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June 2003
Directory of Technical Assistance for Land Revitalization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
Washington, DC 20460
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NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
This directory was prepared by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response under EPA Contract 68-W-02-034. The
information in the directory is not intended to revise or update EPA policy or guidance. Mention
of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation
for use.
This document can be obtained from EPA's Brownfields Technology Support Center at
hitp://www.brownfieldstsc.org. A limited number of hard copies of this document is available
free of charge by mail from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications at the
following address (please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery):
U.S. EPA/National Service Center for Environmental Publications
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone: (513) 489-8190 or (800) 490-9198
Fax: (513)489-8695
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Directory of Technical Assistance for Land Revitalization
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Acronyms
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Profile Development
1.3 Directory Organization
2.0 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2.1 EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
2.1.1 Brownfields Technology Support Center
2.1.2 Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal Facilities Forums
2.1.3 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
2.1.4 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
2.1.5 Land Revitalization Initiative
2.1.6 RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative
2.1.7 USTfields
2.1.8 Environmental Response Team
2.2 EPA Regional Brownfields Teams
2.3 EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
2.3.1 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, The Engineering
Technical Support Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
2.3.2 Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program
2.3.3 German Bi-lateral Agreement/Site-specific Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tools (SMART) Guidance
2.3.4 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Technology Transfer
and Support Division - Cincinnati, Ohio
2.3.5 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Subsurface Protection
and Remediation Division (SPRD) - Ada, Oklahoma
2.3.6 National Exposure Research Laboratory - Las Vegas, Nevada
2.4 EPA Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC)
2.4.1 Center for Hazardous Substances In Urban Environments
2.4.2 Midwest Region
2.4.3 Rocky Mountain Region
2.4.4 South/Southwest Regions
2.4.5 Western Region
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Other Federal Agencies Organization Profiles
3.0 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Urban Resources Partnership
4.0 U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
4.1 Economic Development Administration
4.2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal Zone Management
Program
5.0 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
5.1 Office of Economic Adjustment
5.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
6.0 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
6.1 Office of Environmental Management, Office of Intergovernmental and Public
Accountability
6.2 Argonne National Laboratory
7.0 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
7.1 Office of Community Services
7.2 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
8.0 U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
8.1 National Park Service
8.2 Office of Surface Mining
9.0 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
9.1 Community Development Block Grant Program, Section 108 Loan Guarantee
Program
9.2 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
10.0 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
10.1 Federal Highway Administration
10.2 Federal Transit Administration
10.3 Maritime Administration
11.0 U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative
12.0 Consultants Corner
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Appendices
A. Summary of Recent Legislation and Revitalization Funding
B. EPA's Revitalization Agenda
C. Other EPA Resources for Technical Support & Funding
Office of Research and Development Technical Support Centers and Contacts
Office of Research and Development Regional Science Program Contacts
Office of Science Policy Hazardous Substance Technical Liaisons
Office of Chief Financial Officer Environmental Finance Centers and Contacts
D. Non-Government Organizations Related to Revitalization Technical Assistance
E. Other Resources
TABLES
Table 1 Summary of Technical Support Services
Table 2 Summary of Funding and Other Support Services
FIGURES
Figure 1 Organization/Integration of Brownfields Technology Support Center Services
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AAPA
American Association of
Port Authorities
AMD
Acid mine drainage
AML
Abandoned Mine Land
ASTSWMO
Association of State and
Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease
Registry
BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit
BEDI
Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative
BMBF
German Ministry for
Education and Research
BRAC
Base Realignment and
Closure
BTEX
Benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, and xylenes
BTSC
Brownfields Technology
Support Center
CDBG
Community Development
Block Grant
CERCLA
Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability
Act
CLU-IN
Hazardous Waste Clean-up
Information
CPD
Coastal Programs Division
CSBG
Community Service Block
Grants
CZMP
Coastal Zone Management
Program
DHHS
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
DOC
U.S. Department of
Commerce
DoD
U.S. Department of Defense
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOI
U.S. Department of the
Interior
DOJ
U.S. Department of Justice
DOL
U.S. Department of Labor
DOT
U.S. Department of
Transportation
DQO
Data Quality Objective
EDA
Economic Development
Administration
EFC
Environmental Finance
Center
EM
Office of Environmental
Management
EM-11
Office of Intergovernmental
and Public Accountability
EPA
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
ERT
Environmental Response
Team
ERDC-
CERL
U.S. Army Engineer
Research and Development
Center, Construction
Engineering Research
Laboratory
ERDC-
WES
U.S. Army Engineer
Research and Development
Center, Environmental Lab
at Waterways Experiment
Station
ETSC
Engineering Technical
Support Center
FBAA
Federal Brownfields Action
Agenda
FHWA
Federal Highway
Administration
FLP
Federal Lands to Parks
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LIST OF ACRONYMS (Continued)
FTA
Federal Transit
Administration
FUDS
Formerly Used Defense
Sites
GAO
Government Accounting
Office
GIS
Geographic Information
Systems
GPRA
Government Performance
and Results Act
GSA
U.S. General Services
Administration
GWRTAC
Groundwater Remediation
Technologies Analysis
Center
HSRC
Hazardous Substance
Research Center
HSTL
Hazardous Substances
Technical Liaison
HTRW
Hazardous, Toxic and
Radioactive Waste Center
of Expertise
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
ICMA
International City/County
Management Association
IERA
Institute for Engineering
Research and Applications
ITRC
Interstate Technology
Regulatory Council
LRPCD
Land Remediation and
Pollution Control Division
LUST
Leaking Underground
Storage Tank
LWCF
Land Water Conservation
Fund
MARAD
Tech Survey Maritime
Administration
MHSRC
Midwest Hazardous
Substance Research Center
MOU
Memorandum of
Understanding
NEA
National Endowment for the
Arts
NEPA
National Environmental
Policy Act
NERL
National Exposure
Research Laboratory
NOAA
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
NPL
National Priorities List
NPS
National Park Service
NRMRL
National Risk Management
Research Laboratory
OBCR
Office of Brownfields
Cleanup and
Redevelopment
OCRM
Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management
OEA
Office of Economic
Adjustment
OPSP
Open Project Selection
Process
ORD
Office of Research and
Development
OSC
On-Scene Coordinator
OSM
Office of Surface Mining
OSWER
Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
OUA
Office of Urban Affairs
OUST
Office of Underground
Storage Tanks
POC
Point of Contact
PRP
Potentially Responsible
Party
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LIST OF ACRONYMS (Continued)
QAPP
Quality Assurance Project
Plan
RARE
Regional Applied Research
Effort
RCRA
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
RMRHSRC
Rocky Mountain Regional
Hazardous Substance
Research Center
RPM
Remedial Project Manager
RTCA
Rivers, Trails, and
Conservation Assistance
Program
SAP
Sampling and Analysis Plan
SBAP
Small Business Assistance
Program
SCORP
State Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan
SEP
Supplemental
Environmental Projects
SITE
Superfund Innovative
Technology Evaluation
Program
SMART
Site-Specific Management
Approach and
Redevelopment Tools
SPRD
Subsurface Protection and
Remediation Division
SRI
Superfund Redevelopment
Initiative
S&SW
South and Southwest
STSC
Superfund Technical
Support Center
TAB
Technical Assistance to
Brownfield Communities
TATT
Technical Assistance and
Technology Transfer Branch
TBA
Targeted Brownfields
Assessment
TIO
Technology Innovation
Office
TOSC
Technical Outreach
Services to Communities
TOSNAC
Technical Outreach
Services to Native American
Communities
TSC
Technical Support Center
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control
Act
TSE
Targeted Site Efforts
TSP
Technical Support Project
TATT
Technical Assistance and
Technology Transfer
TTSD
Technology Transfer and
Support Division
UBA
German Federal Office of
the Environment
UPARR
Urban Park and Recreation
Recovery Program
URP
Urban Resources
Partnership
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
USDA
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
UST
Underground Storage Tank
VISTA
Volunteers in Services to
America
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
WRHSRC
Western Region Hazardous
Substance Research Center
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Technology Support Center (BTSC)
has prepared this directory to provide information about technical assistance that is available
from federal agencies to assist regional, state, and local government personnel in assessment
and cleanup decisions at brownfields, reuse, and revitalization sites. This directory includes
information about the different types of support available to help with site assessment and
cleanup, including technical support and funding sources.
About the Brownfields Technology Support Center
EPA established the BTSC to ensure that brownfields decision makers are
aware of the full range of technologies available for conducting site assessments and cleanup, and can
make informed decisions about their sites. The center can help decision makers evaluate strategies to
streamline the site assessment and cleanup process, identify and review information about complex
technology options, evaluate contractor capabilities and recommendations, explain complex
technologies to communities, and plan technology demonstrations. The center is coordinated through
EPA's Technology Innovation Office (TIO) and offers access to experts from EPA's Office of Research
and Development (ORD) and other Federal agencies such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and
Department of Energy (DOE). Localities can submit requests for assistance directly through their EPA
Regional Brownfields Coordinators; online; or by calling toll free 1(877) 838-7220. For more
information about the BTSC contact Dan Powell of EPA TIO at (703) 603-7196 or
powell. cfan@epa. gov.
Revitalization and reuse of contaminated sites is a priority for federal agencies to help foster
economic development and better environmental results for communities. Ongoing
revitalization and reuse efforts include Brownfields, Superfund site recycling, USTfields, Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC), state programs (such as Voluntary Cleanup, Brownfields,
and Superfund), and private sector initiatives. The national partnership agenda identifies the
overall commitments of federal agencies to work together to support revitalization and reuse of
contaminated sites.
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The National Partnership Agenda
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118) was signed
into law in January 2002. A portion of this law discusses the coordination of EPA with other federal
agencies in providing information about a range of federal resources. EPA and 21 other federal
agencies recently announced their commitment to work together through the Brownfields Federal
Partnership Action Agenda. The Agenda includes commitments by federal agencies to work together
in a timely manner to help communities more effectively prevent, assess, clean up, and reuse
Brownfields. Highlights of these commitments include:
EPA's commitment to provide up to $850 million over the next 5 years to states, tribes,
counties, municipalities, and non-profit organizations through brownfields assessment, cleanup
revolving loan fund, job training, and state/tribal grants
Commitments by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S.
Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Labor to offer funding priority to brownfields
communities through their respective grant mechanisms
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) commitment to lead an
interagency "Portfields" project that will focus on the redevelopment and reuse of idled or
abandoned lands in and around ports, harbors, and marine transportation hubs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) commitment to announce eight new pilots under
its "Urban Rivers Initiative" to address restoration in and around urban rivers
A new, concerted effort to share program information with interest groups, by methods such as
linking web sites
Changing federal agency laws and policies to facilitate brownfields redevelopment
Making funding and technical assistance to brownfields communities a budget priority at all
federal agencies
Decisions about assessment and cleanup of brownfields and other revitalization sites are
influenced by a number of stakeholders including: local officials, city engineers, attorneys, site
owners, site operators, regulators, insurance industry representatives, financial industry
representatives, community representatives, consultants, and technology service providers.
Often, the decision makers at these sites focus on economic redevelopment - by bringing
contaminated properties back into productive use, helping to increase the number of jobs,
enhancing the local tax base, and improving the quality of life in the community. Innovative site
assessment and cleanup technologies and strategies can help decision makers achieve these
goals more efficiently.
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1.2 Profile Development
Federal agencies that provide technical assistance for land revitalization were identified from
several sources, including the National Partnership Agenda, the Northeast-Midwest Institute's
Guide to Federal Brownfields Programs, and EPA Brownfields staff. A total of 10 agencies are
included in this directory: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Urban Resources Partnership; U.S. Department of
Commerce (DOC); U.S. Department of Defense (DoD); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE);
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI);
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT); and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Brownfields
Redevelopment Initiative. A total of 37 organizations were identified within these agencies.
Profiles were prepared for the agencies/organizations and contain the following information:
Background and location information
Relevancy to revitalization
A description of the area(s) of expertise available
A discussion of the types of services available
Types of funding available and eligibility
Contact information and the process for requesting assistance
Examples of specific instances where the organization has previously provided support
relevant to site revitalization
Information in the profile is believed to be current as of March 2003. However, agency missions
and personnel change overtime. To help maintain current information, the directory is
available as an on-line searchable database at htto://www.brownfieldstsc.ora/directorv/directorv.cfm.
1.3 Directory Organization
Tables 1 and 2 (at the end of this section) provide a summary of the technical and funding
support services for the agencies/organizations included in this directory. Table 1, organized by
agency, summarizes the types of technical support services provided by the agency and
associated organizations. Technical support services include document reviews, analytical
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support, technology transfer, demonstration/on-site support, workshops and seminars,
technology scoping/recommendations, development of site assessments/plans/studies, and
grant application/financial support; the most common types of services offered include
document reviews, technology transfer, and grant application/financial support.
Table 2 summarizes information about the types of funding support services available from the
agencies/organizations in this directory, including direct (funding) support and in-kind support.
Sixteen organizations provide direct support and 17 provide in-kind support. An example of an
organization providing direct funding is EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment, which provides up to $200,000 per site (over 2 years) for site assessment,
$200,000 per site (over 2 years) for job training, and $500,000 per site (over 5 years) for
cleanup. An example of an organization providing in-kind support is EPA's Brownfields
Technology Support Center, which provides technical support to other agencies, states, and
local communities.
The profiles are organized as follows.
Section
Aaencv
2.0
EPA
3.0
USDA
4.0
DOC
5.0
DoD
6.0
DOE
7.0
DHHS
8.0
DOI
9.0
HUD
10.0
DOT
11.0
GSA
In addition, Section 12.0 contains a Consultants Corner, which specifically focuses on
resources available to consultants and provides information about how consultants can better
work with federal agencies and stakeholders on revitalization initiatives.
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The following additional information is included as appendices to the directory:
Appendix A - A summary of revitalization legislation related to funding and technical
assistance
Appendix B - A summary of EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's
(OSWER) revitalization agenda
Appendix C - A list of other EPA resources for technical support and funding
Appendix D - Information about non-government organizations involved in revitalization
Appendix E - Other resources that may be of interest to revitalization stakeholders
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Table 1
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Name of Organization
Type of Service Provided
1 Document Review 1
1 Analytical Support 1
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
EPA
EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
Brownfields Technology Support Center
(httD://www.brownfieldstsc.orq)
Innovative technologies and smarter solutions;
implementation of Triad approach to the use of systematic
planning, dynamic work plans, and fields analytics
Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal Facilities Forums
(httD://www.eDa.qov/tio/tsD/index.htm)
Engineering, groundwater, and federal facilities remediation
issues at Superfund and RCRA sites
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
(httD://www.eDa.qov/suDerfund/Droqrams/recvcle/overview/in
dex.htm)
Redevelopment of Superfund sites
Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
(htt d ://w ww. e ca. q ov/swe rosps/bf1)
Redevelopment of brownfields sites
Land Revitalization Initiative
(httD://www.eDa.qov/oswer/landrevitalization/index.htm)
Reuse Coordinators and Teams in each of the 10 regions
ensure coordination among the cleanup programs in
implementing the Land Revitalization Agenda
RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative
(httD://www.eDa.qov/swerosDs/rcrabf/index.html)
Redevelopment of RCRA sites
USTfields (httD://www.eDa.qov/swerust1/ustfield/index.htm)
Redevelopment of UST sites
Environmental Response Team (httD://www.ert.orq)
Bioremediation and oil spill response; reclamation;
phytoremediation; ecological risk assessment; eco-
technology efficacy evaluation; and environmental
assessments
EPA Regional Brownfields Teams
httD://www.eDa.qov/swerosDs/bf/reqcntct.htm)
Site characterization, development of remedial strategies, and
innovative technologies
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Table 1 (continued)
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Name of Organization
Type of Service Provided
1 Document Review 1
\ Analytical Support 1
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
National Risk Management Research Laboratory, the
Engineering Technical Support Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
(Web site currently not available)
Site-specific technical support, remedial technology research,
engineering and treatment options
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program
(httD://www.eDa.qov/ord/SITE/)
Site-specific technical support, research on remedial
technologies including demonstrations, assistance on
sampling and analysis plans (SAP) and quality assurance
project plans (QAPP), technical issue papers and engineering
bulletins, and engineering and treatment options
German Bi-lateral Agreement/SMART Guidance
(httD://www.bilateral-wq.orq)
Identifying, assessing, and using innovative strategies,
technologies, and best management practices for
redevelopment of Brownfield sites
National Risk Management Research Laboratory,
Technology Transfer and Support Division - Cincinnati, Ohio
(httD://www.eDa.qov/ttbnrmrl)
Watershed management, ecosystem restoration, drinking
water treatment, hazardous waste remediation, brownfields
sustainability, risk communication, and pollution prevention
National Risk Management Research Laboratory Subsurface
Protection and Remediation Division (SPRD) - Ada,
Oklahoma (httD://www.eDa.qov/ada/kerrcenter.html)
Groundwater and vadose zone contaminant fate and
transport; subsurface modeling, remediation technologies,
hydrology/geology, and ecosystem restoration
National Exposure Research Laboratory - Las Vegas,
Nevada (httD://www.eDa.qov/nerlesd1/tsc/tsc.htm)
Site-specific technical support for various site characterization
and monitoring technologies
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Table 1 (continued)
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Name of Organization
Type of Service Provided
I Document Review I
\ Analytical Support I
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
EPA Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC)
Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
(http://www.ihu.edu/hsrc/)
Midwest Reqion (http://www.mhsrc.orq)
Rocky Mountain Region
(http://multimedia.mtech.edu/elc/tosc.htm OR
httc ://www.tosccroq ram. orq/)
South/Southwest Reqions (http://www.toscproqram.orq)
Western Region (http://www.toscprogram.org)
Hazardous & solid waste engineering, site characterization &
remediation, environmental monitoring, remediation
technologies, environmental risk assessment, brownfields
assessment and information system, environmental
engineering, field analysis, land use planning, sustainable
development, environmental law, and economic development,
investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties,
bioremediation of chlorinated solvents in groundwater,
conference and planning, meeting facilitation, public health
implications of environmental contamination
USDA
Forest Service, Urban Resources Partnership
(http://www.fs.fed.us)
Urban areas, local outreach
DOC
Economic Development Administration
(http://www.doc.qov/eda)
Redevelopment of abandoned industrial and commercial
facilities and land; assisting communities with economic
recovery from specific industry and/or natural disasters;
planning, feasibility assessment, and implementation of eco-
industrial development models; advancing regional market-
based cluster development strategies; and supporting
community and faith-based social entrepreneurship in
redevelopment strategies for areas of chronic economic
distress
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal
Zone Management Program
(http://ocrm.nos.noaa.qov/czm/welcome.html)
Community development, coastal conservation, coastal
resource management, land use planning, scientific expertise
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Table 1 (continued)
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Name of Organization
Type of Service Provided
I Document Review I
\ Analytical Support I
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
DoD
Office of Economic Adjustment
(httc://emissarv. aca.osd.mil/oea/home.nsf)
Planning reuse of closed military bases
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(httc://ha.environmental.usace.armv.mil/index.html)
Urban watersheds, revitalization of infrastructure, water
supply, environmental restoration, cleanup of hazardous
waste, and flood control
DOE
Office of Environmental Management, Office of
Intergovernmental and Public Accountability
(httD://www.em.doe.qov/Dublic/envjust/)
Training workshops, technical assistance, and assisting in the
preparation of brownfields pilot applications
Arqonne National Laboratory (httD://www.ead.anl.qov OR
httD://www.anl.qov)
Expedited site characterization and adaptive sampling and
analysis programs; Triad and related decision support tools
for assisting brownfields and other cleanup activities;
technology connection assistance in the selection, evaluation,
and implementation of investigation and clean technologies
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Table 1 (continued)
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Name of Organization
Type of Service Provided
1 Document Review 1
\ Analytical Support 1
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
DHHS
Office of Community Services
(httD://www.acf.dhhs.qov/Droqrams/ocs)
Assist community development corporations and community
action agencies in leveraging existing federal, state and local
resources for neighborhood revitalization activities
Provide financial and technical resources to state, local,
public and private agencies for economic development and
related social service support activities
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(http://atsdr1 .atsdr.cdc.gov)
Exposure assessment, applied toxicological research
DOI
National Park Service (httD//:www.nDs.qov/rtca)
Continuing to support the Groundwork USA network,
establishing additional pilots around the country as EPA
funding permits, and linking Brownfield Pilots activities with
NPS activities (assistance through RTCA, and FLP) to create
more attractive and sustainable communities
Office of Surface Mininq (httD://www.osm.qov/osm.htm)
Environmental concerns at mining sites, coalfields, and
contaminated watersheds associated with such sites
HUD
Community Development Block Grant Program, Section 108
Loan Guarantee Program
(httD://www.hud.qov/offices/cDd/communitvdeveloDment/Droq
Provides communities with a source of financing for economic
development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and
large-scale physical development projects
rams/108/index.cfm)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Type of Service Provided
Name of Organization
1 Document Review 1
\ Analytical Support 1
Technology
Transfer
Demonstration/
On-Site Support
Workshops and
Seminars
Technology
Scoping/
Development of Site
Assessments/Plans/
Studies
Grant Application/
Financial Support
Additional Information
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(httD://www.hud.qov/offices/cDd/economicdeveloDment/Droqr
Land writedowns, site remediation costs, funding reserves,
over-collateralizing the Section 108 Loan, direct enhancement
of the security of the Section 108 Loan, provisions of
ams/bedi/index.cfm)
financing to For-Profit Businesses at a below market interest
rate
DOT
Federal Highway Administration
(httD://www.fhwa.dot.qov/environment/index.htm)
Encouragement for states to consider the reciprocal impacts
of transportation on brownfields revitalization from an
environmental and economic development perspective,
including impacts to communities and quality of life
Federal Transit Administration
(httD://www.fta.dot.qov/office/Dlanninq/eD)
Guidance for metropolitan planning organizations and transit
agencies to help meet transportation needs
Maritime Administration (httD://www.marad.dot.qov/)
Engineering reviews, environmental impact statement review
GSA
U.S. General Services Administration, Brownfields
Redevelopment Initiative (httc://www.qsa.qov)
Technical support through the use of geographic information
systems (GIS) to analyze information and consider various
factors that impact urban redevelopment for underutilized
federal properties
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
Funding Support
EPA, Superfund Redevelopment
Initiative
Provides up to $100,000 in financial assistance per Superfund
site; provides access to facilitation services, and the
availability of experts under the Intergovernmental Personnel
Act
Eligibility requirements support government entities that are not
potentially responsible party (PRP) at the site
Requests for support should be directed to the Superfund Hotline
EPA, Office of Brownfields Cleanup
and Redevelopment
Provides up to $200,000 per site (over 2 years) for site
assessment, $200,000 per site (over 2 years) for job training,
and $500,000 per site (over 5 years) for cleanup
Eligibility requirements support all brownfields sites
Requests for support should be directed to EPA's Regional Brownfields
offices
EPA, Land Revitalization Initiative
Funding and grants are available on a case-by case basis
Eligibility requirements support government entities
Requests for support should be directed to
httD://www.eDa.qov/landrevitalization or bv callinq (703) 603-0048
EPA, USTfields
Provides low-risk petroleum sites with assessment and
cleanup grant funding under the Brownfields program
Eligibility requirements support government entities
All applicants must have the legal authorities to carry out a project. If the
applicant is a state, it must meet the 10 percent cost share match.
Intertribal consortia must demonstrate that all members of the consortium
(1) meet the eligibility requirements for the grants and (2) authorize the
consortium to apply for and receive assistance. All questions concerning
support should be directed to the EPA Regional offices.
