OUR TEAM

EPA Headquarters
Region 1
(CT, ME, MA, RI, VT)
Region 2
(NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Region 3
(DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Region 4
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Region 5
(IL, IN, MI , MN, OH, WI)
Region 6
(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Region 7
(IA, KS, MO, NE)
Region 8
(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Region 9
(AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, Amer. Samoa, Guam)
Region 10
(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Patricia Overmeyer
John Podgurski
Dan Forger
Christopher Thomas
Matthew Robbins
Jim Van Der Kloot
Karen Peycke
David Doyle
Nat Miullo
Carolyn Douglas
Tim Brincefield

overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov
202-566-2774
podgurski j ohn@epa.gov
617-918-1296
forger.dan@epa.gov
212-637-4402
thomas.christoper@epa.gov
215-814-5555
robbins.matt@epa.gov
404-562-8371
vanderkloot.james@epa.gov
312-353-3161
peycke .karen@epa.gov
214-665-7273
doyle.david@epa.gov
913-551-7667
muillo .nat@epa.gov
303-312-6233
douglas.carolyn@epa.gov
415-972-3092
brincefield.timothy@epa.gov
206-553-2100
   OSWER PROGRAM OFFICE COORDINATORS

Office of Solid Waste
Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Office of Federal Facilities Restoration
and Reuse

Sara Rasmussen
Melissa Friedland
Steven McNeely
Anne Marie Hoffman
Contact Information
rasmussen.sara@epa.gov
703-308-8399
friedland.melissa@epa.gov
703-603-8864
mcneely.steven@epa.gov
703-603-7164
hoffman.annernarie@epa.gov
703-603-0720
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-310
November 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
                                                LAND REVITALIZATION
                                                restoring land for America's communities
                                                                    OSWER
                                                           Land  Revitalization
                                                                   Program
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            LAND REVITALIZATION
            restoring land for America's communities
                  OUR MISSION
Restore land and other natural resources into sustainable com-
munity assets that maximize beneficial economic, ecological
and social uses and ensure protection of human health and the
environment.
The Land Revitalization Team's mission contributes signifi
cantly to the Agency's strategic planning goals by placing
protective, sustainable, and energy-efficient solutions at the
forefront when considering solutions for restoring contami-
nated properties to useful life.

