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Revitalization and Reuse
Lefthand Watershed, Colorado
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You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.As part of EPA's commitment to finding innovative and effective solutions to the potential threats abandoned mine lands pose to human health and the environment, significant attention is being focused on potential future uses of these lands, and the economic, environmental, and social benefits that reuse can provide. EPA recognizes that supporting reuse may serve as a catalyst for expediting environmental risk reduction.
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Identification and Evaluation of Community Involvement Activities in Abandoned Mine Land Communities (21 pp, 492 KB)
The purposes of this report are to identify community involvement challenges that are typical to AML sites and to provide examples of how these challenges have been successfully addressed. The community involvement challenges and solutions identified in this report are based on interviews with individuals who have either led or participated in community involvement activities at several AML sites across the country.
Mine-Scarred Lands Initiative Tool Kit
This resource shares what the Federal Brownfields Partnership Mine-Scarred Lands (MSL) Initiative partners have learned to date working with six Demonstration Projects located across the country on both hard rock and coal sites. It features the experiences of the six projects and links to other mine cleanup and reuse resources. The MSL Initiative Tool Kit is also available in PDF format (PDF) (31 pp, 469 K).
A Breath of Fresh Air for America’s Abandoned Mine Lands: Alternative Energy Provides a Second Wind (PDF) (22 pp, 1.2MB).
Mine Site Cleanup for Brownfields Redevelopment: A Three-part Primer (PDF) (89 pp, 2.6MB) 
. US EPA, Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center. EPA/542/R-05/030. November 2005.
Fact Sheets
Carbon Sequestration: A Local Solution with Global Implications (PDF) (19 pp, 3.5MB). July 2004.
- Appendices (PDF) (13 pp, 806K). July 2004.
Land Conservation and Former Mine Land Resources, Planning for the Future (PDF) (13 pp, 1.6MB). July 2004.
Water Quality Credits at Former Mine Lands: Improving America's Water Resources, Reclaiming Lost Landscapes (PDF) (15 pp, 324K). July 2004.
Wetland Banking at Former Mine Lands: An Ecological Solution with Economic Benefits (PDF) (12 pp, 211K). July 2004.