EPA, Regional Brownfields Teams
Regional offices provide funding and job training programs
Eligibility requirements support government entities, academia, and non-
profit organizations
Requests for support should be directed to the EPA Regional contacts
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
USDA, Forest Service, Urban
Resources Partnership
Provides grants and funds
Eligibility requirements support government entities and local community
groups
All applicants must go through the competitive application process to
obtain support
DOC, Economic Development
Administration
Offers financial assistance through the Public Works Program
and the Economic Adjustment Program to economically
distressed areas to support numerous revitalization initiatives
Eligibility requirements support government entities and non-profit
organizations acting on the government entities behalf
Requests for support should be directed to the appropriate Economic
Development Administration regional or state office contact
DoD, Office of Economic
Adjustment
Offers planning grants to local and state governments in
planning reuse of military bases
Eligibility requirements support government entities directly involved with
planning reuse of military bases
requests for support should be directed to the Office of Economic
Adjustment
DHHS, Office of Community
Service
Funds are provided for a number of activities, including
development and pre-development tasks. Grants are provided
up to $500,000 to community development corporations and
community action agencies.
Eligibility requirements support government entities
Support is obtained through the annual application process. The CSBG
Act mandates that states pass through 90% of the funds allocate to the
eligible entities.
DHHS, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR)
ATSDR occasionally provides funds to conduct activities,
sponsor meetings or provide needed services which support
ATSDR's mission.
Eligibility requirements support government entities, academia, non-profit
organizations, and vendors
All grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts must be processed
through the Procurement and Grants office at the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
DOI, National Park Service (NPS)
The NPS provides technical assistance for planning,
assessment, and conservation in urban areas that are focused
toward state and local governments and community-based
organizations. The NPS assists state and local governments
in acquisition of surplus federal lands and offers financial and
technical assistance for community revitalization for
Brownfields Showcase Communities.
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Eligibility
requirements support government entities and community organizations.
Federal Lands to Parks (FLP), eligibility requirements support
government entities FLP assisted land and or buildings obtained through
the program must be open to the public and used exclusively for parks
and recreational purposes.
The State Conservation Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) identifies
needs and priorities while the open project selection process (OPSP) is
intended to assure equal opportunity for all eligible project sponsors and
all sectors of the general public to benefit from Land Water Conservation
Fund (LWCF) grants.
DOI, Office of Surface Mining
Regulatory administration and enforcement grants, regulatory
program development grants, Abandoned Mine Land (AML)
reclamation grants, and Small Operator Assistance Program
grants
Eligibility requirements support government entities that have coal mining
regulatory or reclamation program plans approved by the Secretary of
the Interior.
HUD, Community Development
Block Grant Program (CDBG),
Section 108 Loan Guarantee
Program
Loan guarantee (fully guaranteed by the federal government)
The maximum repayment period for a Section 108 loan is 20
years. HUD has the ability to structure the principal
amortization to match the needs of the project and borrower.
Each annual principal amount will have a separate interest
rate associated with it.
Eligible applicants include public entities: metropolitan cities and urban
counties (CDBG entitlement recipients); nonentitlement communities that
are assisted in the submission of applications by states that administer
the CDBG program; and nonentitlement communities eligible to receive
CDBG funds under the HUD-Administered Small Cities CDBG program
(Hawaii). The public entity may be the borrower or it may designate a
public agency as the borrower. All CDBG rules and requirements apply
and all projects must principally benefit low and moderately low income
persons, aid in the elimination of slums and blight, or meet urgent needs
of the community.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
HUD, Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI)
Grants and Loans Minimum Section 108 to BEDI ratio is 1:1
and maximum grant amount is $2 million.
Eligible applicants include CDBG entitlement communities and non-
entitlement communities eligible to receive loan guarantees. A request
for a new Section 108 loan guarantee authority must accompany each
BEDI application. BEDI and Section 108 funds must be used in
conjunction with the same economic development project. Non-
entitlement communities, including those in New York and Hawaii, may
apply for and receive grants under the BEDI programs. If a non-
entitlement community receives a BEDI grant and applies for Section 108
loan guarantee assistance, the applicable state entity (or HUD, in the
case of Hawaii and New York) will be required to pledge CDBG funds as
partial security for the loan guarantee.
DOT, Federal Highway
Administration
There are several programs through which support for
brownfields revitalization, as part of an eligible transportation
project, may be appropriately financed with federal funds.
Examples are as follows:
Formula-allocated funds available to states through the
National Highway System and the Surface
Transportation Program
Transportation enhancements
Bicycle and pedestrian trails
Recreational trails
Transportation and community and system preservation
Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
Borders and corridors
Scenic byways
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for funds must go through the local Metropolitan Planning
Organization's and State transportation's long- and short-range planning
processes. The transportation project that includes brownfields
revitalization activities must be included in the State's Transportation
Improvement Program.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
DOT, Federal Transit
Administration
There are several programs through which support for
brownfields revitalization, as part of an eligible transportation
project, may be appropriately financed with federal funds. See
httc://www.fta.dot.aov/librarv/Droaram/arantcroa.html or more
information about FTA grant programs and eligibility
requirements.
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for funds must go through the local Metropolitan Planning
Organization's and state transportation's long- and short-range planning
processes. The transportation project that includes brownfields
revitalization activities must be included in the State's Transportation
Improvement Program.
In-kind Support Only
EPA, Brownfields Technology
Support Center
Technology scoping for site assessments or investigations
and for cleanup technologies; support for demonstrations
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Support should be obtained through submitting requests to BTSC
headquarters, EPA ORD, EPA ERT, or through EPA Regional
Brownfields coordinators
EPA, Engineering, Groundwater,
and Federal Facilities Forums
Provides technical support concerning issues at Superfund
and RCRA sites
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Support can be obtained through attending the forums or by contacting
the ORD Technical Support Center.
EPA, RCRA Brownfields
Prevention Initiative
Provides contractor support to assist in RCRA pilot programs
Eligibility requirements support RCRA pilot project.
Requests for support should be directed to the RCRA Brownfields
Prevention Initiative point of contact listed in profile 2.1.6.
EPA, Environmental Response
Team
Provides: on-site assistance; assessments, planning and
implementation, eco-risk and extent; remedy
recommendations; technology efficacy evaluation (bench,
pilot, and full-scale); phytoremediation; hard rock mine sites;
site reclamation
Eligibility requirements support participants in the Superfund program as
well as across other EPA programs. State and local governments are
eligible based on approval and funding.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
EPA, National Risk Management
Research Laboratory, The
Engineering Technical Support
Center - Cincinnati, OH
Provides scientific and engineering expertise to assist
brownfields decision-makers formulate site feasability plan, or
resolve a potential issue during remediation
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to the regional office staff,
program office staff, or the ETSC Director
EPA, Superfund Innovative
Technology Evaluation Program
Provides direct technical support for performing fields
demonstrations, engineering, cost performance evaluation,
and technology screening
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to the regional or program office
staff, the regional ORD liaison
EPA German Bi-lateral
Agreement/Site-specific
Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tool (SMART)
Cooperative effort between EPA and the German Federal
Office of the Environment to share information and evaluate
new solutions and tools for the redevelopment of
contaminated sites
Eligibility requirements support any government or private entity involved
with redevelopment, planning, and remediation of brownfields projects
throughout the U.S. and Germany.
Requests for support should be directed to EPA ORD or the individual
contacts listed in profile 2.3.3.
EPA, National Risk Management
Research Laboratory, Tehcnology
Transfer and Support (NRMRL)
Division - Cincinnati, OH
Provides technical assistance, workshops and seminars, as
well as guidance documents and technical resources to
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to NRMRL's Branch Chief or the
contacts listed in profile 2.3.4.
EPA, National Risk Management
Research Laboratory, Subsurface
Protection and Remediation
Division - Ada, OK
Provides technical assistance to decision-makers and other
revitalization stakeholders in making educated decisions on
technologies, tools, and strategies to be used in the
remediation and revitalization of contaminated sites.
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to the EPA regional or program
office staff or through the contacts listed in profile 2.3.5.
EPA, National Exposure Research
Laboratory - Las Vegas, Nevada
Provides site-specific technical support on site
characterization and monitoring technologies and approaches
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support can be directed to the EPA regional or program
office staff or through the contacts listed in profile 2.3.6.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
EPA, Hazardous Substance
Research Centers
Address concerns about hazardous substances in the
environment by conducting basic and applied research,
providing technology transfer, and community outreach
Eligibility requirements support organized community groups within EPA
Regions 1 -10 that do not currently have a consultant involved.
Requests for support should be directed to the contacts listed under
section 2.4 of this directory.
DOC, NOAA - Costal Zone
Management Program
Is a federal-state partnership dedicated to comprehensive
management of the nations coastal resources.
Eligibility requirements support government entities with an approved
Coastal Zone Management plans are eligible.
Requests for support should be directed to the stare Coastal Zone
Management office.
DoD, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
Provides technical assistance on the assessment and
evaluation of sites to local, state, and federal agencies
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to the contacts listed in profiles
5.2.
DOE, Office of Environmental
Management, Office of
Intergovernmental and Public
Accountability
Provides cooperative agreements to local community-based
organizations located near DOE facilities to conduct training
and workshops on Internet research and GIS, assisting with
the preparation of Brownfields pilot applications.
Eligibility requirements support community-based organizations located
near DOE facilities.
Requests for support should be directed to the DOE Environmental
Justice Program Manger.
DOE, Argonne National Laboratory
Provides environmental technical support to local, state, and
federal government staff
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Support from Argonne National Laboratory should be secured through
EPA's BTSC (see profile 6.2).
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Organization
Example of Support
Key Requirements for Obtaining SupportA
DOT, Maritime Administration
(MARAD)
Coordinate efforts with the EPA and other federal agencies in
assisting ports and port developers on brownfields
redevelopment sites. MARAD will work with the AAPA to
survey and report progress on brownfields redevelopment
sites. MARAD expects to work with NOAA and other federal
agencies in developing budget requirements for future
brownfields redevelopment projects.
Eligibility requirements support government entities.
Requests for support should be directed to the EPA Regional
Brownfields coordinators.
General Services Administration
GSA provides technical support through the use of GIS to
analyze information and consider various factors that impact
urban redevelopment for underutilized federal properties.
Requests for support should be directed to the GSA point of contact
listed in profile 11.0.
* Government entities can include one or more of the following: federal, state, local, tribal, and health departments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.0 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2.1 EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
2.1.1 Brownfields Technology Support Center
2.1.2 Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal Facilities Forums
2.1.3 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
2.1.4 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
2.1.5 Land Revitalization Initiative
2.1.6 RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative
2.1.7 USTfields
2.1.8 Environmental Response Team
2.2 EPA Regional Brownfields Teams
2.3 EPA Office of Research and Development
2.3.1 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, The Engineering Technical
Support Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
2.3.2 Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program
2.3.3 German Bi-lateral Agreement/Site-specific Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tools Guidance
2.3.4 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Technology Transfer and
Support Division - Cincinnati, Ohio
2.3.5 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Ada, Subsurface Protection
and Remediation Division (SPRD), Oklahoma
2.3.6 National Exposure Research Laboratory, Las Vegas, Nevada
2.4 EPA Hazardous Substance Research Centers
2.4.1 Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
2.4.2 Midwest Region
2.4.3 Rocky Mountain Region
2.4.4 South/Southwest Regions
2.4.5 Western Region
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.1 EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
EPA OSWER provides policy, guidance, and direction for the land disposal of hazardous
wastes, underground storage tanks (UST), solid waste management, encouragement of
innovative technologies, source reduction of wastes, and management of the Superfund
Program. OSWER's priorities include the following:
Land revitalization, and making property reuse an important part of all cleanup activities
Enhancing counter-terrorism
Better integrating information
Reducing waste and recovering energy
Campaigning against waste
Workforce development and succession planning
OSWER's goal for revitalization is to broadly promote the lessons learned by the Brownfields
program and how revitalization can complement traditional cleanup programs and lead to faster
cleanups. Several offices within OSWER are helping EPA achieve this goal.
EPA's goal is for OSWER and its federal, state, tribal, and local partners is to reduce or control
the risk to human health and the environment at more than 374,000 contaminated Superfund,
RCRA, UST, Brownfields and oil sites by 2005. The goal is also to have the planning and
preparedness capabilities to respond successfully to all known emergencies and to reduce the
risk to human health and the environment.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following OSWER-related organizations:
2.1.1 Brownfields Technology Support Center
2.1.2 Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal Facilities Forums
2.1.3 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
2.1.4 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
2.1.5 Land Revitalization Initiative
2.1.6 RCRA Brownfields Revitalization Initiative
2.1.7 USTfields
2.1.8 EPA Environmental Response Team
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.1.1 Brownfields Technology Support Center
Background:
Coordinated through EPA's Technology Innovation Office (TIO), the Brownfields
Technology Support Center (BTSC) helps brownfields decision-makers select and
implement a full range of technologies and strategies to make informed and "smart"
technology decisions for their sites. The BTSC provides, at no cost to localities, a readily
accessible resource for unbiased assessments and supporting information about options
relevant to specific sites.
The BTSC has a wide variety of resources and support mechanisms to assist decision
makers in understanding potential technology options and technical approaches. The
BTSC can provide assistance with its own support mechanisms for both expedited
approaches to sampling and analysis and for cleanup and treatment options. The BTSC
also provides access to available support and expertise from the Office of Research and
Development (ORD, see section 2.3), the EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT,
Section 2.1.8), and, through existing Interagency Agreements, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. Finally, the
BTSC can provide information on how to access services available through the
Hazardous Substance Research Center network (see Section 2.4).
Location:
EPA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The BTSC assists brownfields localities and other revitalization stakeholders in making
smarter decisions about use of technologies and strategies for investigation and cleanup
of contaminated sites. The BTSC provides assistance on site-specific issues, conducts
general research about technologies, and prepares technical and other information tools.
Specialty Areas:
Expedited approaches to sampling and analysis
Field analytics and rapid sampling technologies
Site cleanup technologies
Available information resources
General Services
Offered:
Reviews of documents
Technology scoping for site assessment or investigation and for cleanup
technologies
Technology descriptions
Reviews of literature and electronic resources
Support for demonstrations
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through the BTSC.
Eligibility:
The BTSC provides direct support to local, state, and federal government staff.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Localities can submit requests through their EPA Regional Brownfields coordinators or
throuah the Internet at httD://www.brownfieldstsc.ora or bv callinq the BTSC's toll-free
telephone number at (877) 838-7220.
Points of Contact:
Dan Powell, EPA TIO Carlos Pachon, EPA TIO
(703) 603-7196 (703) 603-9904
powell. dan(3).epa.qov pachon. carlos(ฎepa.aov
Richard Weisman, Tetra Tech EM Inc. (support contractor)
(703) 390-0606
richard.weisman(3),ttemi.com
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.1.1 Brownfields Technology Support Center
internet Home
Page:
http://vMW.brownfieldstsc.orq
Success Stories:
The BTSC has provided technical assistance to more than 20 land revitalization projects
in the past 4 years. Assistance has been provided on topics ranging from innovative
strategies for managing decision uncertainty (use of the Triad approach) to review of
sampling and analysis plans, and preparation of technical materials about the treatment
of arsenic and the use of phytoremediation.
Figure 1. Organization/Integration of Brownfields Technology Support Center Services
EPA's Office of
Research and Development
Technical Support Centers
www.epa.gov/ord
NERL, Las Vegas, NV-
Site Characterization and Monitoring
www.epa.gov/nerl
NRMRL, Ada, OK-
Groundwater
and Surface Water
www.epa.gov/ada
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH - Land
Remediation and Pollution Control
www.epa.gov/ord/nrmrl
EPA Environmental
Response Team
www.ert.org
Natural Restoration
Field Technologies
Site Management Issues
EPA's Technology Innovation Office
www.epa.gov/tio
Evaluate strategies to streamline site investigation and cleanup
Identify and review information about complex technology options
Evaluate contractor capabilities and recommendations
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DOE Argonne
National Laboratory
www.anl.gov
Expedited Site Assessments
Prioritizing Sites
Planning and Management Tools
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
www.usace.army.mil
Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive
Waste Center of Expertise
t
Dynamic workplanning,
systematic planning, and field
measurement technologies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.1.2 Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal
Facilities Forums
Background:
EPA OSWER, Regional Waste Management Offices, and the ORD established the
Technical Support Project (TSP) in 1987 to provide technical assistance to Regional
Remedial Project Managers, Corrective Action Staff, and On-Scene Coordinators (OSC).
TSP consists of a network of Regional Forums and specialized Technical Support
Centers (TSC) located at ORD and the Office of Radiation Programs laboratories, and
OSWER's Environmental Response Team. The Regional Forums include the
Engineering Forum, the Groundwater Forum, and the Federal Facilities Forum.
Members of these Forums work to improve communications and assist in technical
transfer between the Regions and the Centers. The Forums also act as technical
resources, and disseminate information resulting from TSP to their regional colleagues.
They also meet semi-annually to discuss technical and policy issues, new technologies,
and to network with other federal agencies.
Location:
EPA Regional Offices
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Each of the forums provides an avenue through which requests for technical assistance
can be raised and addressed. Local, state, and federal government staff can contact
members of the forum located in their region and raise issues, which then can be
discussed during the monthly calls or the semi-annual meetings of the forums.
Specialty Areas:
The forums address various remediation issues at Superfund and RCRA sites including:
Engineering
Groundwater remediation
Federal facilities remediation
General Services
Offered:
The forums have three main purposes:
To bring current state-of-the-science to each regional office as it is developed
through research efforts at the Superfund Technical Support Center (STSC)
laboratories
To focus laboratory resources on research areas important to engineers and
technical support staff working in each EPA region
To maintain consistency in the interpretation of guidance and application of policy
throughout the country
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through the forums.
Eligibility:
The forums provide technical support to local, state, and federal government staff.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Questions regarding technical information can be directed to the ORD TSC
representatives shown in Appendix C or Regional Science Program representatives
shown also in Appendix C.
Contacts for each forum can be accessed by using the following links:
Enaineerina Forum: httD://www.eDa.aov/tio/tsD/enamembe.htm
Groundwater Forum: http://www.epa.qov/tio/tsp/awmember.htm
Federal Facilities Forum: http://www.epa.aov/tio/tsp/ffmember.htm
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.aov/tio/tsp/index.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.1.2 Engineering, Groundwater, and Federal
Facilities Forums
Success Stories:
The TSCs, with assistance from the forums, respond to approximately 400 to 500
requests for technical assistance each year. These projects have included various types
of technical assistance, including:
Reviews of contractor work plans and reports
Treatability studies
Selection and evaluation of remedial technologies
Development and review of sampling plans
Application of innovative technologies
Development of technology transfer papers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.1.3 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
Background:
The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is an EPA effort to facilitate the return of
hazardous waste sites to productive use, by selecting cleanup remedies that are
consistent with the anticipated future use of the sites. While EPA's primary mission is to
protect human health and the environment, Superfund cleanups have also been
instrumental in returning contaminated sites to productive use. The Agency has
increasingly recognized the need to work with communities as part of the cleanup
process to determine what the future use of the site is likely to be, and EPA can then
make the cleanup protective for that use. This will allow communities to reclaim these
properties as valuable assets.
The purpose of the SRI pilot program is to help local governments participate in the
cleanup and reuse of Superfund sites. Under the pilot program, EPA will provide, or will
seek to have PRP provide, up to $100,000 in financial assistance and services to local
governments for specified activities at PRP-lead sites. Although the program is directed
toward local governments, other political subdivisions, federally recognized Indian tribes,
and states are also eligible to receive assistance. Applicants are offered several types of
program assistance, including funding through cooperative agreements, access to
facilitation services, and the availability of experts under the Intergovernmental
Personnel Act.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides financial assistance and other services related to cleanup and reuse of
Superfund sites
Specialty Areas:
Superfund sites
General Services
Offered:
Reuse assessments and reuse plans to determine reasonably anticipated future land
uses, as well as activities to support the development, evaluation, and documentation of
predicted reuse as it might affect or be affected by cleanup alternatives that are being
considered.
Type of Funding
Available:
The SRI pilot program makes available up to $100,000 per site in financial assistance
and related services.
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2.1.3 Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
Eligibility:
Applicants have to meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this
initiative:
Be a political subdivision (for example, city, town, county), a federally recognized
Indian tribe, or a state;
Not be a PRP at the site (if a PRP, liability must have been resolved to EPA's
satisfaction)
In addition, sites within the applicant's jurisdiction must be:
Proposed for, or listed on, the National Priorities List (NPL) with remedy construction
not yet complete
A multi-million dollar EPA-funded Removal Action planned at the site which will last
more than 12 months, and for which a cleanup decision is still pending (if not on the
NPL)
Evaluation factors for pilots requesting assistance include:
Project strategy
Budget
Site cleanup status
Anticipated role of current/future site owner
Community-based planning and involvement
Anticipated state role
Clearly-identified value added through EPA assistance
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
EPA announced their proposal process in the Federal Register in December 1999.
Interested applicants were asked to complete a proposal with basic information about the
types of activities they were proposing to conduct and the types of support they were
requesting from EPA. The deadline for submitting proposals to EPA was April 7, 2000.
In May 2000, EPA reviewed the proposals to ensure that the applicants and their sites
were eligible and to assess the proposals against the evaluation criteria. To learn more
about future grants and the redevelopment or reuse of Superfund sites, write to
reuse.info(3).epa.aov. or call the Superfund Hotline.
Points of Contact:
Melissa Friedland, EPA/Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
(703) 603-8864
General Information: Superfund Hotline 800-424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 (Washington,
D.C. area) reuse.info(3).epa.aov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.aov/superfund/proarams/recvcle/overview/index.htm
Success Stories:
EPA announced 40 pilot recipients in July 2000. The SRI web site provides case studies
and other descriptions of redevelopment activities at individual sites.
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2.1.4 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment
Background:
EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment (OBCR) empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a
timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
EPA is funding assessment demonstration pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000
over 2 years) to assess brownfields sites and to test cleanup and redevelopment models;
job training pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over 2 years) to provide training
for residents of communities affected by brownfields to facilitate cleanup of brownfields
sites and prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field; and cleanup
revolving loan fund programs (each funded up to $500,000 over 5 years) to capitalize
loan funds for the environmental cleanup of brownfields. These pilot programs are
intended to provide EPA, states, tribes, municipalities, and communities with useful
information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to promote a unified
approach to site assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides financial assistance for site assessment, job training, and cleanup
Specialty Areas:
Covers all aspects of brownfields site assessment and cleanup
General Services
Offered:
Covers a broad range of services, including technical and programmatic support
Type of Funding
Available:
The OBCR pilot program provides up to $200,000 per site (over 2 years) for site
assessment, $200,000 per site (over 2 years) for job training, and $500,000 per site
(over 5 years) for cleanup
Eligibility:
All brownfields sites are eligible for the pilot program
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests for financial assistance are submitted through EPA's Regional Brownfields
offices
Points of Contact:
Ms. Linda Garczynski
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(202) 566-2731
qarczvnski.linda(3).epa.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http: //www. e p a. q o v/s we ro s p s/bf/
Success Stories:
EPA has awarded numerous grants to brownfields sites through the OBCR. For
example, EPA awarded 11 grants totaling $675,000 under the job training pilot in
September 2002 and $14.6 million to help 80 communities with assessment
demonstration pilots. Since inception, EPA has awarded $280 million in pilots and
grants to spur assessments, cleanup, and redevelopment at brownfields sites.
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2.1.5 Land Revitalization initiative
Background:
EPA, in partnership with the states, tribes, territories, and a broad range of stakeholders,
is undertaking the Land Revitalization Initiative to restore land to productive economic
and green space end uses. At the same time the Agency protects human health and the
environment by cleaning up waste sites in all of its land cleanup programs. Community
members care both about cleaning up past contamination and about the future
opportunities that a property offers to improve their quality of life in sustainable ways that
break the cycle of environmental contamination and blight. Cleanup and reuse are
mutually supportive common sense goals that reinforce each other to serve the common
good.
To facilitate and promote land revitalization, EPA has developed an Action Agenda as a
blueprint for achieving more land restoration as part of clean up. The Land Revitalization
Group is responsible for overseeing implementation of the Agenda. Reuse Coordinators
and Teams ave been created in each of EPA's 10 Regions to develop Reuse Work Plans
describing actions they are taking to make reuse part of cleanup. A number of steps
already have been taken in EPA's cleanup programs to further reuse efforts, but much
more can be done to expand on the successes that have been achieved. The Action
Agenda will further EPA's land reuse goals by: ensuring that cleanup program policies,
guidance and enforcement practices encourage reuse when appropriate; creating public-
private and cross-governmental partnerships to foster reuse; instilling a culture of reuse
in our government workforce; and providing incentives for reuse through streamlined
implementation of federal brownfields legislation.
