The City of Waterloo partnered with Eocene Environmental Group to update its interactive brownfields webportal in support of community planning, infrastructure updates, and public access to information. This website is accessible at thenewwaterloo.com and clicking the tool on the top half of the page. This resource is useful for Waterloo residents, developers, and investors for… Read more »
community outreach
City Hosts Informational Brownfields Booth
The City and Eocene hosted a booth at the Eastern Iowa Home and Landscaping Show at the Waterloo Convention Center on February 28 and March 1, 2025. Staff representatives asked interested citizens to provide feedback on potential brownfields properties within the community using push pins on aerial photographs. The City also distributed project brochures during… Read more »
Multipurpose Grant Brochure Available
Download a digital copy of the City’s EPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant brochure. Hard copies are also available for pick up at the Planning Department within City Hall.
Cleanup Grant Press Release
PRESS RELEASE- EPA BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP GRANT PROJECT UPDATE (2024) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) awarded the City of Waterloo (City) a $642,400 Cleanup Grant in 2023. These federal funds will assist in offsetting costs associated with removing asbestos containing materials (ACM) from the former Rath Packing Company building located at 1442 Sycamore… Read more »
Rath Cleanup Project Brochure Available
Download a copy of the Rath Cleanup Project brochure.
City to Host a Brownfields Outreach Booth
The City will have a booth at the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market held on Wednesday, September 28 in conjunction with the Iowa League of Cities conference. The event will offer interested citizens an opportunity to learn more about its brownfields program and offer critical feedback on future initiatives. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)… Read more »
New Video Highlights Brownfields Program
The City has released a new promotional brownfields video. The piece highlights Waterloo’s impressive history of using state and federal funds to help transition potentially impaired properties into community assets. Interviews include Noel Anderson, Community Planning and Development Director for the City of Waterloo; Mel Pins, Program Coordinator for the Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment Program for the Iowa… Read more »
Transformation Tuesdays!
The City initiated its “Transformation Tuesdays” social media campaign on February 15, 2022. The weekly posts highlight various brownfields success stories on both Facebook and LinkedIn. They can be viewed at the following links: https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-waterloo-iowa/ https://www.facebook.com/WaterlooIACityHall
Download a Brownfields Brochure!
Interested citizens can now download a copy of the City’s brownfields brochure. The informative tool defines a brownfields site and offers several examples of potential brownfield sites; summarizes the EPA Brownfields Program; describes the Phase I and Phase II ESA process; highlights benefits of participating in the EPA Brownfields Program; offers redevelopment success stories; answers frequently asked questions;… Read more »
New Brownfields Brochure Available
The City of Waterloo has updated its brownfields brochure to reflect recent successful revitalization projects within the community. The document also defines a brownfields site and offers several examples of potential brownfield sites; summarizes the EPA Brownfields Program; describes the Phase I and Phase II ESA process; highlights benefits of participating in the EPA Brownfields Program;… Read more »