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Tools and Resources Alphabetical Listing: A-N
Superfund Redevelopment has identified and provided tools and technical resources to help a variety of stakeholders identify technologies, information, technical help, contacts, and other resources to aid in the assessment, cleanup, and reuse of Superfund sites. Tools and resources are listed alphabetically below.
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- All Appropriate
Inquiries - Final Rule
Final EPA rule setting federal standards for the conduct of all appropriate inquiries. - Cleanups in my
Community
Cleanups in my Community is a searchable, site-listing tool that provides cleanup progress profiles for sites and facilities and properties. - Comfort/Status
Letters Fact Sheet (PDF) (18 pp, 61K)
Summary of how EPA could provide a measure of "comfort" by helping an interested party to better understand the potential for or actual EPA involvement at a brownfield property. - Commercial Use Where Waste is Left on Site
(PDF) (58 pp, 2.3MB)
2002 report with technical information on how sites with hazardous waste have been safely reused for commercial purposes. - Contiguous
Property Owners Guidance (PDF) (11 pp, 88K)
Interim guidance from 2004 regarding liability limitation for landowners who qualify as contiguous property owners. - Contiguous
Property Owner Guidance Reference Sheet (PDF) (5 pp, 55K)
Highlights of EPA’s Contiguous Property Owner Guidance (above). - Environmentally
Responsible Redevelopment and Reuse (ER3)
ER3 is an Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance led initiative that uses Agency-wide incentives to promote sustainable redevelopment of formerly contaminated properties. - Frequent Questions about Superfund
Redevelopment
Answers to common questions about Superfund Redevelopment and Superfund Redevelopment activities. - Green Buildings Website
Green or sustainable building is the practice of creating healthier and more resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation, maintenance, and demolition. - Guidance for Documenting and
Reporting Performance in Land Revitalization (PDF) (56 pp, 860K)
This 2007 guidance provides provides a consistent framework to identify, evaluate, document, and report reuse accomplishments at Superfund sites. - Guidance
for Obtaining 'Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser' Status (Common Elements Guidance) (PDF) (22 pp, 366K)
This 2003 guidance describes the eight criteria landowners must meet to qualify for 'bona fide prospective purchaser' status. - Guidance for Preparing Superfund Ready
for Reuse Determinations (PDF) (13 pp, 155K)
EPA guidance from 2004 on when and how to issue an RfR determination. - Land Use in the CERCLA Remedy Selection Process (Land Use Directive)
(PDF) (11 pp, 915K)
A 1995 EPA directive that presents a framework for considering land use in making remedy selection decisions under CERCLA at Superfund sites. - Local Economic Impact Fact Sheets
Superfund Redevelopment has undertaken analyses of redeveloped sites to assess the local economic impacts of site reuse that are associated with the cleanup of a site. - Long Term Stewardship: Ensuring Environmental Site Cleanups Remain Protective
Over Time (PDF) (57 pp, 1.1MB)
A 2005 report that addresses a variety of challenges facing EPA and its partners responsible for ensuring LTS at formerly impaired properties - National Cleanup Databases
Summary of a wide range of environmental information on sites and site cleanup made available by EPA.