SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund Redevelopment
Dils\ /o	RSR Corporation
lllUL&	Dallas, TX
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the City of Dallas, Texas, for a Superfund
Redevelopment Pilot. Dallas is home to the RSR
Corporation Superfund site, which was used for lead
smelting from 1934 until 1984. Operations at the site
contaminated the West Dallas community through air
emissions from the smelter's smokestack, disposal of
smelter wastes, and lead slag and battery casing chips
in fill material in residential areas. Residents of the
neighborhoods around the site are mostly minority.
After investigating the property and surrounding areas,
EPA designated the entire West Dallas area as the RSR
Corporation Superfund site, and in September 1995,
added it to its list of hazardous waste sites needing
cleanup. Dallas is a Brownfields Showcase
Community.
OBJECTIVES
Dallas plans to use Pilot funds to bring together all key
stakeholders to help assess community needs. This
needs assessment will help stakeholders identify and rank
potential future uses for the site. The city will next
develop a reuse plan that details the planned uses. After
proposing the plan, the city will test its feasibility,
consulting those who would be key to its implementation.
Finally, the city will develop a communication strategy
designed to share the reuse plan with residents and city
decision-makers. A main goal of this project is to bring
the diverse ethnic neighborhoods of West Dallas together
to create an economic plan that will be beneficial to all of
them.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
RSR
Corporation
Austin

Applicant Name: Dallas, TX
Site Name: RSR Corporation
Date of Selection: July 2000
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Profile: The city will assess community
needs, reach community consensus, and
create a reuse plan.
Contacts:
Barbara Greenfield	Superfund Hotline:
U.S. EPA Region 6	(800) 424-9346 or
(214) 665-3111	(703) 412-9810
greenfield.barbara@epa.gov (DC Metro Area)
reuse.info@epa.gov
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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