OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Brownfield Development Area (BDA) Designation

A Brownfield Development Area (BDA) consists of multiple brownfield sites that are in close proximity to one other.

Under the Brownfields Development Area approach, Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment (CSRR) works with selected communities affected by multiple brownfields to design and implement remediation and reuse plans for these properties simultaneously. The BDA approach enables remediation and reuse to occur in a coordinated fashion. In this innovative process, we invite the various stakeholders, including owners of contaminated properties, potentially responsible parties, developers, community groups, technical experts, and residents to participate in this cleanup and revitalization approach.

The Office of Brownfield & Community Revitalization (OBCR) is excited to announce that we have approved 13 new Brownfield Development Area (BDA) applications! The new BDAs will be formally designated when the voluntary Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is executed by NJDEP, the municipality, and the steering committee. OBCR has started engagement with the new BDA municipalities and will be meeting with them shortly to partner together in our mutual interest to turn blighted brownfields into public benefits in these communities.

New BDAs

1. Atlantic City (Bader Field BDA)
2. Atlantic City (Carson Point BDA)
3. Atlantic City (Riverside BDA)
4. Bayonne (Constable Hook BDA)
5. Burlington City (US Pipe BDA)
6. Camden City (Federal Street Sites BDA)
7. Carney’s Point (Carney’s Point Revitalization BDA)
8. Egg Harbor City (Agassiz Street Properties BDA)
9. Egg Harbor City (Antwerp Avenue Properties BDA)
10. Hainesport (Hainesport Gateway BDA)
11. Passaic (Pulaski Park Extension BDA)
12. Paulsboro (Riverview Avenue BDA)
13. West Orange (Lakeside Avenue BDA)

Additional Resources for Selected BDAs

• FAQs [pdf]
• BDA Sites At A Glance
• Funding Opportunities
• Guidelines for BDA Modification [pdf]
• Brownfield Liability
• Memorandum of Understanding Among Parties to the Brownfield Development Area (“BDA”) Program [pdf]
• Statutory Guidelines for Designation of Brownfield Development Areas [pdf]