Location:
EPA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
EPA has developed a Land Revitalization Agenda (Appendix B) to further land reuse by
ensuring that cleanup program policies and guidance encourage reuse; creating public-
private and cross-governmental partnerships to foster reuse; instilling a culture of reuse
in our government workforce; and providing incentives for reuse through streamlined
implementation of new federal Brownfields legislation to provide Brownfields grants and
limit liability for perspective purchasers of property.
Specialty Areas:
EPA has established Land Reuse Coordinators and Land Reuse Teams in each of the
10 EPA Regional Offices. The Reuse Coordinators and Teams ensure coordination
among the cleanup programs in implementing the Land Revitalization Agenda.
General Services
Offered:
Review documents
Provide assistance to foster cleanups that lead to land reuse
Support and participate in stakeholder outreach meetings and seminars to foster
reuse across all cleanup programs
Disseminate environmental information in all the cleanup programs to facilitate
reuse and assist Regional program managers in data sharing
Support pilot demonstrations
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are available on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility:
Direct support to federal, state and local governments
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Assistance can be requested through the Internet at
http://www.epa.qov/oswer/landrevitalization or bv callinq 703-603-0048.
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2.1.5 Land Revitalization Initiative
Points of Contact:
Christopher J. Prins, EPA Land Revitalization Group, (703)603-9231,
prins.christopher(3).epa.qov
Patricia Tidwell-Shelton, EPA Land Revitalization Group, (703) 603-0055,
tidwell.patricia(3).epa.qov
Dottie Pipkin. EPA Land Revitalization Group. (703) 603-9095, pipkin.dottie(3).epa.qov
Phil Page, Office of Enforcement and Complaince Assurance, (703) 564-4211,
paqe.phil(3).epa.qov
Matt Hoagland, Reuse Coordinator, Region 1, (617) 918-1361
Dan Forger, Reuse Coordinator, Region 2, (212) 637-4402
Tom Stolle, Reuse Coordinator, Region 3, (215) 814-3129
Rosalind Brown, Reuse Coordinator, Region 4, (404) 562-8633
James VanderKloot, Reuse Coordinator, Region 5, (312) 353-3161
Diana Hinds, Reuse Coordinator, Region 6, (214) 665-7561
Jim Callier, Reuse Coordinator, Region 7, (913) 551-7541
Wanda Taunton, Reuse Coordinator, Region 8, (303) 312-7081
Jim Hanson, Reuse Coordinator, Region 9, (415) 972-3188
Tamara Langton, Reuse Coordinator, Region 10, (206) 553-2709
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.qov/oswer/landrevitalization/index.htm
Success Stories:
Since this is a new initiative, there are no specific success stories at this time. Check the
website or any of the contacts listed above for additional updates.
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2.1.6 RCRA Brownfields Prevention initiative
Background:
EPA's RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative was launched in 1998, with the goal of
encouraging the reuse of potential RCRA Brownfields so that the land better serves the
needs of the community either through more productive commercial and residential
development or as greenspace. A potential RCRA Brownfield is a RCRA facility or
portion of the facility that is not in full use, where there is redevelopment potential, and
where reuse or redevelopment of that site is slowed due to real or perceived concerns
about actual or potential contamination, liability, and RCRA requirements. EPA seeks to
capitalize on the redevelopment potential of RCRA Brownfields to achieve successful
cleanup and long-term sustainable reuse of these sites. Through the Brownfields
program, EPA is seeking to promote the reuse of industrial sites rather than use valuable
farmland or other open "greenfields" for economic development. The benefits of the
Initiative include the preservation of these greenfields, the cleanup of contamination, the
revitalization of communities blighted by brownfields, and increased greenspace
communities.
EPA has launched several unfunded RCRA Brownfields Prevention pilot projects to
showcase flexibility in RCRA and some of the concepts embodied in the RCRA Cleanup
Reforms. EPA also has launched a number of modestly funded RCRA Targeted Site
Efforts (TSE), which are small focused projects aimed at overcoming specific barriers to
successful cleanup and reuse of RCRA sites. The goal of these programs is to
showcase successes that can help other communities in modeling future innovations for
cleanup and redevelopment of RCRA sites. In addition, EPA has launched a RCRA
Brownfields Prevention Initiative website with the similar goal of presenting and
showcasing a number of successful cleanup tools, innovative approaches, pertinent
guidance, memos and information, and case studies to help disseminate innovations and
information to EPA Regions, States and the RCRA Community. EPA also has
developed and presented RCRA Brownfields outreach to the RCRA Community in a
variety of forums, including Internet seminars.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides support to find ways to expedite cleanups at RCRA sites
Specialty Areas:
RCRA Sites
General Services
Offered:
Assistance with expediting cleanups through use of flexibility in RCRA programs
Type of Funding
Available:
No grant funding is available, however, EPA has allocated contractor support to assist
pilot projects.
Eligibility:
No more funding has been announced at this time for RCRA Brownfield Prevention Pilots
or TSE.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
If future funding is made available, that information will be posted on the RCRA
Brownfields Prevention Initiative website and distributed to EPA Regions.
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2.1.6 RCRA Brownfields Prevention initiative
Points of Contact:
Sara Rasmussen, Co-Lead, RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative Workgroup, Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(703) 308-8399
rasmussen. sara(3).epa.qov
Alison Evans, Co-Lead, RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative Workgroup, Office of
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
(202) 566-2744
RCRA Brownfields Prevention Initiative Regional Contacts
Matt Hoagland, Region 1, (617) 918-1361
Michael Poetzsch, Region 2, (212) 637-4147
Deborah Goldblum, Russ Fish, Region 3, (215) 814-3432
Channing Bennett, Region 4, (404) 562-8474
Ann Wentz, Region 5, (312) 886-8097
Cathy Gilmore Region 6, (214) 665-6766
Stephanie Doolan, Region 7, (913) 551-7719
Bill Rothenmeyer, Region 8, (303) 312-6045
Arlene Kabei, Region 9, (415) 972-3312
Mike Slater, Region 10,(503) 326-5872
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.qov/swerosps/rcrabf/index.html
Success Stories:
There have been 9 pilot projects performed under the RCRA Brownfields prevention
initiative and 14 Targeted Site Effort Projects.
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2.1.7 USTfields
Background:
EPA's USTfields initiative applies to abandoned or underused industrial and commercial
properties where reuse is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination
from federally regulated USTs. Of the estimated 450,000 brownfields sites in the U.S.,
approximately 100,000-200,000 contain abandoned USTs or are impacted by petroleum
leaks from USTs. However, petroleum contamination is generally excluded from
coverage under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) and is not, therefore, covered under EPA's Brownfields program.
EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) is undertaking an USTfields
initiative to address petroleum contamination from abandoned tanks generally excluded
from brownfields revitalization. The initiative is also intended to take advantage of the
many advances in the brownfields work that could and should be applied to the
numerous (and often smaller and more rural) USTfields sites.
The USTfields initiative is intended to:
Clean up unused properties.
Demonstrate what can be accomplished in the cleanup of brownfields sites
impacted by USTs when federal, state, tribal, intertribal consortium, local, and
private entities collaborate and combine their knowledge and resources.
Take advantage of the expertise and infrastructure already being employed in
similar EPA cleanup projects to maximize the use of available resources.
Observe and learn from the challenges and accomplishments of pilot projects, with a
view to disseminating the "lessons learned" to other states, tribes, intertribal
consortia, territories, and local entities.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
While reuse is not part of EPA's USTfields initiative, the cleanup and subsequent reuse
of USTfields can turn otherwise unusable land into recreational, residential, community,
ecological, or public property. It makes the land productive again and helps to spur
private and public sector investment in housing, job-producing businesses, and open
space that can help communities improve their neighborhoods. Cleaning up USTfields
fosters recycling land instead of developing pristine land.
Specialty Areas:
The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund to assess, clean up, and
ready for reuse high priority petroleum-impacted brownfields sites.
General Services
Offered:
Provide states, tribes, municipalities and communities useful information and strategies
to promote a unified approach to site assessment, environmental cleanup and
redevelopment of "petroleum" contaminated properties.
Type of Funding
Available:
There will be no new USTfields pilot grants. The Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act expands the current EPA Brownfields program and, for the
first time, low-risk petroleum sites will be eligible for assessment and cleanup grant
funding under the Brownfields program. This new authority builds upon and
complements the current USTfields Initiative, which addresses high-priority petroleum-
contaminated properties and limits awards to states, tribes, and intertribal consortia.
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2.1.7 USTfields
Eligibility:
Eligible Applicants
The applicant for USTfields Pilot Grants must be a state implementing agency, tribe,
or intertribal consortia. All applicants must have the legal authorities to carry out a
project. If the applicant is a state, it must meet the 10 percent cost share match.
Intertribal consortia must demonstrate that all members of the consortium (1) meet
the eligibility requirements for the grants and (2) authorize the consortium to apply
for and receive assistance.
Eligible Activities
USTfields Pilot LUST trust funds may be used for corrective action and oversight
activities at eligible properties, including:
Assessments to determine whether there are chemicals of concern.
Cleanup of petroleum contamination.
Monitoring of soil and groundwater to help evaluate whether the chemicals of
concern have been removed.
Public/community participation involving assessment and/or cleanup activities
planned at the site(s) in that community (for example, a public meeting to discuss
contamination found at a site and the removal plans).
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Any state, tribe, or intertribal consortium that has questions may contact its EPA
Regional office.
Points of Contact:
Steven McNeely
EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks
(703)603-7164
mcneelv.steven(3).epa.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.qov/swerust1/ustfield/index.htm
Success Stories:
In 2002, EPA's OUST competitively selected 40 state and tribal USTfields pilots. In each
pilot, the state will work with a local community or the tribe will work with its EPA region
to address identified sites. Each pilot was awarded up to $100,000 from LUST Trust
funds to assess and clean up petroleum-contaminated sites.
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2.1.8 Environmental Response Team
Background:
The Environmental Response Team (ERT) was created in 1978 to provide scientific
support to OSCs and RPMs within EPA's Superfund Program. Initially, ERT provided
site assessment, emergency response, and health and safety support. Due to evolving
program regulations and administrative priorities, ERT now provides on-scene
assistance for air monitoring, mobile laboratories, remedy recommendations and
implementation, technology efficacy/cost-effectiveness determination, and emerging and
innovative technologies evaluation on bench, pilot, and full-scales.
Location:
EPA ERT Center: Edison, NJ; Cincinnati, OH; Las Vegas, NV; and Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
As part of its mission within the Superfund program, ERT currently performs many
functions directly related to the OSWER priority of revitalization and reuse. ERT has
provided on-site assistance with various phases of the Superfund and Brownfields
programs, including planning, site assessment, remedy reviews, remedy selection,
implementation, and monitoring.
Specialty Areas:
Bioremediation and oil spill response - Provides scientific support through ongoing
bench, pilot, and full-scale operations at oil spill, pesticide, and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons-contaminated Superfund sites.
Reclamation; thermal treatment; oxidation technologies
Phytoremediation; mine sites; reclamation - ERT has worked with USDA scientists in
developing and refining the use of residuals to render mining minerals less bioavailable.
ERT has implemented phytotechnologies for hydraulic control of organic-contaminated
groundwater at several sites around the country.
Ecological risk assessment and eco-technology efficacy evaluation - ERT has integrated
ecological risk assessment and bioavailability of contaminants to flora and fauna into
remedy effectiveness evaluations.
Environmental assessments - ERT has performed numerous environmental
assessments of both Superfund and Brownfield sites.
General Services
Offered:
On-site assistance
Assessments, planning and implementation, eco-riskand extent
Remedy recommendations
Technology efficacy evaluation (bench, pilot, and full-scale)
Phytoremediation, hard rock mine sites, site reclamation
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through ERT.
Eligibility:
ERT predominantly works in the Superfund program, but has often worked across EPA
programs, and with approval and funding works for state and local governments.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Within the Superfund program, POCs identified below can be contacted by telephone at
(732) 321-6740
States/localities can submit requests for ERT support through the BTSC at (877) 838-
7220.
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2.1.8 Environmental Response Team
Points of Contact:
Joseph P. Lafornara, Ph.D., ERT Director
David P. Wright, Deputy Director
Dennisses Valdes, Deputy Director
Harry L. Allen, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist: bioremediation, oil spills
JoAnn M. Camacho, Environmental Engineer: reclamation, thermal treatment, oxidation
techs
Harry R. Compton, Environmental Engineer: phytoremediation, mine sites, reclamation
Scott C. Fredericks, Biologist: phytoremediation, mine sites, reclamation
Alan Humphrey, Environmental Scientist; Dive Team Master Diver: phytoremediation;
groundwater; extent of contamination; assessment and remediation of groundwater
George R. Prince, Environmental Scientist: phytoremediation; groundwater; extent of
contamination; assessment and remediation of groundwater
Mark Sprenger, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist: eco-risk assessment, eco-technology
efficacy evaluation
Andre P. Zownir, Environmental Engineer: engineering/thermal treatment; assessment
and remediation of groundwater; remedy review
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.ert.orq
Success Stories:
ERT has provided timely on-site technical assistance within the Superfund, and across
many EPA and other federal, state and local agency programs. Assistance has been
provided for site assessment/emergency response to ecological risk
determination/emerging technology pilots. Site-specific successes include the following:
Hamburg Lead Site, PA; California Gulch Site, Leadville, CO; Jasper Mine Site,
Oronogo-Duenweg, MO; Bunker Hill West Page Swamp Site, Kellogg, ID; Old Acoma
Stockyard Site, Acoma, NM; and phytoremediation sites in New Jersey, Utah, New
Hampshire, Maryland, and Oregon.
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2.2 EPA Regional Brownfields Teams
Background:
Each EPA regional office has assembled a team of individuals to work with Brownfields
pilot projects that have been awarded in that region. Each office has identified a central
point of contact, a Brownfields coordinator, who is responsible for receiving and
disseminating information about the region's Brownfields activities.
Location:
EPA regional offices
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The Regional Brownfields Teams work with state agencies, tribes, communities, and
other stakeholders in economic development and encourage communication and
coordination to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields in a timely
fashion.
Specialty Areas:
The Regional Brownfields Teams have extensive experience in the Superfund and RCRA
programs and in the selection and use of innovative technologies. Some of the Regional
Brownfields Team members are former RPMs, OSCs, or site assessment managers.
Site characterization
Development of remedial strategies
Innovative technology
General Services
Offered:
The EPA Regional Brownfields Teams are responsible for disseminating information
about their regions' brownfields activities, including:
Regional office funding opportunities for brownfields site assessments
Information on ongoing pilot programs to EPA, states, tribes, municipalities, and
communities
Current information on strategies and new methods to promote a unified approach to
site assessment, environmental, and redevelopment
Job training pilot programs to provide training for residents of communities affected
by brownfields to facilitate of brownfields sites and prepare trainees for future
employment in the environmental field
Type of Funding
Available:
EPA regional offices provide the following funding and job training programs (see profile
2.1.4 for grant information):
Brownfields Assessment Funding
Brownfields Revolving Loan Capitalization Funding
Brownfields Funding
Job Training and Workforce Development Funding
Brownfields Targeted Assessments for abandoned or unused property that may be
contaminated by hazardous substances at publically owned or nonprofit owned
properties
Eligibility:
Local, state, tribal, academic, federal entities, and nonprofit organizations are eligible for
funding.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact the individuals listed as POC for further assistance.
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2.2 EPA Regional Brownfields Teams
Points of Contact:
Lynne Jennings, EPA Region 1, (617) 918-1210
Larry D'Andrea, EPA Region 2, (212) 637-4314
Tom Stolle, EPA Region 3, (215) 814-3129
Mickey Hartnett, EPA Region 4, (404) 562-8661
Deborah Orr, EPA Region 5, (312) 886-7576
Stan Hitt, EPA Region 6, (214) 665-6736
Susan Klein, EPA Region 7, (913) 551-7786
Kathie Atencio, EPA Region 8, (303) 312-6803
Jim Hanson, EPA Region 9, (415) 972-3188
Tim Brincefield, EPA Region 10, (206) 553-2100
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.qov/swerosps/bf/reqcntct.htm
Success Stories:
The EPA regional offices have provided funding for the assessment and of Brownfield
sites across the country. To view success story summaries by region, visit the following
website: http://www.epa.qov/swerosps/bf/sslocat.htm
Cooperative agreement between regional offices and communities include the following:
Region 5 is currently involved in 85 assessment grants, 25 revolving loan fund grants,
and six job training grants; Region 8 is currently involved in 23 assessment grants, 10
revolving loan fund grants, and two job training grants; and Region 9 is currently involved
in 41 assessment grants, 14 revolving loan fund grants, and five job training grants.
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2.3 EPA Office of Research and Development
EPA ORD is the principal scientific and research arm of the EPA. ORD conducts research and
fosters the use of science and technology in fulfilling EPA's mission. ORD is organized into the
following three national laboratories and two national centers located in a dozen facilities
around the country and in Washington, D.C. Several of these facilities perform research and
development activities related to land revitalization, as discussed below:
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
National Exposure Research Laboratory
National Center for Environmental Assessment
National Center for Environmental Research
ORD's mission is the following:
Perform research and development to identify, understand, and solve current and future
environmental problems
Provide responsive technical support to EPA's mission
Integrate the work of ORD's scientific partners (other agencies, nations, private sector
organizations, and academia)
Provide leadership in addressing emerging environmental issues and in advancing the
science and technology of risk assessment and risk management
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following ORD-related organizations:
2.3.1 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, The Engineering Technical Support
Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
2.3.2 Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program
2.3.3 German Bi-lateral Agreement/Site-specific Management Approach and Redevelopment
Tools Plan
2.3.4 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Technology Transfer Research
Division
2.3.5 National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Ada, Oklahoma
2.3.6 National Exposure Research Laboratory, Las Vegas, Nevada
Many of the direct support services available through the ORD Technical Support Centers can
be requested on-line through the Brownfields Technology Support Center Network (see Section
2.1.1).
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2.3.1 National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, The Engineering Technical
Support Center - Cincinnati, Ohio
Background:
EPA's Engineering Technical Support Center (ETSC) is located in the ORD's NRMRL.
The Center provides scientific and engineering expertise and information necessary to
assist brownfields decision-makers determine the types of options that are available and
feasible for their sites. The Center can provide helpful assistance, especially in the early
stages of site sampling and analysis. Under the Triad or Data Quality Objective (DQO)
approaches, the ETSC staff can be helpful in assisting site personnel formulate a plan
for their site or help resolve a potential issue or problem in site remediation.
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The ETSC assists Brownfields localities make smarter and quicker decisions regarding
the use of various technologies and strategies for investigation and cleanup of
contaminated sites.
Specialty Areas:
Site-specific technical support
Research on remedial technologies including demonstrations
Assistance on SAP and QAPP
Technical issue papers and engineering bulletins
Engineering and treatment options
General Services
Offered:
Reviewing and commenting on engineering and remedial design documents
Technology scoping for site assessment or remedial investigations
Providing descriptions for remedial technologies
Assisting regional, state and local officials with on-site oversight
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available from the ETSC. ORD expertise is available on a
limited basis.
Eligibility:
The ETSC provides direct support to federal government staff, and to state and local
officials on a case-by-case basis.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests can be made through regional or program office staff, or through the ETSC
Director. In the Regions, please contact the Brownfields Coordinator or the Hazardous
Substance Technical Liaison.
Points of Contact:
David J. Reisman, Director
Engineering Technical Support Center
(513) 569-7588
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Internet Home
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Success Stories:
ETSC has assisted on several brownfields site assessments and remedial projects in the
area of technology selection. Staff scientists and engineers work on demonstrations
done under the EPA's Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program (SITE)
program, including the latest engineering technological developments.
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2.3.2 Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation Program
Background:
The SITE program was established by EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response and the Office of Research and Development in response to the 1986
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, which recognized a need for an
"alternative or innovative treatment technology research and demonstration program."
The SITE program is administered by ORD at the NRMRL within the Land Remediation
and Pollution Control Division (LRPCD), headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The SITE Demonstration Program encourages the development and implementation of
innovative technologies that are applicable for use at brownfields sites in the treatment,
monitoring, and measurement of hazardous wastes.
The SITE Demonstration Program conducts full-scale innovative technology field-testing
at hazardous waste sites. Engineering and cost data are gathered on the innovative
technology so that potential users can assess the technology's applicability to a
particular site. Data collected during the field demonstration are used to assess the
performance of the technology, the potential need for pre-and post-processing of the
waste, applicable types of wastes and waste matrices, potential operating problems, and
approximate capital and operating costs.
At the conclusion of a SITE demonstration, EPA prepares an Innovative Technology
Evaluation Report, Technology Capsule, and Demonstration Bulletin. These reports
evaluate all available information on the technology and analyze its overall applicability
to site characteristics, waste types, and waste matrices. Testing procedures,
performance and cost data, and quality assurance and quality standards are also
presented.
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The SITE Program provides useful cost and performance data on innovative
technologies that may be applicable to investigation and remediation at brownfields sites.
The program focus is on monitoring and measurement technologies that can be used to
expedite assessment and on treatment technologies that are faster, less costly, and
more effective than conventional technologies.
Specialty Areas:
Independent evaluation of the cost and performance associated with innovative
hazardous waste treatment, monitoring, and measurement technologies.
General Services
Offered:
Engineering and cost performance evaluation
Technology screening and engineering support
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available from the SITE Program. SITE Program technical
support is available to EPA Regional personnel.
Eligibility:
The SITE Program provides direct support to EPA personnel and to state and local
officials on a case-by-case basis.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests can be made through regional or program office staff, or through the regional
ORD liaison, or by contacting Vince Gallardo at EPA ORD at (513) 569-7176.
Points of Contact:
Information about the SITE Program is available through EPA ORD
Annette Gatchett - (513) 569-7697
Vince Gallardo - (513) 569-7176
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Evaluation Program
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.epa.qov/ord/SITE/
Success Stories:
The SITE Program has supported innovative technology evaluations at a variety of sites
under redevelopment, including several BRAC sites in cooperation with DoD. Successful
projects leading to innovative technologies applicable to redevelopment sites include: the
BTEX technology evaluation at Port Hueneme, California; the SteamTech technology
evaluation at Loring Air Force Base, Maine; and participation in the U.S.-German
Bilateral Working Group.
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2.3.3 German Bi-lateral Agreement/Site-specific
Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tools Guidance
Background:
EPA and the German Federal Office of the Environment (Umweltbundesamt [UBA]) have
initiated a cooperative effort to share information and evaluate new solutions and tools
for the redevelopment of contaminated sites. By using model projects to demonstrate
exemplary approaches to site redevelopment, EPA hopes to provide a mechanism for
evaluating new approaches and technologies and then transfer lessons learned
throughout the U.S. and Germany.
The SMART Guidance is an element of a larger international research and development
program of EPA and German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). In the
course of this international program, feasibility studies have been done in the United
States and in Germany. One of the results was that a planning and presentation tool
would be beneficial that helps to integrate economic, environmental, and social facets of
projects. This need was refined into the SMART Guidance idea in the international
working group.
Location:
U.S. and Germany
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Revitalization and reuse of contaminated sites is a top priority of EPA OSWER and
applies across all cleanup programs to help foster economic development and better
environmental results for communities. Ongoing revitalization/reuse efforts include
brownfields (federal), Superfund site recycling, USTfields, RCRA Brownfields, BRAC,
state programs (such as Voluntary Cleanup Programs, Brownfields, and Superfund), and
private sector initiatives. The SMART Guidance provides information on various
environmental, social, and economic issues that may be helpful to redevelopment
stakeholders to facilitate restoration and reuse of brownfields.
Specialty Areas:
The SMART Guidance is being developed to assist brownfields stakeholders in
identifying, assessing, and using innovative strategies, technologies, and best
management practices for redevelopment of brownfields sites. The Guidance will
identify tools and best management practices to address the environmental, social, and
economic challenges of brownfields redevelopment. EPA is working closely with the
German Ministry and the U.S. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council to collect
relevant information to include in the SMART Guidance.
