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National Association of Environmental Professionals named the Main Yard Site Remediation Project the recipient of its 2011 National Environmental Excellence Award in the Environmental Stewardship category

Project transformed a 4.5-acre abandoned General Waste Products site contaminated by over 150 years of industrial use into safe public parks and productive commercial properties

Joint effort by City of Evansville, Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation, Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development, Evansville Greenway and Remediation Trust, and Apex Companies, LLC under Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Voluntary Remediation Program

Project preserves a historic riverfront ship building facility used in the Normandy D-Day invasion of World War II and creates transportation options for possible river freight movement

Indiana General Assembly thanks the project and directs the Principal Clerk to transmit a copy of the resolution to participating city agencies and organizations