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General CI Toolkit Information

EPA's Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) prepared the Superfund Community Involvement Toolkit ("CI toolkit") to provide Superfund Regional site teams, community involvement staff, and others with a practical easy-to-use aid for designing and enhancing community involvement activities. The CI toolkit helps users avoid some of the pitfalls common to the community involvement process. It enables them to quickly review and adapt a variety of community involvement tools to engage the community during all stages of the Superfund removal and remedial processes.

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How to Use the Toolkit

Each community involvement tool in the toolkit describes an activity or resource that a Superfund site team may use to involve and inform the community. It explains how and when that activity or resource can be used in the Superfund process. It also provides tips for using the tool and notes whether or not it is required by law or regulation. Each tool cross-references other related tools and includes citations to additional reference materials or guidance. Note that multiple tools can be adopted, combined, or reinvented, as needed, to fit the specific needs of community involvement staff or the site team.

The tools are listed below in alphabetical order and link to a description in PDF format. For your convenience, some of the educational and outreach materials referenced within the tools (e.g., sample documents, templates, checklists, and fact sheets) are also listed. New tools for the 2010-2012 update are flagged, as are existing tools that have been updated with new information.

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For More Information Contact

Jean Farrell
U.S. EPA
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mail Code: 5205P
Washington, DC 20460
703-603-9055
farrell.jean@epa.gov

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Superfund Community Involvement Toolkit Files

You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more.

Community Involvement Activities Throughout the Superfund Remedial Process (PDF) (1pp., 37.7KB)
Community Involvement Activities Throughout the Superfund Removal Process (PDF) (1pp., 42.1KB)

• Brownfields (PDF) (3pp., 339KB)
• Citizen Recognition (PDF) (2pp., 66.3KB)
• Communication Strategies (PDF) (7pp., 691KB)
• Community Groups (PDF) (4pp., 179KB)
• Community Interviews (PDF) (10pp., 229KB)
  
  • Information Needed from an Interview (MS Word) (2pp., 23.5KB)
  • Planning/Implementation Checklist (MS Word) (1pp., 22.5KB)
  • Sample Confirming Letter (MS Word) (1pp., 21.0KB)
  • Sample Scheduling Call (MS Word) (1pp., 20.5KB)
• Community Involvement Impact Analysis (PDF) (8pp., 173KB)
• Community Involvement Plans (PDF) (14pp., 1.23MB)
• Community Profile (PDF) (4pp., 175KB)
• Community Visioning Process (PDF) (2pp., 393KB)
• Computer-Based Resources (PDF) (28pp., 531KB)
• Contract Management (PDF) (12pp., 476KB)
• Cross-Cultural Communications (PDF) (6pp., 156KB)
• Evaluating CI Activities (PDF) (4pp., 896KB)
• Exhibits (PDF) (6pp., 597KB)
• Facilitation/Conflict Resolution/ADR (PDF) (10pp., 281KB)
• Fact Sheets (PDF) (4pp., 164KB)
• Federal Agencies (PDF) (34pp., 688KB)
• Five-Year Review (PDF) (15pp., 1.15MB)
• Focus Groups (PDF) (8pp., 509KB)
  
  • Focus Group Check List (MS Word) (2pp., 28.0KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions/Referrals (PDF) (8pp., 233KB)
• Hot Sites Template (PDF) (8pp., 124KB)
  
  • Hot Sites Template (MS Word) (5pp., 73.0KB)
• Informal Activities (PDF) (4pp., 147KB)
• Information Repository (PDF) (4pp., 449KB)
• International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) (PDF) (3pp., 237KB)
• Local Resources (PDF) (6pp., 123KB)
• Mailing List (PDF) (4pp., 119KB)
• Maps and Aerial Photographs (PDF) (2pp., 271KB)
• Media (PDF) (6pp., 248KB)
  
  • Media Log (MS Word) (1pp., 22.5KB)
  • Message Template (MS Word) (1pp., 23.5KB)
  • Sample News Release (MS Word) (1pp., 23.5KB)
• On-Site Activities (PDF) (4pp., 114KB)
  
  • On-Site Activity Planning Checklist (MS Word) (1pp., 25.0KB)
• Other EPA Programs (PDF) (12pp., 197KB)
• Partnering (PDF) (12pp., 181KB)
• Presentations (PDF) (16pp., 135KB)
• Public Availabilities/Poster Sessions (PDF) (10pp., 466KB)
  
  • Public Availability/Poster Session Checklist (MS Word)(1pp., 28.0KB)
• Public Comment Periods (PDF) (6pp., 80.6KB)
• Public Meetings (PDF) (12pp., 527KB)
  
  • Public Meeting Check List (MS Word) (2pp., 32.5KB)
• Public Notices (PDF) (4pp., 274KB)
  
  • Public Notice Ad Samples-1 (MS Word) (4pp., 2.97MB) | PDF Version (597KB)
  • Public Notice Ad Samples-2 (MS Word) (8pp., 4.04MB) | PDF Version (289KB)
  • Publishing Effective Public Notices (PDF) (8pp., 393KB)
• Residential Relocations (PDF) (4pp., 119KB)
• Resource Book (PDF) (6pp., 88.5KB)
• Responsiveness Summaries (PDF) (2pp., 61.3KB)
• Reuse Planning (PDF) (5pp., 513KB)
• Risk Communication (PDF) (14pp., 158KB)
• Siting Renewable Energy on Contaminated Land and Mining Sites (PDF) (27pp., 2.83MB)
• Special Events (PDF) (4pp., 119KB)
  