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Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tools Guidance
General Services
Offered:
The SMART Guidance is a document that encourages the successful development and
continued operation of brownfields redevelopments throughout the United States and
Germany. The document covers economic, environmental, and social aspects of
contaminated site redevelopment by addressing all necessary information in reference
tables, example projects, and guidance documents. The document identifies
redevelopment issues that may warrant consideration during redevelopment planning
and implementation and provides a resource for ideas and best practices as well as
sources for additional information. Components of the document include:
Identification of the major stakeholders whose contribution is needed for successful
brownfields planning and redevelopment
Development, design, and presentation of a project vision
Encourage cooperation and effective communication among redevelopment
stakeholders of brownfields project developments
Create necessary links between the most crucial elements of brownfields
redevelopment, covering topics such as:
~ Environmental conditions, examples and approaches for contaminated site
identification
~ Economic considerations for projects, including how to raise funds, gain
support, and finance a brownfields project
~ Outline and explain all social concerns involved during the planning and
development process, including community planning, land reuse issues, and
community revitalization groups
Profiles of Best Practice Examples that can be adapted and used for future
redevelopment sites
Type of Funding
Available:
The SMART Guidance aids in the process of finding and obtaining funding via guidance
documents, key contacts, and important reference information.
Eligibility:
The SMART Guidance is designed to cater to anyone involved in the redevelopment,
planning, and remediation of brownfields projects throughout the United States and
Germany.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
The points of contact have additional information about the process for requesting
assistance.
Points of Contact:
Information about the SMART Guidance is available through EPA ORD
Annette Gatchett - (513) 569-7697
Ann Vega-(513) 569-7635
Internet Home
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Success Stones:
2.3.3 German Bi-lateral Agreement/Site-specific
Management Approach and
Redevelopment Tools Guidance
Model projects selected for inclusion in the SMART Guidance to demonstrate best
practices include:
Union Station - Portland, Oregon
California Speedway - Fontana, California
Barrier Industries - Port Jervis, New York
Paper Mill Island - Village of Baldwinsville, New York
San Diego Ballpark-San Diego, California
Visy Paper-Staten Island, New York
Assunpink Creek - Trenton, New Jersey
Magic Marker - Trenton, New Jersey
Westside Avenue - North Bergen, New Jersey
North Marine - Portland, Oregon
Port of Ridgefield - North Bend, Washington
Ikea - Emeryville, California
Carolinas Recycling Group - Spartanburg, South Carolina
Weber Block Plaza - Stockton, California
Koppers Koke - New Jersey
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2.3.4 National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, Technology Transfer and
Support Division - Cincinnati, Ohio
Background:
The EPA NRMRL, Technology Transfer and Support Division (TTSD) serves as the focal
point at EPA ORD for the dissemination of scientific and technical information to the
public and other government agencies. TTSD is responsible for planning, coordinating,
reviewing, and conducting a comprehensive program to distribute recent advancements
in risk management approaches for use by regulated industry; regulatory and permitting
officials; and the environmental consulting community. Among its products are technical
and nontechnical publications, software products, and technical meetings to inform
stakeholders of the results of research conducted by EPA and other organizations.
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
TTSD holds workshops and seminars dealing with revitalization issues and other
technical issues and distributes a variety of brownfields-related documents, several of
which discuss technical approaches to characterizing and cleaning up/redeveloping
brownfields sites.
Specialty Areas:
Watershed management, infrastructures, and decentralized wastewater
systems/urban water resource management and protection
Ecosystem restoration
Drinking water treatment optimization
Hazardous waste remediation
Brownfields sustainability
Risk communication, children's health, and persistent bioaccumulative toxics
Pollution prevention
Mine wastes
Concentrated animal feeding operations
Endocrine disrupters
General Services
Offered:
Technical assistance
Workshops and seminars
Guidance documents and technical resources
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through TTSD.
Eligibility:
The laboratory provides support to local, state, tribes, and federal government staff, as
well as to members of the public.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Localities can submit requests directly to the contacts listed below.
Points of Contact:
Lynnann Paris, Branch Chief
(513) 569-7672
Sue Schock
(513) 569-7551
Internet Home
Page:
http: //www. e pa. a ov/ttb n rm rl
Success Stories:
TTSD holds up to 25 workshops and seminars per year, with approximately six of those
dealing with revitalization issues. In addition, the Division processes 10-100 requests for
brownfields-related documents each month.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.3.5 National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, Subsurface Protection and
Remediation Division (SPRD) - Ada,
Oklahoma
Background:
The ORD NRMRL, Subsurface Protection and Remediation Division (SPRD) in Ada, OK
offers technical assistance on a variety of environmental issues, which has been a
tradition at the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center since its inception in
1965. Laboratory reorganizations in 1984 and 1995 created the Technical Assistance
and Technology Transfer (TATT) Branch of the SPRD of the NRMRL. The TATT Branch
is specifically designed to focus on applied research projects and technical assistance
and technology transfer activities in the areas of subsurface and groundwater
contaminant fate, transport and remediation. In addition to the SPRD scientists and
engineers and their numerous support contractors, consultants and academic
associates, the technical support program is augmented by four primary Centers
providing specific types of expertise. These Centers include the Superfund Technology
Support Project's Groundwater Technical Support Center, Center for Subsurface
Modeling Support, BTSC and the Subsurface Remediation Information Center. The
objectives of the SPRD outreach activities are to provide technical assistance and
technology transfer support to the municipalities, states, EPA regions, and program
offices in the specific SPRD areas of expertise that pertain to the various EPA Programs
(Superfund, RCRA, Brownfields, etc).
Location:
Ada, OK
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The technical assistance provided by the SPRD, aids decision-makers and other
revitalization stakeholders at the local, state, tribal, and national levels, in making more
informed decisions concerning standard and state-of-the-science technologies, tools,
and strategies to be used in the remediation and revitalization of contaminated sites.
Specialty Areas:
Groundwater and vadose zone contaminant fate and transport
Subsurface modeling
Subsurface remediation technologies
Subsurface hydrology and geology
Ecosystem restoration issues
General Services
Offered:
Provide site-specific technical support ranging from telephone conferences and
document reviews to field investigations and treatability studies
Conduct information transfer workshops, short courses, seminars and conferences
Disseminate SPRD/NRMRL publications and information
Develop reports, issue papers, briefing documents and summary papers
Provide subsurface models and model reviews for site applications
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through SPRD/NRMRL.
Eligibility:
Direct technical support is provided to various entities with concurrence from the EPA
Regions and Headquarters program offices.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests can be made through known regional or program office staff, or directly to the
listed points of contact in Ada, OK.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.3.5 National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, Subsurface Protection and
Remediation Division (SPRD) - Ada,
Oklahoma
Points of Contact:
Jerry N. Jones, EPA, Ada, OK
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Dr. David Jewett, EPA, Ada, OK
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Success Stories:
There have been numerous individual success stories; however, an indication of the
success of the entire technical assistance program is shown by the activity it has created
from the requests that have been made. Through the end of fiscal year 2002
SPRD/NRMRL has written almost 2,000 extensive site and non-site-specific technical
assistance responses, 30 major issue papers and briefing documents, and conducted
200 technology transfer activities (training courses, conferences or workshops). At the
same time, SPRD/NRMRL has provided approximately 70,000 ground-water models to
universities, federal and state governments and the private sector while fielding about
2,500 telephone technical assistance requests on models and modeling issues. The
laboratory has also distributed nearly 60,000 publications in response to over 20,000
requests.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.3.6 National Exposure Research Laboratory -
Las Vegas, Nevada
Background:
EPA ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada operates the
Site Characterization and Monitoring Technical Support Center. The Center provides
scientific expertise and information necessary to assist brownfields decision-makers
determine the types of site characterization and monitoring options that are available and
feasible for their sites. The Center can provide assistance, especially in the early stages
of site sampling and analysis. Under the Triad or DQO approaches, the science staff
can be helpful in assisting site personnel in formulating a plan for the characterization
and monitoring of their site.
Location:
Las Vegas, NV
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The Center assists brownfields localities to make smarter and quicker decisions
regarding the use of various technologies and strategies for characterization and
monitoring of contaminated sites.
Specialty Areas:
The Center provides site-specific technical support on the following site characterization
and monitoring technologies and approaches:
Field-portable X-ray fluorescence
Soil-gas measurement
Geophysics
Special analytical services
Quality assurance
GIS and data interpretation
Geostatistics
Statistical design
General Services
Offered:
The Center reviews and comments on sampling and sample design documents, QAPPs,
analytical methods and protocols, and other site characterization or monitoring
technology proposed for brownfields. The Center can provide "in the field" support with
the following technologies:
Soil gas measurement
Field portable X-ray fluorescence
Mobile mass spectrometer
A variety of geophysical technologies
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available from the Center. ORD expertise is available on a
limited basis.
Eligibility:
The Center provides direct support to federal government staff, and to state and local
officials as resources permit on a case-by-case basis.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests can be made through regional or program office staff, or directly to the listed
point of contact in Las Vegas, NV.
Points of Contact:
J. Gareth Pearson
(702) 798-2270
(702) 798-3146 (fax)
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Internet Home
Page:
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Success Stories:
The Santa Fe Rail Yard brownfields site, in Santa Fe, NM, community groups were
concerned about the types of technologies that had been proposed by consulting firms to
perform investigation of subsurface conditions is an example of the type of support
provided by NERL at this site. NERL developed a recommendation for a three-step
process for proceeding with site characterization activities that included (1) performing a
cost-benefit analysis to weigh the benefits of further characterization and remediation
activities against the cost of these activities, (2) maximizing the use of USGS expertise,
and (3) assessing a variety of subsurface investigation techniques, such as geophysical
technologies, with respect to their potential benefits and limitations to this site.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.4 U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Research Centers
In 2001, EPA established five new university-based HSRCs affiliated with 22 universities. The
centers address concerns about hazardous substances in the environment by conducting basic
and applied research, and providing technology transfer and community outreach.
The Centers work on the remediation and redevelopment of brownfields and Superfund sites.
To achieve the goal of advancing the next generation of research, training, technology transfer,
and technical assistance on hazardous substance problems, the 2001 HSRCs investigate the
following broad objectives:
Promote organizational connections and linkages within and among campuses; schools;
communities; state, local and federal agencies; national laboratories; industry; and
international organizations so that research collaboration, information sharing and
transfer, training, and resource sharing can be enhanced
Ensure that outreach to industry, communities, and states is provided through
interdisciplinary research programs, technology transfer, and training efforts
Facilitate the use of innovative means to transfer scientific knowledge among academia,
industry, national laboratories, and state, local, and federal governments. Support
frontier investigations at the interfaces of disciplines, and/or fresh approaches within
disciplines
Exploit opportunities in science, engineering, and technology where the complexity of
the research needs requires the advantages of scope, scale, duration, equipment, and
facilities that a Center can provide
Capitalize on diversity through participation in Center activities and demonstrate
leadership in the involvement of groups under-represented in science and engineering
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following HSRC-related organization:
2.4.1 Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
2.4.2 Midwest Region
2.4.3 Rocky Mountain Region
2.4.4 South/Southwest Regions
2.4.5 Western Region
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EPA established the HSRC Program to develop better, more cost-effective, faster, and
safer methods to assess and clean up environments contaminated with hazardous
substances. About 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in metropolitan areas. These
urban residents face a number of pressing environmental problems including exposure
to toxic chemicals from contaminated sites, landfills, incinerators, abandoned industrial
sites (brownfields), industrial releases, lead, and pesticide use. In this context, EPA
Regions 1, 2, and 3 have identified "Urban Livability" as a strategic priority. Focusing on
the upper mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, the mission of this Center is two-fold: (1) to
promote a better understanding of physical, chemical, and biological processes for
detecting, assessing, and managing risks associated with the use and disposal of
hazardous substances in urban environments; and (2) to disseminate the results of the
research and provide technical expertise to various stakeholders including community
groups, municipal officials, regulators, academia, and industry. The Center for
Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments is a cooperative activity among Johns
Hopkins University, University of Maryland, Morgan State University, University of
Connecticut, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Location:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The Center seeks to empower communities to participate in remediation and
revitalization projects for the environmental, economic, and quality of life improvement of
the community.
Specialty Areas:
Hazardous and solid waste engineering
Site characterization and remediation
Environmental monitoring, biological processes
Remediation technologies
Environmental risk assessment
Brownfields assessment and information system
Integration of environmental factors into robust design
Public health/environmental health nursing
Regulatory issues
Environmental engineering
Bio-chemical engineering
Regulatory issues
Field analysis
Quality assurance / quality control
Ecotoxicology
Soil sciences
General Services
Offered:
Review of technical documents related to site assessment, remediation, and
redevelopment
Facilitation of information sharing among stakeholders
Organization of workshops and community training on brownfields redevelopment
and skill development
Development of educational material for public information related to engineering
and health issues
Type of Funding
Available:
Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities (TAB) provides services to
communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans, or grants of any kind.
Eligibility:
Organized community groups in EPA Regions 1, 2, 3 with hazardous substance
contamination problems
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Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Please contact the person listed below.
Points of Contact:
Dr. Hedy Alavi, Associate Director
Geography and Environmental Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 516-7091
Fax: (410) 516-8996
hedy. alavi@ihu.edu
Internet Home
Page:
www.ihu.edu/hsrc
Success Stories:
The Center is currently collaborating on several projects with communities to provide
information and skills for better participation in brownfields redevelopment.
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2.4.2 Midwest Region
Background: The Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center (MHSRC) has a three-fold mission
that includes research, outreach, and technology transfer. The center's research focus is
on low-cost, natural remediation techniques that clean hazardous substances while
enhancing redevelopment opportunities. The center's research is national in scope and
benefits many industry types, including oil/gas processing and refining, automotive
manufacturing, railroads, landfills, mining, and federal facilities.
Three services compose the outreach program:
Technical Outreach Services to Communities (TOSC)
TAB
Technical Outreach Services to Native American Communities (TOSNAC)
TOSC and TAB provide technical education services to communities affected by
hazardous substances in EPA Regions 5 and 7, while TOSNAC assists tribes
nationwide.
The technology transfer program seeks to advance the transfer of information and
technology and to facilitate full-scale application of remediation technologies developed
from Center research efforts. The program supports the overall mission of the MHSRC
program by:
Providing technology outreach to communities and industry
Providing training and information about hazardous substances and environmental
issues
Advancing research through cooperation between centers, universities, and industry
Creating linkages among organizations
Advocating transfer of technology
Involving under-represented groups
Location: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ml
Purdue University (lead institution), West Lafayette, IN
Site contamination often deters revitalization due to the real or perceived threat of
environmental liability for potential redevelopment groups. Natural remediation
technologies, including phytoremediation, bioremediation, and monitored natural
attenuation offer affordable cleanup remedies to sites with low levels of contamination.
The Centers' research, technology transfer, and outreach programs offer a synergistic
mechanism for evaluating a site and determining a cleanup strategy that will not only
reduce pollution but simultaneously improve the site's aesthetic and market-value.
Specialty Areas: MHSRC research focuses on projects that result in integration of effective, managed
natural remediation technologies into large-scale remediation plans. After removal of the
high risk, highly contaminated material has been achieved, biological remediation
methods may be combined with source removal strategies to enhance restoration of the
ecosystem and site redevelopment strategies.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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2.4.2
Midwest Region
General Services
Offered:
Revitalization assistance is offered through the TAB program. TAB offers the following
services:
Technical Documents Review. TAB professionals review, summarize, and provide
independent feedback on technical reports produced by consultants, "Requests for
Proposals" soliciting bids for contract work, and grant proposals. TAB can help boil
down complicated-sounding technical language into terms that citizens and elected
officials can understand. TAB also assists municipalities and other organizations in
the EPA grant application process.
Leadership training. The TAB program provides leadership training to brownfields
pilot community leaders, focusing on the following topics: community dynamics, the
technical side of clean-up activities, interaction with government agencies,
neighborhood planning, sustainable economic and land use planning, environmental
regulations, clean-up technologies, and risk assessment.
Risk assessment. Provide local government planners, developers and community
members with risk assessment training sessions that build knowledge of the basic
mechanisms and protocols of risk assessment. Topics include site inventory,
characterization, end use, and environmental quality requirements as part of the
measurement of risk.
Brownfields processes. Workshops can be provided to walk a variety of
stakeholders through the entire brownfields redevelopment process, tailoring subject
matter to local requirements and interests.
Site assessment. Conduct workshops to help community leaders and local
government environmental professionals develop a better understanding of site
assessment principles. These sessions focus on integration of the assessment with
land use decisions and provide information about the acceptable tools for data
collection.
Cleanup alternatives. Local government officials, developers, and
environmental/planning professionals are taught to use appropriate technology for
sustainable land use.
Type of Funding
Available:
TAB provides services to communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans, or
grants of any kind.
Eligibility:
For communities to be available, there must be a hazardous substance issue and no
consultants already on hand providing assistance.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact the person listed as POCs below.
Points of Contact:
Blase Leven
101 Ward Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-0780
baleven@ksu.edu
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Internet Home
Page:
www.mhsrc.ora
Success Stories:
In general, the outreach programs have helped more than 30 communities per year.
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Background:
The Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center's (RMRHSRC)
TOSC Program and TAB Program are available for technical outreach and assistance to
communities in EPA Region 8. These programs can be found at
http://multimedia.mtech.edu/elc/tosc.htm. The RMRHSRC is a joint effort among
Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines, and Montana Tech of the
University of Montana.
TAB helps communities to clean and redevelop properties that have been damaged or
undervalued by environmental contamination. The purpose of these efforts is to create
better jobs, increase the local tax base, improve neighborhood environments, and
enhance the overall quality of life. The main audiences for TAB assistance are
community groups, municipal officials, developers, and leaders with lending institutions
constituting a secondary audience.
TOSC uses university educational and technical resources to help community groups
understand the technical issues involving the hazardous waste sites in their midst.
TOSC aims to empower communities to participate substantively in the decision-making
process regarding their hazardous substance problems.
Location:
Montana Tech of the University of Montana, (406) 496-4410 or (888) 848-2010
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides assistance to communities to foster informed environmental economic
development of revitalization decisions with the objective of returning brownfields to
productive economic use.
Specialty Areas:
Mining and mining wastes
Hazardous wastes
RCRA
CERCLA
Human health and the environment
General Services
Offered:
Leadership Training - risk assessment - brownfields processes and workshops
Site assessment workshops - alternatives - innovative technology review
Independent and credible technical assistance to communities affected by
hazardous waste contamination
Review and interpret technical documents and other materials
Sponsor workshops, short courses, and other learning experiences to explain basic
science and environmental policy
Inform community members about existing technical assistance materials, such as
publications, videos, and web sites
Offer training to community leaders in facilitation and conflict resolution among
stakeholders
Create technical assistance materials tailored to the identified needs of a community
Type of Funding
Available:
TAB provides services to communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans,
grants of any kind.
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Eligibility:
Threshold Criteria: A community must have one of the following site problems in order
to be eligible for selection:
Brownfields site environmental contamination
Toxic contamination
Hazardous contamination
Redevelopment issues
Balancing Criteria: Pending verification of the threshold criteria, the following criteria
can make a specific community more or less likely to be selected for assistance.
More Likely To Be Selected:
Environmental justice issues
Human health protection issues
High community interest
Sound community organization
Multiple sources of request
Community can benefit from educational efforts
Potential exists for TOSC to provide assistance early enough in the process to be
meaningful
Less Likely To Be Selected:
TAG/TAPP/other source of technical support available or in hand
Low community interest/poor organization
Single, unfocused request for support
Extreme polarization/lawsuit
Assistance would be provided too late in the process to be meaningful
TOSC is unable to address specific community needs because of technical
impracticality or lack of expertise
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Log on to http://multimedia.mtech.edu/elc/tosc.htm or call (406) 496-4410/4220, 1(888)
848-2010.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Rocky Mountain Region
Points of Contact:
Dr. Karl E. Burgher, P.E.
Professor of Mining Engineering/Mineral Economics
Project Manager, MWTP Programs
Director, TOSC/TAB, RMR HSRC
Director, The New Media Group - Media Services
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701
(406)496-4410
(406) 496-4116 (fax)
kburqher@mtech.edu
Mr. Kevin Mellott
Associate Project Manager, MWTP Programs
Project Manager, TOSC/TAB
1300 West Park Street
Butte, MT 59701
(406) 496-4220
(406) 496-4116 (fax)
kmellott@mtech.edu
Internet Home
Page:
http://multimedia.mtech.edu/elc/tosc.htm
http://www.toscproqram.orq/
http://www.toscproqram.orq/tosc-overview.html
http://www.toscproqram.org/tab-overview.html
Success Stories:
The Montana Tech TOSC/TAB has served more tan 50 communities at various levels
since 1994, first with Kansas State University and now Colorado State University and the
Colorado School of Mines. The program has a long history of working within sensitive
and minority communities and accomplishing community based requests. Examples
include:
Recently, the Crow Nation received a Brownfields Job Training Grant, after receiving
assistance from the TAB program.
The Fort Belknap Reservation is currently competing for a Brownfield Job Training
Grant after receiving assistance from TAB program.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.4.4 South/Southwest Regions
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Background:
The TAB program of the South & Southwest (S&SW) HSRC provides no-cost technical
assistance to communities and municipalities addressing the environmental issues
surrounding the redevelopment and revitalization of environmentally contaminated
property, commonly called brownfields.
The TAB Program serves EPA Regions 4 and 6 (Georgia, Florida, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas,
Oklahoma, and New Mexico).
Location:
The S&SW HSRC is a university-based consortium, with Louisiana State University in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana as the lead institution.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The TAB program provides no-cost, non-advocate technical assistance to communities
and municipalities facing the challenges associated with redeveloping environmentally
contaminated property. TAB provides assistance on specific issues of environmental
investigations, land-use planning, redevelopment visioning, remediation alternatives and
technologies, and sustainable development.
Specialty Areas:
Site investigation
Land use planning
Sustainable development
Environmental law
Economic development
General Services
Offered:
Technical document review
Redevelopment visioning
Environmental education through workshops, seminars, and publications
Policy development and implementation
Type of Funding
Available:
TAB provides services to communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans, or
grants of any kind.
Eligibility:
The TAB program provides support to communities and municipalities in EPA Regions 4
and 6.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Interested parties can contact the TAB program in several ways: (1) telephone toll free 1
(888) 683-5963; (2) contact the TAB program at Louisiana State University, (225) 578-
6770; (3) contact the TAB program at Georgia Tech, (404) 894-8064; or (4) access the
TAB proqram via the Internet at www.toscDroaram.ora. link to the reaional proarams and
click on the S&SW Center.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.4.4 South/Southwest Regions
'-SB
Points of Contact:
Bob Schmitter, TAB Director
Georgia Tech
(404) 894-8064, 1 (888) 683-5963
bob. schmitter(ฎatri. aatech.edu
Corey Fischer, Georgia Tech
(404) 894-8044, 1 (888) 683-5963
corev.fischer(3).atri. aatech.edu
Denise Rousseau Ford, TAB Coordinator Region 6,
Louisiana State University
(225) 578-6770
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Faith Stephens
Louisiana State University
(225) 578-6770
fstephens(3).hsrc. Isu.edu
Internet Home
Page:
www.toscDroaram.ora
Success Stories:
The TAB program has provided assistance to more than 20 communities in Regions 4
and 6 since its inception in 1998. TAB has assisted municipalities that have been
awarded EPA Brownfields Pilots, and those that are interested in applying for the Pilot
program. The TAB program has produced many original publications, including a series
of Environmental Updates - short briefing papers on subjects of interest to property
redevelopment. Additionally, TAB professionals are available to make presentations to
municipalities and professional groups on topics such as community involvement in
brownfields redevelopment, "Brownfields 101," environmental issues in economic
development, and strategies for sustainable site development.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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2.4.5 Western Region
nJ
Background:
The Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center (WRHSRC) is a
partnership between Stanford University and Oregon State University and was
established in 1989 to address critical hazardous substance problems in the Western
United States. The Center receives its base financial support from the EPA. The
research component at each Center targets a particular environmental contaminant or
cleanup approach. At the WRHSRC, researchers focus on in-situ treatment processes
for volatile organic compounds (VOC's) with an emphasis on chlorinated solvents. The
WRHSRC's outreach staff provides technical assistance to communities in the USEPA's
Region's 9 and 10. The primary objectives of the WRHSRC are to:
Develop new ways to clean groundwater contaminated with VOC's such as
trichloroethylene
Promote the use of new technologies through demonstration projects, workshops,
and information exchanges with industry and regulatory communities
Provide assistance to communities affected by hazardous substances through the
TOSC and the TAB programs
Location:
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
TAB provides direct assistance to communities attempting to redevelop brownfields and
helps communities gain access to other resources needed to realize their redevelopment
goals.