                 OUR PRIORITIES
Promote the cleanup, beneficial reuse, and long-term steward-
ship of brownfields and other contaminated properties. En-
courage sustainable development, environmentally protective
"green" remediation, and ecological enhancements. A major
priority is supporting the attainment of the goals included in
the Agency's Strategic Plan.
• The Team promotes clean air (Goal 1) by searching for ways
  to reduce vehicle miles traveled and carbon emissions by
  promoting smart growth and infill redevelopment and by re-
  ducing energy consumption through the promotion of green
  building technologies.
• We promote clean and safe water (Goal 2) by promoting the
  implementation of green urban storm water best management
  practices and by incorporating watershed protection into site
  cleanup solutions.
• We are ensuring land preservation and restoration (Goal 3) by
  promoting cleanup technologies and redevelopment plans that
  reduce waste generation, promote recycling and reuse, and
  ensure long-term stewardship of land resources.
• We promote healthy communities and ecosystems (Goal 4)
  by incorporating  sustainable development techniques into
  cleanup and land management approaches that will create
  measurable improvements in community health through green
  building designs, walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use
  development, and by promoting redevelopment practices that
  reduce stresses on our air, water, and land resources.
• We promote compliance and environmental stewardship (Goal
  5) by incorporating green and sustainable practices into the
  Agency's regulatory programs, particularly by promoting pol-
  lution prevention and green cleanup approaches.
                                                                          OUR APPROACH
              Outreach and Education
Knowledge of comprehensive sustainable land revital-
ization approaches is needed to encourage the imple-
mentation of our program and projects. OSWER's land
revitalization coordinators will address this need through
targeted outreach and educational efforts. Recent and
ongoing projects include:
• Region 4 is facilitating collaborative problem solving in
  environmental justice communities in  South Carolina to
  promote sustainable cleanup and redevelopment.
• Region 5 is convening a policy forum  to examine green
  building and sustainable development alternatives for af-
  fordable housing.
• Regions 4 and 9 are working with communities to identify
  ways to incorporate the  reuse of construction and demoli-
  tion debris into redevelopment projects.
• Region 7 provides comprehensive  "hands on" training
  to local government officials on assessing, remediating
  and revitalizating contaminated  properties in a sustain-
  able manner.
• The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is
  studying state programs that take  a "one cleanup" ap-
  proach to site remediation to identify program efficiencies
  and best management practices.
• The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative is drafting two
  reports that highlight facilities incorporating sustainable
  agricultural and alternative energy reuse.
         Demonstration and Pilot Projects
To best serve our land revitalization mission we need to be
fully informed on the best available "green" technologies
and environmental sustainability practices. To advance this
knowledge, representative demonstration and pilot projects
are funded each year. Demonstration projects offer oppor-
tunities to test green technologies and review approaches
for sustainable development. Pilot projects provide oppor-
tunities to identify successful approaches and share les-
sons learned. Recent and ongoing projects include:
• Region 8 is analyzing the feasibility of placing renewable
  energy alternatives on several sites, including  a mine-
  scarred land site (Clear Creek, CO) and a closed landfill
  (Templeton Gap, CO).
  Region 3, with the University of West Virginia, plans to
  study the feasibility of growing switchgrass, as a renew-
  able energy source, on mine-scarred lands.
  Region 1 is working with the Jackson Square community
  in Boston to study the feasibility of using a green roof
  system to promote effective stormwater management and
  sustainable redevelopment.
  Region 5 recently assisted Bay City, MI, by designing and
  facilitating a Design Charrette to develop a community
  revitalization plan.
  The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative is funding an
  evaluation of the potential for building a solar farm or
  other renewable energy facility at a site in St. David, AZ.
     Identification and Removal of Bai
Legal, financial and information barriers make adopting sus-
tainable cleanup and redevelopment approaches challeng-
ing. Barriers will be identified and addressed. Recent and
ongoing projects include:
• Region 5 is working to collect and publish performance
  data on building design features to encourage the develop-
  ment of a common and equitable strategy for assessing the
  long-term cost and performance of green building designs
  that will enable evaluation of building design options
  based on life cycle costs and benefits.
• Region 4's Prospective Purchaser Inquiry Team encour-
  ages early coordination and continuous communication
  between regional staff and perspective purchasers of
  contaminated properties to quickly, efficiently, and  consis-
  tently facilitate revitalization.
• Region 3's Land Revitalization Action Team responds
  expeditiously to public and private inquiries regarding the
  revitalization of sites where there is a Federal interest. The
  objective is to advise interested parties of EPA's statu-
  tory and enforcement interests and allow parties to make
  informed decisions regarding revitalization opportunities.
• The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative is considering
  candidates for the next round of Return to Use Demon-
  stration  projects with a particular emphasis on sites that
  offer sustainable cleanup and redevelopment elements.
We want sustainable approaches to remediation and re-
vitalization to become the norm throughout our cleanup
programs. The implementation of sustainable cleanup and
development techniques must be incorporated into standard
practices, guidance, codes, ordinances, and laws to ensure
mainstream adaptation and long-term benefits. Recent and
ongoing projects that may contribute to this goal include:
• Region 7 is working with the community of Greensburg,
  KS, to develop sustainable design standards for residential
  properties to enhance the community's ability to rebuild
  in a fully sustainable manner after a devastating tornado.
  This effort could set a new norm for sustainable home and
  neighborhood design.
• Region 3 is developing voluntary standards and a verifica-
  tion system for evaluating the full environmental impact
  of cleanup remedies to maximize the net environmental
  benefits of engineered remedies. This effort could create a
  new norm for environmental cleanup standards.
            Looking Toward Our Future
Our priorities include supporting, promoting, and com-
municating the results of our pilot efforts to restore land to
beneficial use while ensuring protection of public health and
the environment. As a result of past and continued success-
es, we will  champion and deliver results on:
• Promoting sustainable cleanup remedies and technologies
  across OSWER cleanup programs, as well as across EPA
  media programs.
• Reducing the effects of global climate change by promot-
  ing technologies and practices that minimize the carbon
  footprints of cleanup and redevelopment projects.
• Making energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy
  resources a priority.
• Promoting watershed-based cleanup and reuse strategies
  to ensure integrated and cross media approaches to rede-
  velopment and ecological restoration.
• Adopting a "one cleanup" approach to site remediations to
  allow for sustainable cross-program solutions that reduce
  administrative burdens and allow for expedited cleanup.
• Incorporating sustainable stormwater and wastewater
  management planning into  our cleanup and redevelopment
  strategies.
• Continuing to work with the public and private sectors
  to test new approaches and technologies that may ensure
  environmental protection and sustainable development.
• Challenging all our partners and stakeholders to make
  sustainable development the norm.

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