“Congratulations to the 2022 Nationwide Federal Facility Excellence in Web site Reuse Award winners,” stated EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Workplace of Land and Emergency Administration, Dr. Carlton Waterhouse, in an official EPA press launch saying the winners. “These awards spotlight the laborious work and super partnerships wanted to handle contaminated federal services, and implement regionally pushed reuse methods to safeguard communities and defend the surroundings.”
Moreover, these awards are given to challenge groups together with: federal company challenge managers; builders; reuse authorities; or state, tribal, and native companions who demonstrated excellence in working cooperatively with the EPA to make sure the reuse of a website enhances the kind of cleanup actions taken. Awardees display excellence in working cooperatively and forming partnerships; complementing redevelopment design with the chosen treatment; innovating useful use outcomes; contemplating the impacts on and inputs from the area people, particularly communities disproportionately impacted by environmental contamination; and creating jobs, fostering financial growth, or leisure alternatives.
NAVFAC Environmental Restoration Division Director Robert Sadorra was readily available on the ceremony to just accept the award and supply temporary remarks.
“The Navy and NAVFAC are vastly honored that the EPA chosen Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, previously positioned proper right here on this website, as a recipient of this award,” Sadorra stated. “The transformation of this property into Northern Stacks Industrial Park during the last 10 years is really wonderful!”
Sadorra added that NAVFAC is grateful for the partnerships with the EPA, MPCA, BAE Methods, and native Minnesota companies, which enabled them to handle dangers and discover an efficient answer to guard human well being and the surroundings, and likewise supported bringing social and financial profit to the group.
“Allow us to additionally applaud Hyde Growth … the product of their work, efforts, and glorious partnerships – the Northern Stacks Industrial Park – is definitely an impressive mannequin for all former industrial websites to observe,” he stated.
Additionally in attendance on the awards ceremony was Fridley Mayor Scott Lund, who stated the Metropolis of Fridley is proud to be part of this main environmental cleanup and redevelopment endeavor.
“This multi-year challenge delivered on job retention, job creation, environmental cleanup and new funding locally,” he stated. “The cooperation amongst federal, state, and native officers together with their respective companies, was like no challenge now we have seen in our group!”
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