Specialty Areas:
Investigation of contaminated properties
Bioremediation of chlorinated solvents in groundwater
Conference and charrette planning
Meeting facilitation
Public health implications of environmental contamination
General Services
Offered:
Review of documents related to site investigation
Planning and presenting conferences and workshops on brownfields redevelopment
Development of educational materials related to brownfields and redevelopment
Conference and charrette planning
Meeting facilitation
Type of Funding
Available:
TAB provides services to communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans, or
grants of any kind.
Eligibility:
Organized community groups and local government entities located in EPA Regions 9
and 10.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact the people listed as POCs below.
Points of Contact:
Jerry Orlando or Michael Fernandez
1 (800) 653-6110
210 Strand Agriculture Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2208
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michael.fernandez(j5),orst.edu
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Internet Home
Page:
http://wrhsrc. orst.edu/
Success Stories:
TAB has helped plan and present four annual Brownfields conferences for the State of
Oregon. TAB has also participated in two charrettes and helped facilitate two others in
partnership with the Region 10 Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University.
TAB has provided various types of direct assistance to eight communities in EPA
Regions 9 and 10.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Other Federal Agencies
3.0 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Urban Resources Partnership
4.0 U.S. Department of Commerce
4.1 Economic Development Administration
4.2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal Zone Management
Program
5.0 U.S. Department of Defense
5.1 Office of Economic Adjustment
5.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
6.0 U.S. Department of Energy
6.1 Office of Environmental Management, Office of Intergovernmental and Public
Accountability
6.2 Argonne National Laboratory
7.0 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7.1 Office of Community Services
7.2 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
8.0 U.S. Department of the Interior
8.1 National Park Service
8.2 Office of Surface Mining
9.0 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
9.1 Community Development Block Grant Program, Section 108 Loan Guarantee
Program
9.2 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
10.0 U.S. Department of Transportation
10.1 Federal Highway Administration
10.2 Federal Transit Administration
10.3 Maritime Administration
11.0 U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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3.0 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Urban Resources Partnership
Background:
The Forest Service is USDA's primary participant in the Brownfields National
Partnership. The Forest Service's mission is to achieve quality land management under
a sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet diverse needs. The Forest
Service initiated the Urban Resources Partnership (URP) program to provide funding and
technical assistance from federal agencies to community-initiated and community-led
education and restoration efforts.
The URP is a multi-agency program made up of seven federal agencies. The URP
program advocates and assists community-based action through local partnerships to
enhance, restore, and sustain urban ecosystems in their respective cities. These actions
contribute to the improvement of the social, economic, and physical well being of the
people and their natural environment.
Location:
State Urban Forestry Coordinators are located in:
Atlanta, Seattle, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Las Vegas,
East St. Louis, South Florida (four-county area), Philadelphia, Boston, and Buffalo
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides technical support to Brownfields Showcase Communities that is focused at the
local government level. In addition, technical and financial assistance for sustainable
redevelopment and reuse projects for state and local governments and community-
based groups.
Specialty Areas:
Urban areas
Local outreach
General Services
Offered:
Urban greenspace development
Restoration, land revitalization, and reuse projects
Education programs
Local outreach
Type of Funding
Available:
Grant funds are available through URP. New communities may be added through a
competitive application process as other cities "graduate" from direct federal support.
Eligibility:
State and local communities
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Competitive application process
Points of Contact:
Blake Velde
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hazardous Materials Management Group
1400 Independence Avenue SW
MS 9100
Washington, D.C. 20250-9100
(202) 205-0906
Fax: (202)401-4770
blake.velde(3).usda.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.fs.fed.us
Success Stories:
The Forest Service has committed a total of $400,000 to provide technical assistance to
16 of the Brownfields Showcase Communities.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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4.0 U.S. Department of Commerce
The DOC represents the voice of businesses in the federal government and is made up of 11
bureaus. The bureaus' range of experience cover economic growth, trade, stewardship, and
innovations. Of the 11 bureaus, the EDA and the Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP)
have programs that address brownfields.
Since 1995, EDA has supported EPA's Brownfields Development Initiative on brownfields
redevelopment. EDA and EPA have worked closely together to promote the assessment and
sustainable economic reuse of brownfields sites nationwide. The CZMP, administered by
NOAA, provides technical and financial assistance for coastal resource protection and
management on brownfields-related coastal management issues.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DOC-related organizations:
4.1 Economic Development Administration
4.2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Coastal Zone Management Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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4.1 Economic Development A dministration
Background:
The EDA, a bureau of the DOC, was established under the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs, and stimulate
industrial, technological, and commercial growth in economically distressed areas of the
United States (as demonstrated by high unemployment, low per capita income, or other
special economic need).
EDA's mission is to help its economic development partners across the nation (states,
regions, and communities) create wealth and minimize poverty by promoting a favorable
business environment to attract private capital investment and jobs through world-class
capacity-building, planning, infrastructure, research grants and strategic initiatives.
Since early in the bureau's existence, EDA has supported the redevelopment of
abandoned or idle former industrial and commercial sites in economically distressed
communities, or "brownfields." EDA has a variety of program tools applicable to national
brownfields revitalization efforts, including public works (infrastructure construction),
economic adjustment, planning, and technical assistance grants.
Perhaps most commonly used are the bureau's "brick and mortar" programs providing
core infrastructure enhancements and upgrades, demolition, and construction funding;
however, while funding levels are typically lower, use of EDA's planning and technical
assistance grants for brownfields redevelopment is becoming more common.
EDA's Public Works Program focuses on public works projects and aids in upgrading or
expanding the infrastructure to support the next generation of industry or commerce.
The Economic Adjustment Program focuses on areas that have experienced or are
under threat of serious structural damage to the underlying economic base, and assists
communities with economic recovery from specific industry and/or natural disasters.
EDA's planning and technical assistance programs provide funding that facilitates
economic development planning at both the micro- and macro-levels of government.
Location:
Washington, D.C. (Headquarters) and six regional offices
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
EDA has been a long-time supporter of EPA's Brownfields Development Initiative and
was the first federal agency to enter into a partnership agreement (Memorandum of
Understanding [MOU]) with the agency on the topic of brownfields redevelopment (April
1995). Since that time, EDA and EPA have worked closely together to promote the
assessment and sustainable economic reuse of brownfields sites nationwide.
Specialty Areas:
Redevelopment of abandoned industrial and commercial facilities and land
Assisting communities with economic recovery from specific industry and/or natural
disasters
Planning, feasibility assessment, and implementation of eco-industrial development
models
Advancing regional market-based cluster development strategies.
Supporting community and faith-based social entrepreneurship in redevelopment
strategies for areas of chronic economic distress
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General Services
Offered:
EDA's Public Works Program
Aids in the expansion and upgrade of distressed communities' core physical
infrastructures, including brownfields revitalization activities
Aids distressed communities in attracting new industry, encouraging business
expansion, diversifying local economies, and generating or retaining long-term,
private sector jobs and investment
EDA's Economic Adjustment Program
Assists state and local agencies in designing and implementing strategies to adjust
or bring about structural change to an economy
Among the types of projects funded across both of these programs are water and sewer
facilities; access roads to industrial parks or sites; port improvements; business
incubator facilities; technology infrastructure; export programs; aquaculture facilities;
waste exchange infrastructure for eco-industrial parks; and other infrastructure projects.
EDA's Planning and Technical Assistance Programs
Assists with such targeted activities as developing regional, local or site-specific
master plans; economic analyses; market feasibility studies; revitalization plans and
development strategies; and establishing geographic information systems for
development purposes
Type of Funding
Available:
Across its various program areas, EDA makes direct investments in projects that are
located in areas exhibiting economic distress at the time of application. Investments are
evaluated competitively and must meet all applicable general statutory criteria as well as
any program-specific requirements.
EDA usually funds 50 percent of project costs; however, certain conditions of high
economic distress or an applicant's inability to provide the matching share may permit a
higher grant rate.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include states, cities or other political subdivisions of a state,
special-purpose units of a state or local government (special districts), Indian tribes, and
public and private nonprofit organizations acting in cooperation with officials of a political
subdivision of a state or tribe.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Interested applicants should contact the appropriate EDA regional office or state-based
Economic Development Representative to discuss the proposal and obtain program
information, application instructions and forms. See the EDA website referenced below.
Points of Contact:
Dennis Alvord
Economic Development Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7326
14th St. & Constitution Avenue., NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
(202) 482-4320
(202) 482-3742 (fax)
DAIvord(3).eda.doc.qov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Internet Home
Page:
http://www.doc.aov/eda
Success Stories:
In the last 5 years, EDA has invested over a quarter of a billion dollars in more than 250
brownfields revitalization projects nationwide. In fiscal year 2001, EDA invested
approximately $55 million in 58 brownfields redevelopment efforts.
For example, in 1996, EDA awarded a $400,000 Economic Adjustment Program
investment to Northampton County, Virginia for the construction of infrastructure to allow
for the development of Phase 1 of the Port of Cape Charles Sustainable Technologies
Industrial Park. This project, located on a brownfields site, is being developed using
eco-industrial development concepts. This development model looks at ways that
industrial facilities can be designed, developed, and operated to emphasize
environmental, energy and resource efficiencies, pollution prevention, and inter-
relationships among various industrial processes.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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4.2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration - Coastal Zone Management
Program
Background:
The CZMP is authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and administered
at the federal level by the Coastal Programs Division (CPD) within the NOAA's Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM). The CPD is responsible for
advancing national coastal management objectives and maintaining and strengthening
state and territorial coastal management capabilities. It supports states through financial
assistance, mediation, technical services and information, and participation in priority
state, regional, and local forums.
The CZMP is a federal-state partnership dedicated to comprehensive management of
the nation's coastal resources, ensuring their protection for future generations while
balancing competing national economic, cultural, and environmental interests.
The CZMP focuses on balancing often competing land and water uses while protecting
sensitive resources. The CZMP is made up of several elements that provide
comprehensive resource management.
Location:
Silver Spring, MD
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides technical and financial assistance for coastal resource protection and
management for coastal state, territorial, and local government
Funds workshops for local governments in Brownfields Showcase Communities on
brownfields-related coastal management issues
Specialty Areas:
Community development
Coastal conservation
Coastal resource management
Land use planning
Scientific expertise
General Services
Offered:
Technical assistance, program approval
Type of Funding
Available:
None (pass-through of state level funds)
Eligibility:
States with approved Coastal Zone Management Plans
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact state Coastal Zone Management office
Points of Contact:
Kenneth Walker
kenneth.walker(ฎnoaa.aov
John King
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Internet Home
Page:
http://www.noaa.qov and http://ocrm.nos.noaa.qov/czm/welcome.html
Success Stories:
Since 1974, with the approval of the first state CZMP in Washington, a total of 29 coastal
states and five island territories have developed CZMP. These programs protect more
than 99 percent of the nation's 95,331 miles of oceanic and Great Lakes coastline.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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5.0 U.S. Department of Defense
The DoD is made up of several offices and departments including the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Operated under the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) provides technical and
financial assistance for planning reuse of military bases, which may share some of the
redevelopment characteristics of brownfields. Operating under the Army, the USACE manages
engineering, construction, and real estate programs for various federal agencies. USACE is a
partner with the EPA and other federal agencies in helping communities prevent, assess, safely
clean up, and sustainable reuse brownfields.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DoD-related organizations:
5.1 Office of Economic Adjustment
5.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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5.1 Office of Economic A djustment
Background:
The OEA is the primary office of the DoD with responsibility for providing adjustment
assistance to communities, regions, and states adversely impacted by significant
defense program changes. These changes include base expansions, closures or
realignments; major contract changes that result in significant worker layoff; and other
reductions or increases in defense activities and personnel. Economic adjustment
assistance involves assessing the problems; identifying and evaluating alternative
courses of action to solve the problem; identifying resource requirements as well as
possible sources; and assisting in the preparation of the development strategy and
action plan to help communities help themselves.
Since 1988, there have been four successive BRAC that have recommended 497 BRAC
closure actions that have resulted in 97 major closures, 55 major realignments, and 235
minor closures and realignments. When bases close, opportunities are created for local
communities to consider the reuse of large parcels of land and surplus buildings in ways
not previously envisioned. The OEA can provide state and local governments directly
impacted by a base closure with technical assistance provided by OEA staff and with
financial assistance in the form of economic adjustment grants.
Another round of base closures is scheduled to be announced in 2005.
Location:
Arlington, VA
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
OEA provides technical and financial assistance for planning reuse of military bases,
many of which share some of the redevelopment characteristics of brownfields.
Specialty Areas:
Planning reuse of closed military bases.
General Services
Offered:
Technical assistance and planning grants for reusing closed military bases.
Type of Funding
Available:
Planning grants for base reuse activities.
Eligibility:
Local and state governments directly involved in planning reuse of military bases.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact OEA as listed below
Points of Contact:
Office of Economic Adjustment - ( 703) 604-6020
Internet Home
Page:
httD://emissarv. aca.osd.mil/oea/home.nsf
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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5.1 Office of Economic A djustment
Success Stories:
Reusing a military base is often the largest and most complex real estate and economic
redevelopment efforts ever undertaken in a community. In the four rounds of BRAC in
the 1990s, about 100 major bases closed around the country. As a result, the DoD has
declared over 550,000 acres of land (much with improvements) excess to its needs. To
date, about 250,000 acres have been transferred by deed or long-term lease for non-
defense reuse. New civilian activity at these former bases, as of the last survey in
October 2001, totaled 80,000 jobs - replacing, so far, over 60 percent of the civilian
positions lost because of the base closures.
The General Accounting Office (GAO) has determined that most base closure
communities have shown positive economic growth relative to national averages in terms
of unemployment rates and growth in per capita income. DoD views this as a tribute to
the initiative and the persistence of local and state redevelopment officials who continue
to take advantage of this opportunity to revitalize and diversify their local economies.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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of Engineers ฎ
5.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Background:
The USACE manages engineering, construction, and real estate programs for various
federal agencies. USACE is a partner with the EPA and other federal agencies in
helping communities prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainable reuse
brownfields. USACE has established a network of brownfields specialists throughout the
country, and provides assistance through the Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste
Center of Expertise (HTRW); the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center, Environmental Lab at Waterways Experiment Station (ERDC-WES); and the
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering
Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL). USACE is also involved in revitalization efforts at
BRAC sites and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS).
Location:
District-level brownfields support staff at various locations throughout the U.S.
HTRW, Omaha, NE
ERDC-WES, Vicksburg, MS
ERDC-CERL, Champaign, IL
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
USACE provides technical assistance to communities for the assessment and evaluation
of sites. USACE expertise enables it to help communities address various challenges
related to revitalization, such as:
Obtain site assessment services and funds
Develop integrated plans to promote comprehensive community enhancements
Provide technical solutions for site assessment and restoration issues
Specialty Areas:
USACE examines more comprehensive solutions for issues related to:
Urban watersheds
Revitalization of infrastructure
Water supply
Environmental restoration
Cleanup of hazardous waste
Flood control
HTRW provides assistance related to environmental remediation and environmental
compliance issues. Specific areas of expertise include innovative technologies,
environmental risk assessment, and environmental engineering.
ERDC-WES provides assistance related to ecosystem modeling, environmental
information analysis, environmental modeling simulation and research, characterization
and monitoring of ecosystems, and water quality.
ERDC-CERL provides services related to the revitalization of facilities; the operation,
maintenance, and repair of technologies; and land use planning.
General Services
Offered:
USACE provides program and project management, engineering, construction,
water resources, and environmental management services for military installations
and public sector clients.
HTRW provides general assistance to USACE through project document review,
technology transfer, specific technical assistance, training, development of guidance
documents, and solutions to environmental cleanup issues.
ERDC-WES supports the USACE through research, development, special studies,
and technology transfer.
ERDC-CERL conducts research and development in infrastructure and
environmental sustainment.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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of Engineers ฎ
5.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through USACE. Cost sharing may be available.
Eligibility:
USACE provides support to local, state, and federal agencies.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Localities can submit requests to the contacts listed below.
Points of Contact:
Jane Mergler, USACE Headquarters
(202) 761-5603
Mark Mimick, HTRW
(402) 697-2558
Jeff Breckenridge, HTRW
(402) 697-2577
Beth Fleming, ERDC-WES
(601)634-3943
Dr. Alan Moore, ERDC-CERL
(217) 373-7202
Internet Home
Page:
USACE. http://ha. environ mental, usace.armv.mil/index. html
HTRW. http://www. environ mental, usace.armv.mil/
ERDC-WES. http://www.wes.armv.mil/el/homeDaae.html
ERDC-CERL. http://www.cecer.armv.mil/
Success Stories:
There are over 50 success stories listed on the following web site:
http://ha.environmental.usace.armv.mil/tools/it/itsuccess/itsuccess.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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6.0 U.S. Department of Energy
The DOE is organized along four principle business lines: National Security, Energy Resources,
Science and Technology, and Environmental Quality. Responsibility for implementing these
critical national missions is shared among the following organizations within the DOE:
Headquarters Program Offices
Area, Field, and Operations Offices
National Laboratories and Technology Centers
Power Marketing Administrations
The DOE agencies that assist in brownfields are located in the Headquarters Program Offices
and the National Laboratories and Technology Centers. Under the Headquarters Program
Office's Office of Environmental Management (EM), the Office of Intergovernmental and Public
Accountability (EM-11) has developed an electronic access system (Internet-based system) to
provide technical assistance and increase community members' capacity to understand and
resolve environmental issues related to brownfields. Under the National Laboratories and
Technology Centers, Argonne National Laboratory provides expertise in the deployment of
technologies and in the development of strategies and methodologies for expedited
investigations of contaminated sites that have applicability to revitalization. Working with EPA's
BTSC, Argonne assists problem holders with site-specific issues and application of decision
support tools.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DOE-related organizations:
6.1 Office of Environmental Management, Office of Intergovernmental and Public
Accountability
6.2 Argonne National Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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6.1 Office of Environmental Management, Office of
intergovernmental and Public Accountability
Background:
Located in the DOE's Office of Environmental Management, the EM-11 has developed a
community capacity-building project entitled, Environmental Justice and Public
Participation Through Technology. The office has developed an electronic access
system (Internet-based system) to provide technical assistance and to increase
community members' capacity to deal with their environmental problems.
Increasing electronic access to build public participation is the goal of this community
capacity-building project that EM has developed in partnership with Howard University's
Urban Environment Institute and other partners. The goal is to increase meaningful
public participation in environmental decision-making.
Improved community-based public participation can be accomplished through access to
computers and to the Internet, exposure to environmental information, and access to
available technical assistance. With computer access, citizens can benefit from Internet-
based information sources and from valuable computer-based information systems and
models.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
With access to relevant environmental information, reliable and trusted technical
assistance, and appropriate environmental decision-makers, community stakeholders
should be in a position to ensure that environmental decisions are made in the best
interests of the community. Community technology centers enable community
stakeholders to get access to information, decision-makers, decision-making tools, and
technical assistance needed to become informed participants in the decision-making
processes.
Specialty Areas:
Conduct training workshops - Internet research, geographic information systems,
risk assessment
Present workshops and forums relevant to DOE public participation efforts,
economic development and community revitalization
Provide continuous technical assistance from Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and other sources, in-person and through Internet e-mail
Assist communities in preparing EPA Brownfields Pilot applications
General Services
Offered:
The partnership works with towns and community groups to fully develop the community
technology centers as tools for information gathering, capacity-building and public
participation. Specifically, the partnership helps towns and community groups design
and implement training programs that focus on:
Creating and supporting technology center
Basic computer skills training
Internet research
Access to toxic release inventory data
Chemical impact analysis
Risk assessments
Use of GIS for community decision-making
Use of e-mail to communicate with decision-makers
Funding searches
Other assistance resources
Type of Funding
Available:
Cooperative Agreements
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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6.1 Office of Environmental Management, Office of
intergovernmental and Public Accountability
Eligibility:
EM provides direct support to local community-based organizations located near DOE
facilities, other jurisdictions impacted by DOE and revitalization efforts, the National
Conference of Black Mayors, and a Historically Black College and Universities
Consortium.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact Melinda Downing, DOE Environmental Justice Program Manager (see below).
Points of Contact:
Melinda Downing
DOE Environmental Justice Program Manager
(202) 586-7703 or melinda.downinq(ฎ.em.doe.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.em.doe.qov/public/enviust/
Success Stories:
Augusta, Georgia is down river from DOE's Savannah River Site, which is located in
Aiken, SC. For many years, the Augusta community complained about neglect and
environmental contamination that dominated their community. The residents were
concerned about contaminated runoff that flooded their community with every rainstorm.
They were concerned over what appeared to them as an unusual number of community
deaths due to cancer. In one of the technical assistance events with Howard University,
the community decided to apply to join EPA's Brownfields Pilot Program.
With assistance from DOE and Howard University, the Augusta community approached
the new Mayor of Augusta and asked if the city would submit to EPA a Brownfields Pilot
application with a focus on a dumpsite near their community. The new mayor, being
unfamiliar with the brownfields process, agreed to submit the application to EPA if the
community prepared the application. Howard University and Paine College hosted a
Brownfields Pilot Application drafting workshop for the community at the community's
technology center. They drafted the basic application and posted it on the community's
website for public comment. The City submitted the application and it was selected by
EPA. Charles Utley, the leading environmental justice proponent in Augusta, chairs the
Augusta Brownfields Commission and leads the effort to revitalize Augusta. The
partnership of EM, EPA's Office of Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office, and
Howard University is noted by Mr. Utley to have contributed highly to the success and
achievement of the Augusta community being selected as an EPA Brownfields Pilot.
EM continues to work with the Augusta Brownfields Commission. The Augusta
Brownfields Commission has formulated a partnership with the DOE's Dr. Samuel P.
Massie Chairs of Excellence (leading engineer professors at 9 Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and 1 Hispanic Serving Institution) to assist the community
with the scientific and technical aspects associated with their efforts. EM met with the
Augusta Brownfields Commission, Westinghouse Savannah River Company (managing
agent), EPA Region 4, and others to formally establish the Augusta Brownfields
Partnership (Partnership) to expand the scope of possibilities for the Augusta
Revitalization effort. The Partnership then held meetings seeking to include additional
potential partners from the federal sector, the State of Georgia, the private sector and
non-governmental organizations. Through this partnership, the Augusta Brownfields
Commission is helping to revitalize this area.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Background:
Argonne is operated by the University of Chicago for the DOE. It is a multi-disciplinary
research and development laboratory focused on basic science, nuclear and non-nuclear
energy science and technologies, national security, and environmental matters.
In the environmental area, Argonne's activities range from studies of fundamental
contaminant behavior to risk management associated with cleanup and site long-term
stewardship. Argonne assists several federal agencies with environmental technical
support in the areas of characterization, process systems and engineering, and
integrated management. Argonne assists the EPA's BTSC in the application of its Triad
approach to sampling and analysis to manage site decision uncertainty.
Location:
Argonne, IL
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Argonne's expertise in the deployment of technologies and development of strategies
and methodologies for expedited investigations and cleanup of contaminated sites has
applicability to revitalization. Through EPA's BTSC Argonne assists problem holders
with site-specific issues and application of decision support tools.
