United States Environmental Protection Agency Center for Creative Land Recycling Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Fact Sheet Provider Information Tab Provider: Center for Creative Land Recycling EPA Regions Served: 2, 4, 9, 10 Areas of Expertise: Custom trainings, a resource center approach to providing assistance, and specialized technical assistance to stakeholders inbrownfields 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 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 cleanup, and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield 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. The TAB Program funds organizations such as the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or "see clear") who, through a large team and network of partner organizations, provide technical assistance to communities and other stakeholders helping them tackle the challenge of assessing. cleaning up and preparing brownfields sites for redevelopment, especially underserved, rural. small, and otherwise distressed communities. Technical assistance being provided through CCLR's TAB Program helps communities across the country increase their understanding and involvement in brownfields cleanup and revitalization and moves brownfields sites forward in the process toward cleanup and reuse. CCLR, through the TAB Program, among other things, serves as an independent resource assisting communities with community involvement. better understanding the health impacts of brownfield sites, science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, brownfield finance questions, information on integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. facilitating stakeholder involvement, identifying sources of brownfields assessment and cleanup funding, understanding and complying with state brownfields and voluntary cleanup program requirements, and facilitating redevelopment activities. Organization Description CCLR 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. 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 (51 February 2013 www.epa.gov/brownfields EPA-560-F-13-004 ------- |