Brownfields and Land Revitalization Publications

Cleanup enforcement's Brownfields and Land Revitalization publications include a variety of documents:
Handbook
Reports
Fact Sheets
Brochures

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Handbook

Revitalizing Contaminated Sites: Addressing Liability Concerns (May 2008). The "Revitalization Handbook" web page provides access to the 2008 edition of the cleanup enforcement handbook, a compilation of tools and a discussion of how to use them in evaluating the benefits of revitalizing contaminated property.

Reports

Top 10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund Site (PDF) (12pp, 752KB) (May 2008). Ten answers to questions a prospective purchaser may have when deciding whether to purchase property at a privately owned Superfund site.

Fact Sheets

Muskegon Heights fact sheet (PDF) (2pp, 239K) (May 2008). Fact sheet highlights sustainable redevelopment of a Muskegon Heights, Michigan brownfields site.

Empire Canyon fact sheet (PDF) (2pp, 176K) (May 2008). Fact sheet highlights sustainability features to be incorporated into the proposed project, such as native vegetation, conservation of open space, use of wind-generated power and a recycling program.

Windfall Lien Administrative Procedures Guidance: Frequent Questions (April 2008). Frequent questions relating to EPA's Windfall Liens Administrative Procedures guidance document. (Also available in PDF Format (3pp, 53K).)

Brownfield Sites and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) (PDF) (5pp, 78K) (November 2006). Question and Answer fact sheet on the complementary role of SEPTs at brownfield sites.

E3 Biofuels fact sheet (PDF) (2pp, 303K). (November 2006) Fact sheet highlights renewable energy sustainability success at a complex in Mead, Nebraska.

CERCLA Lender Liability Exemption Questions and Answers (PDF) (5pp, 60K). (April 2006) Fact sheet highlights the main rules and EPA policy governing CERCLA environmental liability for secured creditors for the cleanup of contaminated property.

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Brochures

Environmentally Responsible Redevelopment and Reuse (PDF) (2pp, 145MB) (May 2008). This brochure describes the ER3 initiative, pilot projects, partnerships and incentives to promote sustainable development and responsible redevelopment and reuse of contaminated properties.

Landowner Protections Under CERCLA (PDF) (2pp, 2.19MB) (May 2008). This brochure describes the 2002 Brownfield Amendments' liability protections for landowners at Superfund and Brownfields sites.