Specialty Areas:
Expedited site characterization and adaptive sampling and analysis programs
Triad and related decision support tools for assisting brownfields and other activities
Technology connection assistance in the selection, evaluation, and implementation
of investigation and clean technology
General Services
Offered:
Reviews of plans for investigations
Assistance in preparing site assessment plans and strategies
Assistance in selecting and deploying technologies and methodologies for
investigations of soil and groundwater contamination
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through Argonne.
Eligibility:
At the direction of EPA's BTSC, Argonne can provide support to local, state, and federal
government staff.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Access to Argonne's services can be secured through EPA's BTSC.
Points of Contact:
Jack Ditmars, Argonne National Laboratory
(630) 252-5953
iditmars(3).anl.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.ead.anl.qov and http://www.anl.aov
Success Stories:
Argonne has assisted federal agencies in matters for over 15 years. Several examples
of successful applications of tools to improve the quality and efficiency of cleanup
processes can be found on the Internet links given above.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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7.0 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The DHHS is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans
and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help
themselves. The department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of
activities, including:
Medical and social science research
Preventing outbreak of infectious disease, including immunization services
Assuring food and drug safety
Medicare (health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans) and Medicaid (health
insurance for low-income people)
Financial assistance and services for low-income families
Improving maternal and infant health
Head Start (pre-school education and services)
Preventing child abuse and domestic violence
Substance abuse treatment and prevention
Services for older Americans, including home-delivered meals
Comprehensive health services for Native Americans
The primary brownfields activities under the DHHS involve the Office of Community Service and
the ATSDR. As the largest grant-making agency in the federal government, providing some
60,000 grants per year, the Office of Community Service provides grants up to $500,000 to
community development corporations and community action agencies that may be used for
redevelopment or job training projects at Brownfield pilot sites. The ATSDR seeks to prevent
human exposure to hazardous substances in the environment and has established the Office of
Urban Affairs that focuses on environmental justice and minority health concerns.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DHHS-related organizations:
7.1 Office of Community Services
7.2 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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7.1 Office of Community Services
Background:
The mission of the DHHS Office of Community Services is to work in partnership with
states, communities, and other agencies to provide a range of human and economic
development services and activities that ameliorate the causes and characteristics of
poverty and otherwise assist persons in need. The focus of these services and
activities is to increase the capacity of individuals and families to become self-sufficient,
to revitalize communities, and to build the stability and capacity of children, youth, and
families so that they become able to create their own opportunities. Funds are provided
for a number of activities, including actual development and pre-development tasks.
As a part of its commitment to the Brownfields National Partnership, the Office of
Community Services provides grants up to $500,000 to community development
corporations and community action agencies that may be used for redevelopment or job
training projects at Brownfield pilot sites. This effort is part of the Office of Community
Services Urban and Rural Economic Development Discretionary Grants program.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Provides grants for brownfields redevelopment, and training that is targeted to
community development corporations and community action agencies.
Specialty Areas:
Serve the economic and social needs of welfare recipients and other low-income
individuals and families that reside in urban, rural and tribal areas
Provide employment and entrepreneurial opportunities through industrial, business,
physical or commercial development
Promote individual self-sufficiency through the creation of new, full-time, permanent
jobs
Assist community development corporations and community action agencies in
leveraging existing federal, state and local resources for neighborhood
revitalization activities
Provide financial and technical resources to state, local, public and private
agencies for economic development and related social service support activities
Provide energy assistance to low income households
Assist communities in protecting the victims of domestic violence as well as
preventing the occurrence of domestic violence
General Services
Offered:
Provide financial resources through discretionary and formula and block grant
initiatives for planning, coordination, management, provision of services and
physical renovation
Provide training, technical assistance and related instructional materials to support
planning, program development, resource identification and coordination as well as
the deployment and management of economic development efforts and social
service support activities
Leverage federal, state and local resources through inter-agency agreements and
public/private partnerships
Disseminate information regarding the results and effectiveness of the
discretionary and block grant activities
Type of Funding
Available:
Funds are provided for a number of activities, including actual development and pre-
development tasks. Grants are provided up to $500,000 to community development
corporations and community action agencies.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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7.1 Office of Community Services
Eligibility:
Annual applications are required for the Community Service Block Grants (CSBG)
award. A notice reminding states and Indian tribes/tribal organizations to submit annual
applications is sent in July each year. Notice of funds availability is made once the
Congress appropriates and the Office of Management and Budget apportions the funds.
The CSBG Act mandates that states pass through 90% of the funds allocated to the
eligible entities. Up to 5% of these funds can be used by states and tribes for
administrative costs as defined by the grantee.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
States and tribes are required to submit annual applications with specified assurances
which are mandated in the CSBG Act. State Offices of Community Services work
together with local CSBG service providers primarily to prepare annual state plans
which describe how the state will carry out the assurances. Grantees receive funds
under the CSBG which are used to provide services and activities that address the
following: employment, education, income management, housing, nutrition, emergency
services, and health.
Points of Contact:
Clarence Carter
Agency for Children and Families
Office of Community Services
HHS
Aerospace Building
370 L'Enfant Plaza
Washigton, D.C. 20447
(202)401-4694
(202)401-4694 (fax)
Richard Saul
(202)401-9341
(202)401-5538 (fax)
rsaul(3).acf.dhhs.qov
Internet Home Page:
http://www.acf. dhhs.qov/proqrams/ocs
Success Stories:
In FY 2001, $590.4 million was made available to states, territories, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and federally and state-recognized tribes.
Of this amount, $3.7 million was available for federally and state-recognized tribes, and
tribal organizations authorized by eligible tribes to apply on their behalf. A total of $9.5
million was available for training and technical assistance.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Background:
The ATSDR, created by the 1980 Superfund legislation and operating within the DHHS,
seeks to prevent human exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. Its
public health functions include assessments of sites, the analysis and reporting of
collected assessment data, education and training concerning hazardous substances,
epidemiological surveillance studies, and the mitigation of releases of hazardous
substances into the environment. ATSDR established the Office of Urban Affairs (OUA)
to primarily handle its brownfields activities. This office also focuses on environmental
justice and minority health concerns. All of ATSDR's brownfields work is coordinated
through the OUA.
ATSDR can review and assess environmental sampling data and other site-related
information in order to determine if past, current, or future exposure to hazardous
substances might have public health consequences. In essence, ATSDR or state
health departments can provide an independent opinion on site conditions and offer
recommendations on safe redevelopment. In those rare cases where it appears that
significant exposure to hazardous chemicals is occurring or did occur, ASTDR may
conduct an investigation to characterize the public health significance of site-related
exposures. Some ATSDR staff are located at EPA.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Offers assessment of environmental sampling data - targeted to all brownfields
community stakeholders
Specialty Areas:
Exposure assessment, applied toxicological research
General Services
Offered:
Some of the general services offered by the ATSDR are as follows:
Public health assessments
Applied research
Emergency response
Education and training
Type of Funding
Available:
ATSDR occasionally provides funds to health departments, universities, nonprofit
groups, or vendors to conduct activities, sponsor meetings or provide needed services
which support ATSDR's mission.
Eligibility:
Health departments, universities, nonprofit groups, or vendors to conduct activities,
sponsor meetings or provide needed services which support ATSDR's mission
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for the ASTDR are processed through
the Procurement and Grants Office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Points of Contact:
Steve Jones
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
MC: 5101
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 603-8729
(202)603-9100 (fax)
iones.steve(5),epa.qov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Registry
Internet Home Page:
http://atsdr1 .atsdr.cdc.aov
Success Stories:
The following example illustrates why public health considerations are important when
determining future property uses.
The East 10th Street Site is a 36-acre property located in Delaware County,
Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1910, the site was used for the manufacture of rayon and
cellophane. In 1977, the property was divided into 23 lots owned by six different
entities. These lots contain nine buildings that formerly housed the rayon/cellophane
production or storage facilities. In the late 1980s, considerable on-site demolition and
building renovation converted the lower floors of two buildings (Nos.1 and 2) into
individual offices housing commercial and retail establishments including a day care
center, candy manufacturer, restaurant, dental office, a Boy Scout meeting room, and a
senior citizen center.
In 1990, EPA Region III Emergency Response staff in Philadelphia were called to the
site because of concerns about improper storage of PCBs containers and of the
existence of free asbestos in on-site buildings. EPA's inspection revealed asbestos-
contaminated bulk material and asbestos fibers in the air on the upper floors of Building
1. In addition, isolated locations of bulk asbestos and numerous physical hazards were
noted outside the building. Concerned about the public health implications of existing
conditions, EPA requested that the ATSDR evaluate the situation and make appropriate
recommendations for follow-up actions. ATSDR and EPA recommended that the day
care and senior citizen center operations be relocated until the problem could be
addressed. EPA then arranged for cleanup of the building to the extent permissible
under authorizing legislation (case law limits EPA's ability to address asbestos when it
is considered a structural component of a building). Additionally, ATSDR provided
guidance for protecting public health during the cleanup.
Because of community concerns about the effectiveness of the asbestos cleanup and
subsequent maintenance efforts, in 1993 ATSDR and the Pennsylvania Department of
Health arranged for indoor air sampling in Building 1 that revealed elevated asbestos
levels. Additional consultations recommended implementation of operation and
maintenance program for asbestos in the buildings.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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8.0 U.S. Department of the Interior
The DOI is the nation's principal conservation agency. DOI's mission is to protect America's
treasures for future generations, provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage,
offer recreation opportunities, honor our trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska
Natives and our responsibilities to island communities, conduct scientific research, provide wise
stewardship of energy and mineral resources, foster sound use of land and water resources,
and conserve and protect fish and wildlife. DOI is made up of more than 8 major bureaus and
offices, of which the NPS and the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) support the Brownfields
programs.
The NPS preserves the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system
for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service
cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation
and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world. The NPS provides technical
assistance for planning, assessment, and conservation in urban areas that are focused toward
state and local governments and community-based organizations. The NPS assists state and
local governments in acquisition of surplus federal lands and offers financial and technical
assistance for community revitalization for Brownfields Showcase Communities.
OSM has participated in the Brownfields Initiative by providing training and support to
OSMA/ISTA volunteers and authorizing grant applications for Brownfields pilots in coal
impacted watersheds, as mine-scarred lands are recognized as brownfields.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DOI-related organizations:
8.1 National Park Service
8.2 Office of Surface Mining
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Background:
The NPS regulates, promotes, and conserves America's national parks in such a manner
as to "leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." Since the
inception of the Service in 1916, the United States has changed dramatically and the
Service has expanded its mission to support State and local conservation and recreation
efforts in partnership with communities across the country. NPS supports these initiatives
through a range of recognition programs, technical assistance, and grant-making
programs geared to communities that seek its help.
Among these programs is the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program
(RTCA, or Rivers & Trails). RTCA helps local and state agencies, and community
organizations in their conservation efforts by providing river, trail, and greenway planning;
regional assessment; and conservation workshops and consultations. A significant
amount of RTCA's assistance is targeted to urban areas for projects that include or affect
underutilized contaminated properties. As such, RTCA can complement redevelopment
efforts.
Another program through which NPS helps support State and local initiatives is the FLP.
Through FLP, NPS helps state and local governments acquire, at no cost, surplus Federal
lands (such as lands and facilities from decommissioned military bases, former Federal
buildings, or Army Reserve sites) for public parks and recreation areas. Available lands
may have high natural, historic, or recreational values. Or, lands or facilities may be
abandoned and in need of repair or improvement to adapt the site for public use. NPS
provides technical assistance to applicants to develop plans for park and recreational use,
and assists communities to gain title to the lands. Land or buildings obtained through the
program must be open to the public and used exclusively for parks and recreational
purposes.
The LWCF State Grant Program provides matching assistance to states and, through
states, to local units of government for the acquisition and development of public outdoor
recreation areas and facilities. All projects must be in accord with each state's SCORP
and OPSP. The SCORP identifies needs and priorities while the OPSP is intended to
assure equal opportunity for all eligible project sponsors and all sectors of the general
public to benefit from LWCF grants. Program objectives include stimulating states and
local jurisdictions to meet new demands for outdoor recreation and to build a permanent
legacy in both urban and rural environments for future generations by ensuring that lands
acquired or developed under this program are protected in perpetuity.
The Urban Park and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) program provides grants to
economically distressed local governments for the rehabilitation of existing recreation
facilities in urban areas, and for innovative recreation programs and services. This
program targets underserved populations such as minority, low-income, at-risk youth,
elderly, and disabled that have limited opportunities to obtain quality recreation programs
and services in their neighborhoods. The program has awarded nearly 1,400 grants since
1979 totaling approximately $243 million. Funding determinations are made following a
national competition which includes pre-applications that address specified criteria.
Facilities that have been rehabilitated through the UPARR program are protected in
perpetuity.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The NPS provides technical assistance for planning, assessment, and conservation in
urban areas that are focused toward state and local governments and community-based
organizations. The NPS assists state and local governments in acquisition of surplus
federal lands and offers financial and technical assistance for community revitalization for
Brownfields Showcase Communities.
Specialty Areas:
Establishing additional pilots around the country as EPA funding permits.
Linking Brownfield Pilots activities with NPS activities (assistance through RTCA, and
FLP) to create more attractive and sustainable communities.
General Services
Offered:
FLP provides technical assistance to applicants to develop plans for park and recreational
use, and assists communities to gain title to the lands.
Type of Funding
Available:
LWCF State Grant Program provides matching assistance to states and, through states,
to local units of government for the acquisition and development of public outdoor
recreation areas and facilities.
UPARR program provides grants to economically distressed local governments for the
rehabilitation of existing recreation facilities in urban areas, and for innovative recreation
programs and services.
Eligibility:
RTCA assists local and state agencies, and community organizations.
FLP, helps state and local governments. All FLP assisted land and/or buildings obtained
through the program must be open to the public and used exclusively for parks and
recreational purposes.
The SCORP identifies needs and priorities while the OPSP is intended to assure equal
opportunity for all eligible project sponsors and all sectors of the general public to benefit
from LWCF grants.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Use the followinq Internet home paqe http://www.nps.qov/ to locate the process for
requesting assistance within each of the above listed programs.
Points of Contact:
Steve Morris
U.S. Department of Interior
National Park Service
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
(202) 565-1183
(202) 343-3682 (fax)
Stephen morris(S).nps.qov
Tom Ross
Assistant Director, Recreation & Conservation
(202) 354-6900
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.nps.qov/ OR http://www.ncrc.nps.qov OR http://www.nps.qov/rtca/
Success Stories:
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has awarded over 38,000 projects a sum of more
than $3.3 billion in financial assistance since 1965.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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8.2 Office of Surf a ce Mining
Background:
The OSM is a bureau within DOI, that has responsibility, in cooperation with the states
and Indian tribes, to protect citizens and the environment during coal mining and
reclamation, and to reclaim mines abandoned before 1977. Mines that were active in
1977 are managed in accordance with the America Surface Mining Law, which is also
administered by OSM.
OSM is organized around two principal requirements: (1) regulating active coal mining,
and (2) reclaiming abandoned mines. In addition, OSM operates programs to eliminate
environmental and economic impacts of acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines,
encourage reforestation of reclaimed mine land, develop techniques for reclamation of
prime farmland soils, and publically recognize outstanding reclamation by
communicating the experience to others.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
In 1999, OSM authored the first successful EPA Brownfields Pilot Demonstration Project
grant developed for a coal-impacted watershed (Dark Shade Creek, PA). OSM worked
with the EPA BTSC for addressing coal-impacted watersheds, including critical inventory,
assessment and planning funds for local watershed efforts.
Specialty Areas:
Addressing environmental concerns at mining sites, coalfields, and within contaminated
watersheds associated with these types of sites:
Acid mine drainage
Watershed assessment
Spectral imagery analysis
General Services
Offered:
Technical support
Grant writing and project development support
Administrative support
Training
Evaluation and research of new technologies
Monitoring trends and status
Resources available for community redevelopment include:
OSM Volunteers in Services to America (VISTA) Initiative - provides full-time
Watershed Development Coordinators working with small watershed groups to build
capacity collecting watershed data, building new partnerships, and expanding public
awareness. OSM provides technical support and administrative funding support.
OSM/National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) acid mine drainage (AMD) Treatment
System Design Initiative - Projects are for AMD treatment systems in high-visibility
areas and work to expand AMD constituencies by engaging watershed groups, local
design professionals, scientists, and others to transform environmental liabilities into
community assets.
Type of Funding
Available:
Regulatory administration & enforcement grants, regulatory program development
grants, AML reclamation grants, and Small Operator Assistance Program grants.
Eligibility:
Most OSM grants are available only to states and tribes that have coal mining regulatory
or reclamation program plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact the individual listed below.
Points of Contact:
T. Allan Comp
(202) 208-2836
tcomp(ฎ.osmre.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.osmre.qov/osm.htm
Success Stories:
To date, more than 13,000 acres of pre-1977 dangerous abandoned mine waste piles
have been returned to productive use. New Brownfields guidelines include "mine
scarred lands" as well as two new Coalfield Brownfields in Coal Creek, TN, and Kelley's
Creek, WV, are opening new opportunities for coal country cleanup and reuse. States
and Indian Tribes using AML grant funds and OSM have reclaimed $1,477 million worth
of Public Health & Safety coal related problems, $195 million worth of Environmental coal
related problems, and $238 million worth of noncoal related problems have been
reclaimed. Additionally, the following States and Indian tribes have "Certified" that they
have addressed all of their coal-related AML problems: Hopi, Louisiana, Montana,
Navajo, Texas, and Wyoming.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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9.0 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The mission of the HUD is to provide a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living
environment for every American, including the following:
Creating opportunities for homeownership
Providing housing assistance for low-income persons
Working to create, rehabilitate and maintain the nation's affordable housing
Enforcing the nation's fair housing laws
Helping the homeless
Spurring economic growth in distressed neighborhoods
Helping local communities meet their development needs
HUD administers a loan and a grant program that can be used to assist in brownfields
redevelopment. The Section 108 guaranteed-loan provision of the CDBG program is one of the
most potent and important public investment tools that HUD offers to local governments. It
allows them to transform a small portion of their CDBG funds into federally guaranteed loans
large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects that can renew entire
neighborhoods. Such public investment is often needed to inspire private economic activity,
providing the initial resources or simply the confidence that private firms and individuals may
need to invest in distressed areas.
The BEDI grant program is administered to stimulate and promote economic and community
development activities under Section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended. BEDI is designed to assist local governments in returning abandoned,
idled and underused industrial and commercial facilities to productive economic uses by
providing grants to identified private sector parties committed to undertaking projects and
activities that will provide near-term results and demonstrable economic benefits, such as job
creation and increases in the local tax base.
BEDI funds are used as stimulus for local governments and private sector parties to commence
redevelopment or continue phased redevelopment efforts on brownfields sites where expansion
or development is complicated by the presence or potential presence of environmental
contamination.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following HUD-related organizations:
9.1 Community Development Block Grant Program, Section 108 Guaranteed-Loan
9.2 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
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9.1 Community Development Block Grant Program,
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Background:
Section 108, the loan guarantee provision of the CDBG program, is one of the most
potent and important public investment tools that HUD offers to local governments. It
allows them to transform a small portion of their CDBG funds into federally guaranteed
loans large enough to pursue physical and economic revitalization projects that can
renew entire neighborhoods. Such public investment is often needed to inspire private
economic activity, providing the initial resources or simply the confidence that private
firms and individuals may need to invest in distressed areas. Section 108 loans are not
risk-free, however; local governments borrowing funds guaranteed by Section 108 must
pledge their current and future CDBG allocations to cover the loan amount as security for
the loan.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
Activities eligible for Section 108 financing include economic development activities
eligible under CDBG; acquisition of real property; rehabilitation of publicly owned real
property; housing rehabilitation eligible under CDBG; construction, reconstruction, or
installation of public facilities (including streets, sidewalk, and other site improvements);
related relocation, clearance, and site improvements; payment of interest on the
guaranteed loan and issuance costs of public offerings; debt service reserves; public
works and site improvements in neighborhoods; and in limited circumstances, housing
construction as part of community economic development, Housing Development Grant,
or Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grant programs.
Specialty Areas:
Section 108 provides communities with a source of financing for economic development,
housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects.
General Services
Offered:
Fixed rate financing of guaranteed obligations
Variable rate financing (available at any time)
Type of Funding
Available:
Loan guarantee (fully guaranteed by the federal government)
The maximum repayment period for a Section 108 loan is 20 years. HUD has the ability
to structure the principal amortization to match the needs of the project and borrower.
Each annual principal amount will have a separate interest rate associated with it.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include the following public entities: metropolitan cities and urban
counties (CDBG entitlement recipients); nonentitlement communities that are assisted in
the submission of applications by states that administer the CDBG program; and
nonentitlement communities eligible to receive CDBG funds under the HUD-
Administered Small Cities CDBG program (Hawaii). The public entity may be the
borrower or it may designate a public agency as the borrower.
For purposes of determining eligibility, the CDBG rules and requirements apply. As with
the CDBG program, all projects and activities must either principally benefit low- and
moderate-income persons, aid in the elimination or prevention of slums and blight, or
meet urgent needs of the community.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
See below
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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9.1 Community Development Block Grant Program,
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Points of Contact:
For more information on the CDBG Section 108 loan guarantee program, contact the
local HUD field office. When applying for a Section 108 loan, the field office is the first to
become involved in reviewing the application.
The Section 108 office at HUD headquarters in Washington, D.C. provides information
about to grant application at (202) 708-1871 or (202) 708-1506, or by mail at:
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Office of Community Planning and Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street, SW Room 7180
Washington, D.C. 20410
For technical guidance, contact Mr. Paul Webster, Director, Financial Management
Division, at the above address or at (202) 708-1871 or Mr. Nelson R. Bregon, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Office of Community Planning and
Development, at the above address or at (202) 708-1506.
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.hud.qov/offices/cpd/communitvdevelopment/proqrams/108/index.cfm
Success Stories:
Section 108 financing has been used to support revitalization projects in hundreds of
communities. More than 1,200 projects have been funded since the program's inception
in 1978. An example of a funded project is in Alhambra, California, where an abandoned
retail area was redeveloped, leading to creation of 200 jobs. At this site, a major retailer
was closing, creating a loss of jobs and sales tax revenue for the City. Initially the
Alhambra Redevelopment Agency approached commercial developers, offering
traditional subsidy, to redevelop the site. These developers declined to participate, and
the Agency made a decision to develop the site itself using Section 108 financing.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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9.2 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
Background:
BEDI is one of the key competitive grant programs that HUD administers to stimulate and
promote economic and community development activities under Section 108(q) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. BEDI is designed to
assist cities with the redevelopment of abandoned, idled and underused industrial and
commercial facilities with expansion and redevelopment by providing grants to identified
private sector parties committed to undertaking projects and activities that will provide
near-term results and demonstrable economic benefits, such as job creation and
increases in the local tax base.
BEDI funds are used as the stimulus for local governments and private sector parties to
commence redevelopment or continue phased redevelopment efforts on brownfields
sites where either perceived or actual environmental conditions are known and
redevelopment plans exist.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The purpose of the BEDI is to assist public entities in the redevelopment of brownfields
and enhance the security or improve the viability of a project financed with Section 108
guaranteed loan authority. BEDI grants must be used in conjunction with a new Section
108 guaranteed loan commitment.
BEDI projects must increase economic opportunity for persons of low-and moderate-
income or stimulate and retain businesses and jobs that lead to economic revitalization.
BEDI funds have been made available on a competitive basis. In fiscal year 2002,
instructions for submitting applications were included in HUD's SuperNOFA, which is
published in the Federal Register; $28 million was made available at a maximum cap of
$2 million per award. Section 108 funds are available to eligible applicants throughout
the year on a noncompetitive basis.
Specialty Areas:
Land writedowns
Site remediation costs
Funding reserves
Over-collateralizing the Section 108 Loan
Direct enhancement of the security of the Section 108 loan
Provisions of financing for-profit businesses at a below market interest rate
General Services
Offered:
BEDI grants enhance the security or improve the viability of a project financed with new
Section 108 guaranteed loan authority.
