EPA's Region 6 Office
Serving: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 Tribal Nations
Superfund Redevelopment in Region 6
Superfund Redevelopment in Region 6
National Superfund Redevelopment
Superfund Redevelopment in the News: Photographs
South Valley Superfund Site in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Peru Hill Mills Superfund Site in Deming, New Mexico
Superfund Redevelopment in Region 6 helps local communities return contaminated Superfund sites to safe and productive uses. EPA is working with these communities and other stakeholders - prospective purchasers, local governments - to consider reuse opportunities and to integrate appropriate reuse options into the cleanup process. To date, Superfund sites have already been developed into parks, commercial buildings, warehouses, and residential areas. More Superfund Redevelopment Information. . .
Getting Started with Superfund Redevelopment
- View Region 6's "Getting Started with Superfund Redevelopment" page, which highlights key steps to undertake while considering redevelopment of a Superfund site.
Superfund Redevelopment in the News
General Electric (GE) Aviation, South Valley Superfund site, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Green Demolition
GE Electric Aviation wholeheartedly committed to recycling or reusing all usable building materials accrued from the demolition of its jet engine component manufacturing plant in Albuquerque after the plant closed. This green demolition (PDF) (2 pp., 79K, About PDF) saved over 14,000 tons of building materials from being sent to local landfills and significantly reduced demolition costs.
Peru Mill Industrial Park, Deming, New Mexico
The Peru Mill Industrial Park (PDF) (1 pg., 404K) is the former home of Peru Hill Mills, an inactive milling operation which has been remediated by the State of New Mexico. The City of Deming has committed to this venture's succees by investment in water, sewer and gas infrastructure, and rail-spur construction. Deming was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to construct a new access road to this site.
Molycorp, Inc., Questa, New Mexico - Renewable Energy
EPA Region 6's partnership with the state, the Village of Questa and the responsible party (Chevron Mining Inc.) for the Molycorp, Inc. Superfund site (Site) in Questa, New Mexico has ensured that Questa will no longer be seen as "just another mining town," but rather a renewable energy leader and home to one of the largest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar facilities in the United States. On April 19th, EPA attended a ceremony by Chevron Mining Inc. to launch its CPV solar facility, which was built on top of the Site's tailing facility. The 1-megawatt solar facility is currently providing electricity to nearly all of the households in Questa. The project was started to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of the CPV technology as an emerging technology and the potential for utilization of renewable energy on contaminated land. In addition to the solar facility, Chevron Mining Inc. is conducting a cover depth pilot study at the solar facility to evaluate the protectiveness of various cover depths (thicknesses). A soil cover will be placed on top of the entire 1,100-acre tailing impoundment following permanent cessation of tailing disposal operations as part of EPA's remedy selected in a December 2010 Record of Decision. Watch Chevron's video about this solar PVC facility.
Superfund Redevelopment Highlights
EPA Region 6 Land Revitalization Public Website - Google Earth Global Information System
Google Earth is providing a useful tool that allows the public to visually locate EPA sites on the internet, including Region 6 Brownfields, Superfund NPL sites and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sites. Features in Google Earth include a satellite view of the properties with property boundaries, pop-ups providing basic site information, and links to fact sheets. As new sites and additional pictures become available, they will be added to Google Earth. These instructions (PDF) (1 pg, 21K, About PDF) direct Google Earth users on how to access free information using this valuable tool.