&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Provider Information Center for Creative Land Recycling Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Fact Sheet Tab Provider: Center for Creative Land Recycling EPA Regions Served: 8, 9 and 10 Areas of Expertise: Custom trainings, a resource center approach to providing assistance, and specialized technical assistance to stakeholders in brownfields redevelopment Contacts For further information about the Center for Creative Land Recycling and its technical assistance to brownfields communities, visit www.cclr.org/resources or call (415) 398-1080, or visit www.ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org or call (303) 962-0942. For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or call (202) 566-2777. EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, tribes, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is 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. TAB provides technical assistance to Brownfields Grantees and other communities facing brownfields challenges. TAB providers assist communities with reviewing and explaining brownfield related technical reports; providing information about basic science, environmental policy and other technical matters related to brownfield sites; helping to understand health risks associated with a brownfield property; providing information to assist with understanding environmental issues and how they affect brownfield cleanup and redevelopment; and facilitating brownfield redevelopment efforts by supporting community and other stakeholder involvement activities. Organization Description The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or "see clear") is a nonprofit organization focused on creating sustainable communities by identifying and implementing responsible patterns of land use and development. CCLR promotes the reuse and recycling of previously developed and passed-over land and buildings in both urban and rural areas, with a focus on brownfields. In Region 8, CCLR partners with the Community Brownfields Foundation (CBF) to provide TAB services. CBF is a community-based nonprofit providing services to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields. It seeks to remove environmental obstacles to economic and community development. CBF partners with communities, local governments, other nonprofits, and commercial enterprises to help reuse and redevelop brownfields. Technical Assistance Provided CCLR provides an online resource center—the Brownfields Resource Center—that offers information on funding, the regulatory process, news, contacts and other resources for each of the states in the three western regions. It also builds custom trainings for stakeholders interested in brownfields redevelopment. Other forms of technical assistance to stakeholders with limited resources include: help with inventories; strategic planning and execution; environmental site assessment review; remedial action planning and regulatory facilitation; negotiations support, risk management review; community involvement; and assistance with deal structuring and brownfields financing. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) October 2009 www.epa.gov/brownfields EPA-560-F-09-525 ------- |