  • Special Event Planning Checklist (MS Word) (1pp., 25.0KB)
• Spokesperson (PDF) (2pp., 89.8KB)
• Superfund Regional Public Liaison (PDF) (1pp., 159KB)
• Technical Assistance for Communities (PDF) (2pp., 231KB)
  
  • EPA Community for a Renewed Environment (CARE) (PDF) (2pp., 155KB)
  • EPA/PRP's Technical Assistance Plan (TAP) (PDF) (2pp., 159KB)
  • Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) (PDF) (2pp., 173KB)
  • Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) (PDF) (4pp., 314KB)
• Technical Assistance Needs Assessment (PDF) (19pp., 1.66MB)
• Telephone (PDF) (6pp., 106KB)
• Translation Services (PDF) (2pp., 123KB)
• Citizen's Guide Series to Cleanup Technologies (Summary) (PDF) (1pg, 710KB)
  

  The Citizen's Guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarize cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. The series was originally released ten years ago and was updated in 2012 to include information about new technologies and techniques. Each fact sheet is two pages long and answers six questions about the cleanup method: 1) What is it? 2) How does it work? 3) How long will it take? 4) Is it safe? 5) How might it affect me? and 6) Why use it? These guides are currently being translated to Spanish. Until then, the Spanish versions of the 2001 guides are still available.

  • A Citizen's Guide to Activated Carbon Treatment (PDF) (2pp, 1.2 MB) (EPA 542-F-12-001)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Tratamiento con Carb ón Activado (PDF) (2 pp, 457K) (EPA 542-F-01-020S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Air Stripping (PDF) (2pp, 1.2MB) (EPA 542-F-12-002)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Extracción con Aire (PDF) (2 pp, 531K) (EPA 542-F-01-016S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Bioremediation (PDF) (2pp, 1.0MB) (EPA 542-F-12-003)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Biocorrección (PDF) (2 pp, 3MB) (EPA 542-F-01-001S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Capping (PDF) (2pp, 930KB) (EPA 542-F-12-004)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Cobertura (PDF) (2 pp, 500K) (EPA 542-F-01-022S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Ecological Revitalization (PDF) (2pp, 933KB) (EPA 542-F-12-005)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Evapotranspiration Covers (PDF) (2pp, 1.1MB) (EPA 542-F-12-006)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Excavation of Contaminated Soil (2pp, 651KB) (EPA 542-F-12-007)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Excavación del Suelo (PDF) (2 pp, 454K) (EPA 542-F-01-023S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Fracturing for Site Cleanup (PDF) (2pp 766KB) (EPA 542-F-12-008)
    
  • A Citizen's Guide to Greener Cleanups (PDF) (2pp, 1.4MB) (EPA 542-F-12-009)
  • A Citizen's Guide to in Situ Chemical Oxidation (PDF) (2pp, 867KB) (EPA 542-F-12-011)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Oxidación Qu?mica (PDF) (2 pp, 122K) (EPA 542-F-01-013S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to in Situ Chemical Reduction (PDF) (2pp, 1.1MB) (EPA 542-F-12-012)
  • A Citizen's Guide to in Situ Thermal Treatment (PDF)(2pp, 700KB) (EPA 542-F-12-013)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Métodos de Tratamiento Térmico In Situ (PDF) (2 pp, 184K) (EPA 542-F-01-012S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Incineration (PDF) (2pp, 776KB) (EPA 542-F-12-010)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Incineración (PDF) (2 pp, 451K) (EPA 542-F-01-018S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Monitored Natural Attenuation (PDF) (2pp, 853KB) (EPA 542-F-12-014)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Reducción Natural Supervisada (PDF) (2 pp, 130K) (EPA 542-F-01-004S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Permeable Reactive Barriers (PDF) (2pp, 857KB) (EPA 542-F-12-015)
    Guía del Ciudadano para las Barreras Reactivas Permeable (PDF) (2 pp, 145K) (EPA 542-F-01-005S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Phytoremediation (PDF) (2pp, 935KB) (EPA 542-F-12-016)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Fitocorrección (PDF) (2pp, 101K) (EPA 542-F-01-002S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Pump and Treat (PDF) (2pp, 854KB) (EPA 542-F-12-017)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Bombeo y Tratamiento (PDF) (2 pp, 461K) (EPA 542-F-01-025S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Soil Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging (PDF) (2pp, 1.2 MB) (EPA 542-F-12-018)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Extracción de Vapores de los Suelos y la Aeración (PDF) (2 pp, 288K) (EPA 542-F-01-006S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Solidification and Stabilization (PDF) (2pp, 644KB) (EPA 542-F-12-019)
    Guía para el Ciudadano sobre Solidificación/Estabilización (PDF) (2 pp, 457K) (EPA 542-F-01-024S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Thermal Desorption (PDF) (2pp, 833KB) (EPA 542-F-12-020)
    Guía del Ciudadano para la Desorción Térmica (PDF) (2 pp, 90K) (EPA 542-F-01-003S)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Vapor Intrusion Mitigation (PDF) (2pp, 1.1MB) (EPA 542-F-12-021)
  • A Citizen's Guide to Vertical Engineered Barriers (PDF) (2pp, 1.2MB) (EPA 542-F-12-022)
• Videos (PDF) (8pp., 256KB)
• Workshops (PDF) (8pp., 209KB)

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