Type of Funding
Available:
Grants and Loans
Minimum Section 108 to BEDI ratio is 1:1 (i.e., minimum amount of 108 dollars
committed must not be less than $1 of 108 for every BEDI grant dollar requested.)
Maximum grant amount is $2 million.
On April 21, 2003, HUD announced the availability of FY2003 funding opportunities,
including grants through its Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI). HUD's
BEDI program will provide approximately $29.5 million to be used in conjunction with
Section 108 loan guarantee funds. HUD encourages brownfields economic development
projects which propose the redevelopment of brownfields sites through new investments
and result in the creation of new businesses and jobs, and increases in the local tax
base or other near-term, measurable economic benefits. Proposals are due July 16,
2003.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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9.2 Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
Eligibility:
CDBG entitlement communities and non-entitlement communities eligible to receive loan
guarantees. A request for a new Section 108 loan guarantee authority must accompany
each BEDI application. BEDI and Section 108 funds must be used in conjunction with
the same economic development project. Non-entitlement communities, including those
in New York and Hawaii, may apply for and receive grants under the BEDI programs. If
a non-entitlement community receives a BEDI grant and applies for Section 108 loan
guarantee assistance, the applicable state entity (or HUD, in the case of Hawaii and New
York) will be required to pledge CDBG funds as partial security for the loan guarantee.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
For a BEDI application kit and/or guidebook to all HUD programs, please contact the
SuperNOFA Information Center at 1 (800) HUD-8929. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may call the Center's TTY number at 1 (800) HUD-2209. Questions
regarding the BEDI program may be directed to Lisa Peoples in HUD's Office of
Economic Development at (202) 708-0614 ext. 4456 or by e-mail at
lisa_peoples@hud.gov.
Points of Contact:
Lisa Peoples
(202) 708-0614 ext. 4456
lisa peoples(3).hud.qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.hud.qov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/proqrams/bedi/index.cfm
Success Stories:
BEDI grants were used to support a Brownfields redevelopment project in Bonne Terre,
Missouri. Bonne Terre lies in the Eastern Ozarks, 55 miles south of the St. Louis
metropolitan area and near the Mississippi River. Located in Missouri's old Lead Belt,
and corporate headquarters for the St. Joseph Minerals Corporation, Bonne Terre was
once called the Lead Capital of the World. The city includes a Superfund site near the
center of the city and 120 acres of Brownfields on the Superfund site's periphery. Over
the past 6 years, Bonne Terre has established a comprehensive brownfields program.
Two 3-acre former brownfield sites have been remediated and redeveloped, and plans
are being drawn to build a large-scale industrial business park with recreational and
open areas on another 85 acres of brownfields.
A local community college helped the city form a brownfields committee made up of the
mayor, the city manager, the city economic development director, and representatives
from the mining company now responsible for cleaning up the Superfund site. The city
made a successful application to EPA for a brownfields pilot assessment grant in 1996.
With the brownfields assessment grant, the city was able to bring together community
groups, investors, lenders, developers, and other affected parties to address the issues
of cleaning up the contaminated sites and returning them to productive use. The
committee came up with various tools for financing brownfields redevelopment, including
traditional grants, such as from BEDI, innovative public-private partnership
arrangements, risk-limitation techniques, and tax incentives.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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10.0 U.S. Department of Transportation
The mission of the DOT is to help ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient
transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of
the American people, today and into the future. The DOT is made up of 16 bureaus and
offices, of which the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA), and the MARAD support brownfields redevelopment activities. Current
policy permits the expenditure of Federal-aid funds for eligible transportation projects that
impact, or are impacted by, brownfields and other hazardous waste sites.
In concert with the Office of the Secretary, the FHWA supports the Brownfields programs and
initiatives led by EPA. FHWA encourages the appropriate consideration of brownfields in the
transportation planning, FHWA National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and State-related
project development processes.
In concert with the DOT'S Office of the Secretary, the FTA supports the Brownfields programs
and initiatives led by EPA. FTA encourages the appropriate consideration of brownfields in the
transportation planning, environmental review, and state and local related project development
processes.
MARAD will coordinate efforts with the EPA and other federal agencies in assisting ports and
port developers in brownfields redevelopment sites. MARAD will work with the American
Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) to survey and report progress on brownfields
redevelopment sites. MARAD expects to work with NOAA and other federal agencies in
developing budget requirements for future brownfields redevelopment projects.
The remainder of this section provides profiles for the following DOT-related organizations:
10.1 Federal Highway Administration
10.2 Federal Transit Administration
10.3 Maritime Administration
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10.1 Federal Highway Administration
Background:
The FHWA has the responsibility of providing national leadership to State Transportation
Agencies on issues that deal with properties that have been contaminated with
hazardous substances/wastes. In concert with the Office of the Secretary, the FHWA
supports the Brownfields programs and initiatives led by EPA. FHWA encourages the
appropriate consideration of brownfields in the transportation planning, FHWA NEPA,
and State-related project development processes. Current policy permits the
expenditure of Federal-aid funds for eligible transportation projects that impact, or are
impacted by, brownfields and other hazardous waste sites. Federal- aid funds may be
used for:
Access to a planned redevelopment project
Clean-up and use of properties for transportation-related development
Establishment of new partnerships with state and local environmental and economic
development entities to attract additional resources and leverage transportation funds.
Location:
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Division Offices: FHWA Divisions work directly with state DOTs. Located throughout
the United States, they include 52 operating federal-aid Division Offices and three
Federal Lands Highway Divisions.
Resource Centers: Staff in FHWA's four Resource Centers provides technical
expertise in a variety of areas. The Resource Centers and their locations are:
Eastern - Baltimore, MD
Southern - Atlanta, GA
Midwestern - Olympia Fields, IL
Western - San Francisco, CA
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The FHWA helps fund the planning, design, and construction of Interstate highways and
other roads. Typical projects of the Federal-Aid Highway Program include road
reconstruction and rehabilitation; highway safety improvements; transportation centers;
intermodal facilities; recreational trails; access improvements; bridge replacement or
rehabilitation; and bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Each of these types of projects and
activities may be a major component of a revitalization project, or may encourage future
revitalization.
Specialty Areas:
The FHWA specializes in helping states meet the nation's transportation needs. In doing
so, the FHWA encourages states to consider the reciprocal impacts of transportation on
brownfields revitalization from an environmental and economic development perspective,
including impacts to communities and quality of life.
General Services
Offered:
Provide technical assistance to field staff and brownfields advocates
Provide information regarding agency guidance and policy on brownfields and other
hazardous wastes sites
Conduct brownfields research and disseminate results
Offer training on brownfields and hazardous waste sites
Foster the formation of new partnerships and encourage communications among
brownfields advocates at the state, local and regional levels
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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10.1 Federal Highway Administration
Type of Funding
Available:
Under current transportation legislation, no FHWA funds are specifically identified,
designated, or allocated for brownfields redevelopment or revitalization. There are
several programs through which support for brownfields revitalization, as part of an
eligible transportation project, may be appropriately financed with federal funds.
Formula-allocated funds available to states through the National Highway System
and the Surface Transportation Program
Transportation enhancements
Bicycle and pedestrian trails
Recreational trails
Transportation and community and system preservation
Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
Borders and corridors
Scenic byways
Eligibility:
While each funding program has specific guidelines and requirements that must be
followed, the process for accessing program funds is similar for all of them. Requests for
funds must go through the local Metropolitan Planning Organization's and State DOT's
long- and short-range planning processes. The transportation project that includes
Brownfield revitalization activities must be included in the state's Transportation
Improvement Program. Details about each funding program may be obtained by
contacting the appropriate program office.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests for technical assistance can be made by contacting the appropriate FHWA
Division Office, or by contacting FHWA Headquarters through the Internet at
http://www.fhwa.dot.qov/environment/.
Requests for information on funding assistance must be made through the State DOT.
Points of Contact:
Dr. Constance M. Hill
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural Environment, HEPN-30
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
(804) 775- 3378
(804) 775-3356 (fax)
connie. hill(ฎfhwa. dot. qov
Mr. Fred G. Bank
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural Environment, HEPN-30
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 366-5004
(202) 366-3409 (fax)
Fred. bank(ฎfhwa. dot. qov
Internet Home
Page:
http: //www. f h wa. d ot. q ov/e nvironment/index.htm
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10.1 Federal Highway Administration
Success Stories:
The Riverfront Heritage Trail in Joplin, MO is an ongoing transportation project that
crosses several brownfields sites. The project is partly supported with FHWA
Transportation Enhancement funds. An excellent example of partnering, the project is
also supported with funds from the MO DOT, local city agencies, and the National Park
Service. A bicycle/pedestrian trail that will provide public access to the riverfront is also
planned for this project.
In Providence, Rl, the on-road phase of the Northwest Bike Path has been completed,
and the off-road portion is under design. FHWA funds are being used in the construction
of the bicycle path, and on remediation of the Atlantic Mills complex where the bike path
will be located. The bike path is part of the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Project, a
major urban brownfields revitalization effort that is jointly funded by the FHWA, EPA, and
the City of Providence.
Also in Providence, construction has begun on 1-195, which will cross several brownfields
sites in an old industrial/port area of the city.
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Brownfields Technology Support Center
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10.2 Federal Transit Administration
Background:
The FTA has the responsibility of providing national leadership to state and local transit
agencies on issues that deal with transportation-related properties that have been
contaminated with hazardous substances/wastes. In concert with the DOT's Office of
the Secretary, the FTA supports the Brownfields programs and initiatives led by EPA.
FTA encourages the appropriate consideration of brownfields in the transportation
planning, environmental review, and state and local related project development
processes. Current policy permits the expenditure of Federal-aid funds for eligible
transportation projects that impact, or are impacted by, brownfields and other hazardous
waste sites. Federal-aid funds may be used for:
Access to a planned redevelopment project
Cleanup and reuse of properties for transportation-related development
Location:
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Regional and Metropolitan Offices: located throughout the country and serving
particular geographic locations which can be found at:
http: //www. fta. d ot. a ov/off ice/rea io n a 1/
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
The FTA provides financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve,
maintain, and operate existing systems. These types of projects and activities may be
an element of a revitalization project, or may encourage future revitalization. FTA also
helps fund certain elements of transit-oriented development that enhance the
effectiveness of public transportation and that are physically or functionally related to
transit systems.
Specialty Areas:
The FTA provides guidance to metropolitan planning organizations and transit agencies
to help them meet the nation's transportation needs. In doing so, the FTA encourages
the consideration of the reciprocal impacts between transportation and brownfields
revitalization from an environmental and economic development perspective, including
impacts to communities and quality of life.
General Services
Offered:
Provide technical assistance to field staff and brownfields advocates
Provide information regarding agency guidance and policy on brownfields and other
hazardous wastes
Type of Funding
Available:
Under current transportation legislation, no FTA funds are specifically identified for,
designated for, or allocated to, brownfields redevelopment or revitalization. There are
several programs through which support for brownfields revitalization, as part of an
eligible transportation project, may be appropriately financed with federal funds. See
http://www.fta.dot.qov/librarv/proqram/qrantproq.html or more information about FTA
grant programs and eligibility requirements.
Eligibility:
While each funding program has specific guidelines and requirements that must be
followed, the process for accessing program funds is similar for all of them. Requests for
funds must go through the local Metropolitan Planning Organization's and state
transportation's long- and short-range planning processes. The transportation project
that includes brownfields revitalization activities must be included in the State's
Transportation Improvement Program. Details about each funding program may be
obtained by contacting the appropriate program office.
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Requests for assistance may be made through the local or state transit agency or the
regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. Additional assistance may be requested
through the appropriate FTA regional or metropolitan office.
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10.2 Federal Transit Administration
Points of Contact:
Ms. Carol Braegelmann
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Office of Human and Natural Environment, TPL-30
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 366-1701
(202) 493-2478 (fax)
carol.braegelmann@fta.dot.gov
Ms. Susan Borinksy
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Office of Human and Natural Environment, TPL-30
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 366-8012
(202) 493-2478 (fax)
susan. borinskv(5).fta. dot. qov
Internet Home
Page:
http: //www. fta. d ot. a ov/off ice/p I a n n i n q/e p
Success Stories:
The Fruitvale station transit village in Oakland, CA is an example of a transportation
project developed on a brownfields site that incorporates the relocation and design of a
bus facility for a Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) rail station and a transit-oriented
development that includes a child care center, health care clinic, public library, senior
citizen housing, police substation and other public and commercial facilities. The project
is also supported with funds from the City of Oakland, HUD, DHHS, and FHWA. The
new development around the station, improved bus and pedestrian access, and safety
and security improvements increases transit ridership.
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10.3 Maritime Administration
Background:
MARAD within the DOT, works collaboratively with other federal agencies and the U.S.
maritime industry to develop and implement standards, laws, regulations, and
procedures to protect the environment and assist in redeveloping port properties.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
MARAD coordinates efforts with the EPA and other federal agencies in assisting ports
and port developers on brownfields redevelopment sites. MARAD works with the AAPA
to survey and report progress on brownfields redevelopment sites. MARAD expects to
work with NOAA and other federal agencies in developing budget requirements for future
brownfields redevelopment projects.
Specialty Areas:
Engineering reviews
Environmental impact statement review
General Services
Offered:
Review of documents, including environmental impact statements and
environmental assessments
Technology assistance for port redevelopment
Innovative technology design
Port security review
Type of Funding
Available:
No funding has been allocated
Eligibility:
MARAD provides support to local, state, and federal agencies
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Localities can submit requests through their EPA regional Brownfields coordinators and
inform MARAD of progress.
Points of Contact:
Richard S. Corley
Program Manager
Office of Environmental Activities
Maritime Administration
Richard. corlev(ฎ.marad. dot. qov
Internet Home
Page:
http://www.marad.dot.qov/
Success Stories:
MARAD is working to advancing the Federal Brownfields Action Agenda (FBAA).
MARAD will refocus its efforts to support two critical areas in brownfields; working with
trade associations like AAPA to identify the best potential sites at U.S. ports; and
coordinating federal assistance with communities interested and involved in brownfields
development.
MARAD continues its close working relationship with AAPA by identifying potential
brownfields projects in U.S. ports. Ports that are identified will be coordinated with
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's FBAA team to ensure that federal
participation is coordinated and focused. An introductory planning meeting with key staff
supporting brownfields projects within NOAA is tentatively scheduled for late September.
In this meeting, MARAD will discuss brownfields projects within US ports that have the
greatest potential for success. Secondly, MARAD has begun discussions with the City of
New Bedford, Office of the Mayor, to join in their effort to redevelop a 25-acre brownfields
site for use as an interested transportation facility. New Bedford received a Brownfields
Showcase Community Designation in 2000.
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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11.0 U.S. General Services Administration,
Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative
Background:
In 1997, the GSA launched the Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative to identify and
redeploy unused federal properties. With thousands of federal properties located
throughout the country, GSA is partnering with communities to ensure that unused
federal properties are an active component in the redevelopment of our nation's urban
centers. Through a partnership between GSA and the community, the properties can be
reused to bolster local revitalization efforts. The Partnership is focused on GSA's
exchange of information on brownfields-related matters with various municipalities and
federal agencies. In addition, GSA has entered a MOU with EPA to jointly promote
economic development, community revitalization, and brownfields redevelopment.
Reusing federal real property makes efficient use of existing infrastructure while
providing an alternative to developing open space and contributing to urban sprawl.
Location:
General Services Administration
Office of Property Disposal
Washington, D.C.
Relevancy to
Revitalization:
GSA works with the local communities to determine how federal properties can support
revitalization targeted to all brownfields community stakeholders.
Specialty Areas:
GSA provides technical support through the use of GIS to analyze information and
consider various factors that impact urban redevelopment for underutilized federal
properties.
General Services
Offered:
Community involvement
Partnering
Technology support
Type of Funding
Available:
Funding and grants are not available through GSA
Eligibility:
All municipalities and federal agencies are eligible for technical support
Process for
Requesting
Assistance:
Contact John Q. Martin at GSA (see below)
Points of Contact:
John Q. Martin
General Services Administration
Office of Property Disposal
GSA Building
18th and F Streets NW, Room 4340
Washington, D.C. 20405
(202) 501-4671
(202) 501-2520 (fax)
iohna.martin(ฎasa.aov
Internet Home
Page:
http: //www. a sa. a ov
Success Stories:
GSA is currently working on various redevelopment activities at 39 federal brownfields
sites in multiple cities and communities. The brownfields project locations were chosen
based upon existing partnerships among federal, state, and local organizations already
working to better the economic and social well-being of these communities.
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12.0 Consultant's Corner
While the focus of this directory is providing support to federal, state, and local entities,
consultants also are involved in revitalization projects. This "Consultants Corner" was prepared
to show consultants how to access services available from federal agencies. Consultants
generally cannot access federal resources directly. However, by working with state or local
government representatives, consultants can gain access to a broad array of technical support
services, as described in this directory. For example, consultants supporting a state or local
government can get access to the support services of the BTSC. These services might include
review of a sampling and analysis plan or assistance in developing a conceptual site model.
Consultants can learn more about the types of approaches, strategies, and technologies
available to perform site assessment and cleanup related to revitalization projects through the
resources described below.
The "Brownfields Technology Primer: Using the Triad Approach to Streamline Brownfields Site
Assessment and Cleanup" is an educational tool for site owners, project managers (including
consultants), and regulators to help streamline measuring and monitoring decisions made at
brownfields sites. The primer overviews the effectiveness of the Triad approach (based on
systematic planning, dynamic work plan strategies, and the use of real-time field-based
measurement technologies) in reducing costs and expediting site close-out. The primer also
provides additional resources to aid in site management, as well as a list of frequently asked
questions and descriptions of commonly used field-based sampling and analytical techniques.
The "Brownfields Technology Primer: Perspectives on Technology Selection and Use" (Draft,
March 2003 - when final, will be available at brownfieldstsc.org) assists technology service
providers in understanding the needs of local officials and the types of information and
approaches they can use in marketing their technologies or services. The primer also assists
local officials understand the types of considerations that other local officials have used in
procuring innovative site assessment and cleanup technologies and services as well as
understand the needs and interests of the technology service providers to improve technology
selection and use.
A guide on "Understanding Procurement for Innovative Sampling and Analytical Services for
Waste Site Clean-Up" (Draft, March 2003 - when final, will be available at brownfieldstsc.org)
helps project managers, technical leads, consultants, site owners, and technology vendors in
procuring innovative sampling and analytical services for environmental projects in the federal,
state, local, and private sector arenas. The procurement strategies described in the document
are especially useful when using the Triad approach and dynamic work plan strategies.
The Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information (CLU-IN) website provides information about
innovative treatment technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community. It describes
programs, organizations, publications and other tools for federal and state personnel,
consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors,
researchers, community groups, and individual citizens.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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APPENDIX A
Summary of Recent Legislation and Revitalization Funding
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107_118) reforms
the federal Superfund law by providing liability protection for prospective purchasers,
contiguous property owners, and innocent land owners, and authorizes increased funding for
state and local programs that assess and clean up brownfields. Under Superfund, owners and
operators of a contaminated site can be held liable for cleanup costs regardless of whether they
caused the contamination. This liability potentially creates a strong incentive for businesses to
avoid redeveloping brownfields. This new legislation provides relief from Superfund liability
while ensuring that polluted sites continue to be remediated. The Act defines a "brownfields
site" as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by
the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Further information about this law is available at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/.
The following are examples of the types of revitalization funding available from EPA and
described in Section 1 of this directory.
EPA has provided Brownfields funding to states, tribes, and local governments for pilot projects,
assessing the potential for additional projects, and towards funding voluntary cleanup
programs. EPA has provided funding in amounts up to $200,000 for up to 2 years to assess
specific sites, to test proposed cleanup methods, and to look at the viability of projected future
site uses. Grantees report that EPA funding so far has supported over 3,800 property
assessments and helped leverage more than $4.8 billion in cleanup and economic
redevelopment monies which, in turn, has created more than 21,000 jobs.
EPA has selected revolving loan fund pilot projects (each funded up to $1 million per eligible
entity over 5 years). The funds are used by the recipient to capitalize a loan fund that in turn
makes local cleanups possible. Over 50 Brownfields-related job training and redevelopment
demonstration projects have been funded up to $200,000 over 2 years. More than 1,199
people, who live in communities that have been affected by brownfields, have been trained for
new jobs.
EPA has launched nine RCRA Brownfield Prevention Initiative Pilots (unfunded) and 14
Targeted Site Efforts (with a small amount of funding) to showcase the flexibility of RCRA
corrective actions and innovative approaches to removing barriers to clean up and revitalization
of RCRA sites. These RCRA pilots test innovative approaches, showcase expedited cleanup
decisions, and consider future uses of contaminated brownfields.
Targeted Brownfields assessments (TBA) have been conducted by EPA and the states at more
than 996 properties in local communities that may not have a brownfields pilot. TBAs provide
funding or technical assistance for environmental assessments that promote cleanup and
redevelopment of specific brownfields properties by providing useful information about cleanup
methods and potential redevelopment strategies.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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APPENDIX B
EPA Land Revitalization Agenda
April 10, 2003
http://www.epa.gov/oswer/landrevitalization/aqenda full.htm
The goals of EPA's Land Revitalization Agenda are to:
-> Clean up our nation's contaminated land resources so that communities are able to safely
return them to productive use;
-> Ensure that cleanups protect public health, welfare, and the environment and ensure that
cleanups are consistent with future land use; and
-> Communicate information about cleanups that may be relevant to reuse.
EPA's Land Revitalization Agenda provides a menu of policies and practices the Agency may
employ to further reuse as a part of cleanup in Regional Reuse Work Plans and through other
national efforts.
