores of networking events, special training sessions, film screenings, book signings, and much, much more. With nearly 6,000 registrations the National Brownfields Conference is the premier event of its kind. Visit www.brownfieldsconference.org for more information.

National Brownfields Conference Travel Scholarship Applications still available, but Applications Close June 15th!

A limited number of travel scholarships are available to help defray the costs of attending Brownfields 2009. Eligible applicants include elected and appointed employees of tribal, state, and local governments as well as employees of nonprofit and community organizations and academic institutions. The scholarships will cover the rooming costs for three nights in New Orleans at the conference hotel.

Go to scholarship application page to apply. The deadline for travel scholarship applications is June 15, 2009. For questions about the program, please contact Sheritha Wright at swright@icma.org or 202.962.3533.

Brownfields Newsletters

NBAC Spring 2009 Newsletter

WVBAC at Marshall University June 2009 Newsletter


Brownfields Annual Reports
West Virginia Brownfields map

West Virginia Senate Bill 603 authorized the creation of the north and south brownfield assistance centers. The centers are charged with assisting communities in identifying opportunities for the restoration of abandoned or underutilized properties.