Superfund Redevelopment Webinars
SRI is hosting a series of webinars on the redevelopment of Superfund sites.
Superfund Reuse Success Stories
For Reuse Success Stories click on the pictures below.
South Point Plant Site - South Point, OH
Celebrating 12 Years of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
Site Reuse Spotlight
Redevelopment of the Murray Smelter Superfund Site (PDF) (1 pg, 86K, About PDF)
The most prominent landmarks in Murray City, Utah, were once the smokestacks and slag piles remaining from former lead smelting activities on the Murray Smelter Superfund site. Today, a new landmark is emerging. The 100-acre Intermountain Medical Center, which provides vital and specialized medical services for the community, opened on the site in 2007. Site revitalization has provided a new landmark for this once blighted property and continues to attract complementary office and commercial development in the surrounding area.
Previous Site Reuse Spotlights
About Superfund Redevelopment
Superfund Redevelopment at EPA helps communities return some of the nation's worst hazardous waste sites to safe and productive uses. In addition to cleaning up these Superfund sites and making them protective of human health and the environment, the Agency is working with communities and other partners in considering future use opportunities and integrating appropriate reuse options into the cleanup process. The Agency is also working with communities at sites that have already been cleaned up to ensure long-term stewardship of site remedies and to promote reuse. More about the program...
Superfund Redevelopment in the News
Site-Specific News
- In December of 2011, Pollution Engineering showcased the Former Spellman Engineering site as an example where "cleanup and reuse were seamlessly integrated." According to Warren Hudson, the President of the Lake Highland Preparatory School, "It’s a win-win for everyone. The environment gets cleaned up, the neighbors don’t have a Superfund site, we have a beautiful sports complex for our teams, and part of the land is put back on the tax rolls." Innovative cleanup – the ground water treatment system was buried underground, optimizing the area for reuse – has enabled the protection of human health and the environment and redevelopment success.
- The City of East Helena sought to position itself for future growth and development by annexing formerly Asarco-owned lands at the East Helena Superfund site outside its city boundary. EPA funded a community planning charrette and reuse planning process to support remediation, local planning and development. The reuse planning process, started in 2010 and completed in 2011, engaged 45 representatives from the local community in developing a vision and set of revitalization strategies for East Helena. As a result, local government stakeholders, property owners, Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, EPA and its partner agencies now have a set of future land use concepts and priorities that can help shape and coordinate cleanup, planning and development across three specific focus areas: Land Use and Development; Cultural Heritage; and Habitat and Recreation.
- Chatham Steel is the latest business to join The Point, “Southern Ohio’s Premier Industrial Park,” located on the South Point Plant Superfund site. The Lawrence Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) was formed in the early 1980s as part of an economic revitalization effort for the region. After assessing several economic development opportunities, LEDC identified the South Point Plant Superfund Site as an ideal property for developing an industrial park that would be centrally located on the Ohio River in close proximity to transportation networks and infrastructure. In the summer of 2011, Chatham Steel brought the number of organizations at the Site to 12, and is expected to add jobs to the area over the next several years.
News Article: Chatham Steel Cuts Ribbon on South Point Facility, Bringing 40 New Jobs
Program Related News
- Continuing a program that began in 2004, EPA uses the Return to Use Initiative to address real or perceived barriers to the appropriate and beneficial reuse of cleaned up Superfund sites. Demonstration project fact sheets highlighting sites across the country share the tools, successes and lessons learned in addressing barriers and working to return these sites to use. Over the next several months, EPA will share new demonstration projects highlighting efforts to overcome barriers including stigma, liability concerns, lack of clarity about appropriate land uses and concern over redevelopment during ongoing remediation.
- On January 25, 2012, SRI hosted a webinar sharing the successful reuse of Superfund sites as soccer fields at sites across the country. Presenters shared site-specific examples of Superfund site redevelopment into soccer fields in Georgia, Illinois and Virginia. In addition, the U.S. Soccer Foundation, which has supported several of these Superfund site transformations, shared information about the resources available to communities interested in developing soccer fields. The training also offered an overview of tools and resources that SRI can provide help communities understand whether a soccer field would be an appropriate option for their Superfund site. A recorded copy of this webinar will be available soon on the Clu-In website.
- EPA Identifies 65 New Sites as Meeting the Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use Measure
In FY 2011, EPA identified 65 new sites that met this measure, bringing the national total to 540. This measure shows progress the Agency is making in cleaning up sites so that they are ready for their anticipated use and reflects the commitment the Agency has made to supporting the reuse of sites.