[CPEO-BIF] Philadelphia (PA) riverfronts

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Press Release
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
February 23, 2006


BAT Designation will Quicken Creation of Residences, Businesses,
Recreational Areas along Schuylkill, Delaware Rivers 

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverfront revitalization projects
along the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers got a boost today as Governor
Edward G. Rendell designated both sites for Brownfield Action Team
assistance. The Governor also announced the award of $400,000 to help
develop a key recreational trail along the Schuylkill River.

"Our cities, towns and boroughs not only are economic centers, but they are
regional hubs that offer residents culture, recreation and a unique way of
living," Governor Rendell said. "The ambitious projects planned here will
make Philadelphia's waterfronts more inviting and exciting places to live
and play. It will also enhance the work we have done to make the city more
attractive to investments that spur development and create jobs."

Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty announced BAT
designations for both the Schuylkill River and northern Delaware River
sections of Philadelphia's River City Project The designation helps
accelerate redevelopment deals and gives investors the incentive they need
to clean up contaminated industrial sites. BAT projects typically get
permitted in half the usual time. 


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For the entire article, see
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-23
-2006/0004288120&EDATE=

-- 
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org



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