Frequently Asked Questions

Brownfield services can help identify environmental issues on your property and develop plans to address them, unlocking the full potential for expanded use or redevelopment. By helping to address these issues, the program’s services help get sites shovel ready for reuse, increase property values, improve marketability, and may make your property eligible for further assistance and incentives. Ultimately, brownfield services pave the way for new opportunities and uses, benefiting both you and the surrounding community.

Phase I environmental site assessments:
The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) uses existing information to help a community understand the property conditions by examining current and historical uses of the site and potential threats to human health or the environment.

Phase II environmental site assessments:
The Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is recommended if the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment results reveal known or potential contamination found on the property, sometimes called recognized environmental conditions (RECs). An environmental professional develops a sampling plan to evaluate the potential presence of contamination from hazardous substances and petroleum on the property and determines the sources and exposures.

• Asbestos and lead-based paint surveys
• Remediation feasibility studies
• Cleanup plans
• Remediation engineer’s costs estimate

Revitalization Planning
A wide range of reuse planning activities can be conducted, including developing reuse concepts, conducting market studies, evaluating infrastructure needs to support redevelopment, and more. If there is a type of planning that will help unlock opportunities for brownfield site, it is likely eligible. Please contact us and we’ll work together to evaluate assistance opportunities.

Priority will be given to sites that align with City and community goals and priorities for economic development, blight removal, and supporting community goals and benefitting reuses. Properties may be privately or publicly owned. The City will evaluate each site for eligibility prior to providing assistance.

The answer is dependent upon the nature and extent of the contamination, but in many cases the property owner will be able to find state assistance in addressing the problem. Depending upon the present and future use of a property, contaminated property may not require further study or additional action.

The assessment will not affect a property’s value. It will only establish the amount of contamination, if any. Uncertainty regarding a site’s history and the financial and legal risks of potential contamination may negatively affect property value. Information provided by an assessment can actually help make a property more marketable for sale.

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Planning and Community Development
211 E. D. St.
Pueblo, CO 81003
719-553-2259 (main)
planninglanduse@pueblo.us