Objective: Integrate Land Reuse into Cleanup Programs
Conduct reuse assessments in cleanup of contaminated properties
o Develop screening processes to identify property characteristics that facilitate reuse
o Identify properties undergoing cleanup that have significant potential to meet green
space and other community needs (e.g., parks, habitats for native species, bike trails),
as well as economic and restoration needs
o Assess the reuse potential of remedial properties
Collect, maintain, and disseminate environmental information that facilitates reuse
o Modify outputs of the federal site assessment process (e.g., readable summaries)
across cleanup programs in ways that make them more directly useful and readily
available to the local community
o Build on ongoing work with the General Services Administration to expeditiously
identify parcels of federally-owned property ready for reuse as part of cleanup
o Use sampling data early in the cleanup process to characterize where contamination is
known and not known and/or develop a method to describe "areas of EPA interest" (as
opposed to site boundaries) in order to make it easier for the public to recognize when
property is available for reuse
o Develop and disseminate information on sustainable incentives, strategies, and
resources that promote reuse in cleaning up underutilized or idled private properties
o Develop and pilot an Internet-based Land Revitalization Clearinghouse (e.g., using a
Multiple Listing Service-type system for properties) of properties being cleaned up to
provide a publicly-available national inventory with site-specific information for use by
developers, community members, and others
o Integrate OSWER web information on reuse in cleanup programs to enhance public
access and emphasize the priority of revitalization across all cleanup programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Review policies, guidance, and practices to make reuse considerations an integral part of
EPA's cleanup programs
o Address barriers to redevelopment under CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA and other laws,
through revised guidance, regulations, or practices
Develop performance measures for reuse
o Establish a single, cross-program reuse measure of success (e.g., "land ready for
reuse") for OSWER
Establish a process to determine when a property is safe for reuse
o Pilot "ready for reuse" technical determinations to clarify appropriate reuses
o Develop principles for implementing "ready for reuse" technical determinations
Develop guidance on how to make portions of sites available for reuse ("parceling") during
cleanup under RCRA and CERCLA to benefit cleanup and community reuse goals
o Increase use of partial deletion authorities at Superfund sites
Develop and improve the use of technology to assess and clean up contamination
o Endorse and promote field analytical methods to characterize sites and minimize costs
o Work with the states and tribes to identify efficiencies in the use of area-wide
assessments that reduce cost
o Promote the use of EPA's capabilities to provide technology assistance in support of
brownfields cleanup
Explore policies and practices for furthering land reuse in cleanups undertaken by
potentially responsible parties (PRPs)
o Explore options for accommodating reuse assessment and consideration of future land
use in achieving cleanups at PRP-lead sites
o Promote use of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) to facilitate reuse in
penalty actions, across statutes
Address the liability concerns of parties involved in sale and acquisition of property for
productive reuse that is subject to RCRA requirements
o Use available mechanisms (e.g., completion determinations, remedial action plans,
comfort letters, and RCRA prospective purchaser agreements) to facilitate property
cleanup and reuse
o Evaluate RCRA administrative liability relief for municipalities when they involuntarily
acquire contaminated property
o Evaluate state innovations for lender liability relief at RCRA facilities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Coordinate grants affecting reuse across multiple federal cleanup programs to target area-
wide clusters of properties
Objective: Develop Partnerships to Further Land Reuse in Cleanup
Implement an urban river restoration initiative
o Establish an inter-agency partnership with the Department of the Army to leverage
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and EPA resources and authorities for urban river
restoration demonstration projects that achieve both cleanup and revitalization
o Announce urban river restoration pilots
Create broad-based public/private partnerships for reuse
o Expand EPA Regional efforts to achieve cleanup goals (e.g., RCRA GPRA goals and
NPL "construction completes") that facilitate land reuse through communication (e.g.,
through Regional meetings) with both private and public Superfund responsible
parties, RCRA responsible owners and operators, and other regulated entities
o Partner with the petroleum industry to foster reuse opportunities in cleanups that are
associated with industry mergers and divestiture of assets
o Expand the use of partnerships that stimulate private investment in reuse activities as
part of cleanup, similar to EPA's recently announced partnership with Habitat for
Humanity or partnership with the Soccer Foundation
o Undertake insurance symposia to discuss the potential roles of environmental
insurancepast, present and futurein furthering cleanups that promote property
reuse
Explore long-term land stewardship options
o Study the use of innovative public and private stewardship and property reuse
mechanisms to support cleanup by managing institutional controls and long-term
property care
o Partner with states, tribes, local governments, and the private sector to pilot the use of
"one-call" systems (e.g., one telephone number) that simplify management of long-
term controls
o Explore options to establish links among existing state/tribal, local, and federal web-
based data systems for the identification and enforcement of institutional controls
Strengthen federal, state, and tribal partnerships
o Undertake needs surveys, under the auspices of the EPA and State Senior Cleanup
Council and state and tribal associations, to look at various state/tribal land
revitalization needs in the context of cleanup
o Partner with states and tribes to foster unified approaches to cleanup and revitalization
o Partner with DoD, DOE, and other federal agencies to achieve cleanups that foster
reuse
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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o Develop a "how to" guide for communities to undertake cleanups at mining waste
properties that result in reuse, including natural restoration technologies
Ensure early and meaningful community involvement in clean up and reuse assessment
o Hold Community Revitalization Workshops to provide urban and rural local officials
and citizens in large and small communities with the tools and training to meet
revitalization challenges in cleanup
o Package and disseminate information on all community-related EPA grant programs
that may enhance opportunities for land reuse
Partner with the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
o Hold environmental justice listening sessions in several locations to focus attention on
reuse issues and revitalization activities
o Coordinate environmental justice revitalization projects with the Interagency Working
Group on Environmental Justice
Partner with industry to recognize industry accomplishments in cleanup that foster reuse
o Encourage and recognize large and small companies' voluntary commitments to
achieve cleanup goals that foster reuse
o Establish an awards program
Integrate property cleanup with local "smart growth" land use planning and other initiatives
o Identify which Superfund/RCRA/Brownfield/UST sites are in "smart growth zones" to
integrate cleanup with local "smart growth" land use planning that minimizes the air,
water, and land quality impacts of the redevelopment
o Promote pollution prevention in waste cleanup projects, including the use of recycled,
bio-based, and environmentally preferable products in land use applications, and the
use of "green buildings" and "green energy"
Objective: Instill a Culture of Land Reuse in our Organizations
Empower the Regions to make cleanup decisions that protect human health and the
environment and promote reuse as a priority
o Create a "Regional Reuse Coordinator(s) Team" in each EPA Region to champion
revitalization policy reforms, develop Regional work plans with specific goals,
strengthen state/tribal/EPA coordination, work with State Small Business Assistance
Programs (SBAPs) to encourage reuse, overcome obstacles among site cleanup
requirements, and facilitate Community Revitalization Roundtables
o Assemble expert Revitalization Technical Assistance Team to assist site managers
and communities with site evaluation, "visioning" meetings with local officials and
community members, and cleanup that considers revitalization
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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o Incorporate land reuse considerations in Superfund removal and oil spill response
programs through policy and guidance (e.g., to expedite site assessment and facilitate
reuse through clean up of site "parcels")
Train EPA, state, tribal, and local governments on reuse practices relevant to cleanup
o Assess Regional and HQ reuse training needs
o Identify and utilize key training resources, including EPA, other federal agencies,
states, tribes, universities, Hazardous Substance Research Centers, and other
organizations
o Conduct real estate training and environmental insurance training for program and
counsel staff and management to help achieve cleanups that facilitate reuse
o Develop web-based training approaches
o Hold "brown bag" meetings for HQ and Regional staff on key reuse issues to focus
discussion and enhance coordination across OSWER and EPA
Recognize federal, state, tribal, and local government reuse accomplishments
o Establish awards for EPA, state, and tribal staff and management who work creatively
in partnership with key "stakeholders" to make reuse principles a central part of their
jobs in all cleanup programs
o Provide national recognition for states and tribes, other governmental agencies,
communities, developers, etc., in cooperation with sponsors of the Phoenix Awards, for
those who have been instrumental in the successful revitalization of contaminated
properties in a wide range of cleanup programs
Objective: Implement the New Brownfields Law
Request budget increase for brownfields activities to $210 million in fiscal year 2004
Integrate and streamline brownfields grants application processes
Expand the number and types of brownfields grants under the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
o Make grants available: for sites eligible (e.g., to address petroleum contamination,
mine-scarred lands, sites contaminated by a controlled substance, RCRA sites); to
entities eligible for certain types of grants (e.g., non-profit organizations); and for
purposes eligible (e.g., planning)
o Make grants available specifically for brownfields cleanup
Conduct outreach activities to implement the new law
o Work with states, tribes, local governments, federal agencies, and others to identify
and address barriers to land revitalization
o Explore the need for new or amended state-EPA agreements (MOUs and MOAs), in
close consultation with the states and tribes and consistent with needs surveys (see
"Develop Partnerships that Further Land Reuse in Cleanup")
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Clarify applicability of liability provisions in the new law
o Implement prospective purchaser, innocent landowner, and contiguous property owner
sections of the law
o Develop a regulation on site assessment processes to protect human health and the
environment and public welfare, harmonizing federal and private sector approaches in
order to facilitate future uses
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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APPENDIX C
Other EPA Resources for Technical Support and Funding
This appendix provides information for other EPA offices with resources that provide technical
support or funding related to revitalization projects. The remainder of this section provides
information on the following EPA offices:
Office of Research and Development Technical Support Centers and Contacts
Office of Research and Development Regional Science Program Contacts
Office of Science Policy Hazardous Substance Technical Liaisons
Office of Chief Financial Officer Environmental Finance Centers and Contacts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Office of Research and Development Technical Support Centers and Contacts
ORD is the principal scientific research arm of the EPA. ORD is organized into three national
laboratories and two national centers, and conducts research and fosters the use of science
and technology in fulfilling EPA's mission. Technology Support Center services include site-
specific assistance in the areas of Superfund, RCRA, and Brownfields; technology transfer
activities; technical assistance; development and testing of management techniques; and the
development of training courses.
Center for Subsurface Modeling Support (Ada, OK)
Ecological Risk Assessment (Cincinnati, OH)
Mike Kravitz, Director (513) 569-7740 (Fax: 7916)
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Engineering & Treatment (Cincinnati, OH)
David Reisman, Director (513) 569-7588 (Fax: 2533)
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center (Reston, VA)
Assistance Requests: Joan Bozik (703) 648-4288 (Fax: 4290)
Don Garofalo, Director (703) 648-4285 (Fax: 4290)
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Exposure Assessment Modeling (Athens, GA)
Frank Standi, Director (706) 355-8100 (Fax: 8104)
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Groundwater Fate & Transport (Ada, OK)
Dave Burden, Director (580) 436-8606 (Fax: 8614)
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Health Risk (Cincinnati, OH)
Harlal Choudhury, Director (513) 569-7536 (Fax: 7916)
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Monitoring & Site Characterization (Las Vegas, NV)
Chris Sibert, Acting Director (702) 798-2270 (Fax: 3146)
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Combustion Technical Assistance Center (Cincinnati, OH)
Femi Adeshina, Director (513) 569-7147 (Fax: not provided)
National Center for Environmental Assessment
RCRA Corrective Action Technical Support
Request assistance from the Engineering and Groundwater TSCs
Brownfields Technology Support Center (Washington, D. C.)
Dan Powell (703) 603-7196
Tollfree hotline: (877) 838-7220
Online: http://brownfieldstsc.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Office of Research and Development Regional Science Program Contacts
ORD's Regional Science Program links ORD's research program with the EPA's regional
offices. The program involves scientists from each EPA regional office as well as from
Headquarters. The Regional Science Program focuses on four key activities: (1) plan and
conduct regional science topic workshops, (2) manage the Regional Applied Research Effort
(RARE), (3) support regional participation in ORD research planning, and (4) facilitate the
communication of ORD science to the regions.
Region 1
Region 5
Region 10
Robert Hillger
David Macarus
Roseanne Lorenzana
Phone: (617) 918-1071
Phone: (312) 353-5814
Phone: (206) 553-8002
(781) 863-4342 (Tu &Th)
Fax: (312) 353-5374
Fax: (206) 553-0119
Fax: (617)-918-1029
USEPA-B19J
USEPA - OEA 095
USEPA-RAA
77 W Jackson Blvd
1200 Sixth Ave
1 Congress St #1100
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Seattle, WA 98101
Boston, MA 02114-2023
Region 6
OSP RSL Coordinator
Region 2
Mike Callahan
David Klauder
Audrey Galizia (alt Mon,
Phone: (214) 665-2787
Phone: (202) 564-6496
Phone: (212) 637-4352 Th-F
Fax: (214) 665-6648
Fax: (202) 565-2915
(732) 906-6887 (Tu & W)
USEPA - 6RA-D
USEPA-8104R
Fax: (212) 637-4360
1445 Ross Ave #1200
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
USEPA
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
Washington, D.C. 20460
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
Region 7
OSP Lead Region
John Helvig
Coordinator
Region 3
Phone: (913) 551-7018
Richard Garnas
Ron Landy
Fax: (913) 551-8752
Phone: (206) 553-8664
Phone: (410) 305-2757
USEPA-ENSV
Fax: (206) 553-0119
Fax: (410) 305-3095
901 North Fifth St
USEPA - OEA 095
USEPA-3ES01
Kansas City, KS 66101
1200 Sixth Ave
Environmental Science
Seattle, WA 98101
Center
Region 8
701 Mapes Rd
Patti Tyler
Administrative Support
Fort Meade, MD 20755-5350
Phone: (303) 312-6081
Rochelle Perry
Fax: (303) 312-7828
Phone: (202) 564-6484
Region 4
USEPA - Region 8
Fax: (202) 565-2925
Tom Baugh
999 18th St #500
USEPA -8103R
Phone: (404) 562-8275
Denver, CO 80202-2466
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Fax: (404) 562-8269
Washington, D.C. 20460
USEPA Region 4
Region 9
61 Forsyth St SW
Bobbye Smith
RARE Program Management
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Phone: (415) 972-3735
John Miller
Fax: (415) 947-8025
Phone: (202) 564-4896
USEPA - PMD-1
Fax: (202) 565-2915
75 Hawthorne St
USEPA-8104R
San Francisco, CA 94105
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20460
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Office of Science Policy Hazardous Substance Technical Liaisons
The Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison Program (HSTL) was created to: (1) station a
liaison in each region to facilitate access to ORD laboratories, national centers, and ORD
headquarters; (2) provide and support ORD's technical support programs in regional OSWER
programs; and (3) promote the use of sound science and engineering in regional decision
making in the OSWER programs. Technical liaisons are ORD senior scientists and engineers
located in the regional Superfund offices. The liaisons foster communications, especially the
transfer of scientific and engineering products, between ORD laboratories and the regions.
They also provide direct assistance by applying their expertise in a variety of areas.
Region
Contact
Phone/E-mail
Address
1
Stephen Mangion
(617) 918-1452
manaion.steve@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 1
1 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114-2023
2
Jonathan Josephs
(212) 637-4317
ioseDhs.ion@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway 18th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
3
Norman Kulujian
(215) 814-3130
kuluiian.norm@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
19103-2029
4
Felicia Barnett
(404) 562-8659
barnett. felicia@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
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Robert Mournighan
(913) 551-7913
mourniahan.robert@eDa.
gov
US EPA Region 7
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
8
James Dunn
(303) 312-6573
dunn.iames@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 8
999 18th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202-2466
9
Michael Gill
(415) 972-3054
aill.michael@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
10
John J. Barich
(206) 553-8562
barich.iohn@eDa.aov
US EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Street
Seattle, WA 98101
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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APPENDIX C (continued)
Office of Chief Financial Officer Environmental Finance Centers and Contacts
The Environmental Finance Centers (EFC) provide state and local officials and small
businesses with advisory services; education, publications, and training; technical assistance;
and analyses on financing alternatives. The EFC network currently includes: the University of
Southern Maine, Syracuse University, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, University of Louisville, Great Lakes EFC at Cleveland State University, New
Mexico Tech, California State University at Hayward, and Boise State University. These
centers have proven effective vehicles for promoting innovative environmental financing
techniques. While EPA provides seed funding for EFC start-up operations, financial
independence of the centers is a major objective. To obtain addition information concerning the
EFCs, visit their website at http://www.epa.g0v/efinpaqe/efc.htm#intr0.
Keg ion
Address
bhu uontact
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Environmental Finance Center
University of Southern Maine
Edmund S. Muskie, School of Public Service
96 Falmouth St.
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
homecaqe: httc://efc.muskie.usm.maine.edu
Richard Barringer, Ph.D.,
Director
tel: (207) 780-4418
fax: (207) 780-4417
e-mail: barrinqer@.usm.maine.edu
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Environmental Finance Center
Syracuse University
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
219 Maxwell Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-1090
homecaqe: httc://www.maxwell.svr.edu/efc/
Kimberly Farrell,
Director
206 Maxwell Hall
tel: (315) 443-9438
fax: (315) 443-5330
e-mail: wisulliv(amaxwell.svr.edu
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Environmental Finance Center
University of Maryland
Maryland Sea Grant College
4321 Hartwick Road #300
College Park, MD 20740
homecaqe: httc://www.efc.umd.edu
Dr. Jack Greer,
Director
tel: (301) 403-4220 ext. 18
fax: (301) 403-4255
e-mail: qreer@.mdsq.umd.edu
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Environmental Finance Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute of Government
CB #3330 Knapp Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330
homecaqe: httc://www.efc.unc.edu/index.html
Prof. Richard Whisnant,
Director of EFC@UNC
tel: (919) 966-5381
fax: (919) 962-0654
e-mail: richard whisnant@unc.edu
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Environmental Finance Center
University of Louisville
426 W. Bloom Street
Louisville, KY 40208
e-mail: Dbmever@.louisville.edu
homecaqe: httD://cecm.louisville.edu/R4EFC/index.html
Peter B. Meyer, Ph.D.,
Director
tel: (502) 852-8032
fax: (502) 852-4558
e-mail: Dbmever@.louisville.edu
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Environmental Finance Center
Cleveland State University
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
1717 Euclid Avenue, #120
Cleveland, OH 44115
homecaqe: httc://www.csuohio.edu/qlefc
Kevin O'Brien,
Director
tel: (216) 687-4649
fax: (216) 687-9277
e-mail: kobrlc@.ix.netcom.com
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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Office of Chief Financial Officer Environmental Finance Centers and Contacts
(continued)
Keg ion
Address
bhu uontact
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Environmental Finance Center
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
The Institute for Engineering Research and Applications
(I ERA)
901 University Blvd., SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106-4339
homecaqe: httc://efc.unm.edu
Heather Himmelberger, P.E., Director
tel: (505) 272-7357
fax: (505) 272-7203
e-mail: heatherh@.iera.nmt.edu
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Environmental Finance Center IX
Building 7, Alameda Point
851 West Midway Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
homecaqe: httD://www.qreenstart.orq/efc9
Sarah Diefendorf,
Director
tel: (510) 749-6867
fax: (510) 749-6862
e-mail: diefendorf@.areenstart.ora
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Environmental Finance Center
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725
homepage: http://sspa.boisestate.edu/efc
Bill Jarocki, Director
tel: (208) 426-4293
fax: (208) 426-3967
e-mail: biarock@.boisestate.edu
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Brownfields Technology Support Center
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APPENDIX D
Non-Government Organizations Related to Revitalization Technical Assistance
D.1 Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pittsburgh Brownfields Center
Background:
The Carnegie Mellon University/University of Pittsburgh Brownfields Center
attempts to improve the brownfields revitalization process by enabling
scholars of engineering, the social sciences, economics and the arts to
develop a comprehensive, multi-level understanding of the challenges facing
community leaders as they seek to return brownfields to productive use. By
applying interdisciplinary research teams to all levels of the process, the
Brownfields Center develops and disseminates a collection of prototype
decision support systems to those working in the economically vital area of
Brownfield development. Carnegie Mellon University is conducting several
case studies concerning specific Brownfield sites for a research project
entitled "Brownfield Development: the Implications for Urban Infrastructure."
More information about these case studies and the Brownfields Center can be
found at the Center's website.
Internet Home Page:
http://tbc.ce. cmu.edu/
D. 2 International City/County Management Association
Background:
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is a
professional and educational organization representing appointed managers
and administrators in local governments throughout the world. Since 1996,
ICMA has worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under a
cooperative agreement to research and report on the best practices of
managing a Brownfields program at the local level and innovative ways to
restore sites to productive use. ICMA's expertise includes community
outreach and participation, financing and insurance options, land use controls,
and risk assessment and communication. ICMA produces reports, case
studies, videos, and research forums, as well as presents findings and
facilitates discussions and peer matches at many regional and national
conferences. ICMA has written numerous reports on brownfields
redevelopment, including a comprehensive, multi-edition guide to brownfields
redevelopment, Brownfields Redevelopment: A Guidebook for Local
Governments and Communities, as well as produced a number of free
documents, including a Local Government Decision Tree for Brownfields
Redevelopment, and a summary of the recently enacted Brownfields
legislation, Summary of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. In addition, ICMA is a cosponsor of the National
Brownfields Conference.
Internet Home Page:
htto://www.icma.org/
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D.3 Interstate Technology Regulatory Council
Background:
The Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) is a state-led coalition
working together with industry and stakeholders to achieve regulatory
acceptance of environmental technologies. ITRC brings together a diverse
mix of environmental experts and stakeholders from both the public and
private sectors to broaden and deepen technical knowledge and streamline
the regulation of new environmental technologies. ITRC accomplishes its
mission by developing guidance documents and training courses to meet the
needs of both regulators and environmental consultants, and working with
state representatives to ensure that ITRC products and services have
maximum impact among state environmental agencies and technology users.
ITRC has developed a report entitled: "Case Studies of Selected States'
Voluntary Cleanup/Brownfields Programs" that provides an in-depth case
study analysis of various states' voluntary cleanup/Brownfields programs and
offers recommendations for possible enhancements.
Internet Home Page:
http://www.itrcweb.ora/
D.4 Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center
Background:
The Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC)
compiles, analyzes, and disseminates information on innovative groundwater
remediation technologies. GWRTAC prepares reports by technical teams
and maintains an active outreach program. The Center offers a wide range of
information on the state of development of all emerging ground-water
remediation activities through their world-wide web site, searchable case
study databases, and pertinent technical documents. GWRTAC is currently
compiling case study information into databases to provide the means to
prepare status reports for individual technologies and contaminants.
Internet Home Page:
http://www.awrtac.ora/
D.5 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
Background:
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
(ASTSWMO) supports the environmental agencies of States and trust
territories. ASTSWMO focuses on the needs of State hazardous waste
programs; nonhazardous municipal solid waste and industrial waste
programs; recycling, waste minimization, and reduction programs; Superfund
and State cleanup programs; waste management and cleanup activities at
federal facilities; and underground storage tank and leaking underground
storage tank programs. The Association's mission is to "enhance and
promote effective State and territorial waste management programs, and
affect national waste management practices." ASTSWMO has written
several reports on brownfields redevelopment, including a guide providing
States and territories with examples of innovative uses for available EPA
funding to develop and maintain effective Brownfields programs,
Compendium of State/Territorial Brownfields Program Funding.
Internet Home Page:
htt p://www. astswmo. o ra/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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D.6 Northeast-Midwest Institute
Background:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute has been at the forefront of Brownfields
policy development and information dissemination since the early 1990s,
when the Institute organized the first Brownfields Conference in Chicago in
1991 and published the landmark New Life For Old Buildings. This report
was the first to analyze the legal, regulatory, and financial barriers to cleaning
up and reusing old industrial sites. Intense regional and national interest in
the implications of brownfields for urban redevelopment and environmental
cleanup led the Institute to launch an ongoing research program to identify the
impacts of federal and state policies and programs on community
revitalization efforts and suggest opportunities for improvement. The Institute
has ties to Congress through the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and
Senate Coalitions. In addition to the Coalitions. Institute staff work closely
with local, state, and federal officials, private sector investors and developers,
manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, academics, community development
organizations, and other brownfields advocates and stakeholders.
Internet Home Page:
http://www.nemw.ora/Brownfields
D.7 WebBRIMS
Background:
As part of the Brownfields regional redevelopment initiative, EPA is
sponsoring a Web-based initiative called WebBRIMS. WebBRIMS has been
designed to share brownfields redevelopment information with all
stakeholders. The database contains a core set of data common to most
brownfields sites as well as fields that are unique to states and local
communities. WebBRIMS is estimated to have approximately 200,000
records. Additionally there are several standard reports that are available to
the users. Currently WebBRIMS contains information for EPA Regions 5, 6,
and 7.
Internet Home Page:
httD://www.eDa.aov/Arkansas/6sf/bfDaaes/webbrims.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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Other Resources
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Case for Adopting Next-Generation Site Characterization Practices. Remediation. Spring.
Woll, Bryn, J. Mack, F. Ellerbusch, and J.R. Vetter. 2003. Facilitating Brownfields Transactions
Using Triad and Environmental Insurance. Remediation. Spring.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for
Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, Third Edition, EPA 542-B-01-001. September.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Brownfields Technology Primer: Requesting and Evaluating Proposals
that Encourage Innovative Technologies for Investigation and Cleanup, EPA/542/R-01/005.
February.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Brownfields Technology Primer: Selecting and Using Phytoremediation
for Site Cleanup, EPA/542/R-01/008. July.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Improving Sampling, Analysis, and Data Management for Site
Investigation and Cleanup. EPA 542-F-01-030a.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Resources for Strategic Site Investigation and Monitoring. EPA 542-F-
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EPA, OSWER. 2000. Assessing Contractor Capabilities for Streamlined Site Investigations,
EPA/542/R-00/001. January.
EPA, OSWER. 2001. Using the Triad Approach to Improve the Cost-Effectiveness of
Hazardous Waste Site Cleanups, EPA/542/R-01/016. October.
EPA, ORD. 2002. Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Redeveloping Brownfields
Sites: Municipal Landfills and Illegal Dumps, Site Profile, EPA/625/R-02/002. January.
EPA, ORD. 2002. Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning up Automotive
Recycling Brownfields: Site Profile, EPA/625/R-02/001. January.
EPA, ORD. 1999. Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Automotive
Repair Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative, EPA/625/R-98/008. February.
EPA, ORD. 1998. Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Iron and Steel Mill
Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative, EPA/625/R-98/007. December.
EPA, ORD. 1999. Technical Approaches to Characterizing and Cleaning Up Metal Finishing
Sites Under the Brownfields Initiative, EPA/625/R-98/006. March.
EPA, OSWER. 1998. Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site
Assessments, EPA 540-R-98-038. September.
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