Engagement Survey

The Westside Sac IRWM is kicking off a new “brownfields” project that will engage communities in the Cache and Putah Creek watersheds about abandoned mining sites. Brownfields are lands contaminated by industrial processes that pose significant public health and environmental threats to our watershed. The Westside Brownfields Coalition Assessment Project will:

Create an interactive database of mine sites in the two watersheds; 
Prioritize and assess mine-scarred sites in the area;  
Evaluate sites for potential cleanup; and  
Develop an overall brownfields plan for the region.

This project is funded by US EPA’s Brownfields Assessment Program. There is no risk of enforcement; this program offers entirely voluntary, free technical assistance!

We want your input on this project, to ensure the greatest possible public benefit! Please take five minutes to answer a few short questions.

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* 1. Are you familiar with the U.S. EPA Brownfields Program?

Yes

Somewhat

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* 2. Are you aware of any abandoned mine site cleanup projects in your community?

Yes

If Yes, please describe:

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* 3. Please let us know of any relevant groups or venues we should coordinate our efforts with:

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* 4. We are developing a set of criteria to prioritize abandoned mine sites for cleanup. Please rank in order the importance of each of the following criteria (1 being most important, 5 least important):

Public Health Risk

Economic Development Opportunity

Environmental Impact/Threat

General Community Benefit

Other (please describe this priority in the comment field below)

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* 5. Additional comments or thoughts you would like to share on the prioritization criteria? If you ranked "Other," please describe this priority here.

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* 6. Throughout the project, we will engage various stakeholders. How would you identify yourself:

Westside Sac Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Representative

County Supervisor or Staff

City Elected Officials or Staff

State and Federal Agency Staff

Tribal Representative

Community Member

Mine site Property Owner/ Manager

Other (please describe):

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* 7. In what county do you live or work?

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* 8. Would you like to be more actively engaged with this project?

Yes

Maybe

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* 9. If Yes, how? (check all that apply):

Receive occasional project updates.

Attend public meetings/workshops.

Help develop prioritization criteria.

Help develop site plans.

Other:

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* 10. Please provide your contact information if you would like to be more actively engaged in the project:

Name

Title

Affiliation

Phone

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer our survey and contribute to this project! We hope you will stay involved as the project develops. Please feel free to contact the project team at any time:

Project Lead
Chris Lee
Solano County Water Agency
clee@scwa2.com 707-455-1105

Project Manager
Stephen McCord
McCord Environmental, Inc.
sam@mccenv.com 530-220-3165

Facilitator
Danielle Dolan
Local Government Commission
ddolan@lgc.org 916-448-1198 ext. 311

Check out our website for more information: http://www.westsideirwmbrownfields.org/

Funded by US EPA’s Brownfields Assessment Program. There is no risk of enforcement; this program offers entirely voluntary, free technical assistance!