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Ready for Reuse Program
Ready for Reuse is not intended to be a clean-closure approach; rather, it encourages cleanups that will quickly support protective redevelopment opportunities. As part of this Program, EPA and/or the states provide a regulatory "determination" that affirms that the conditions on the site are protective of human health and the environment based on the current and planned future use(s) of the property. For more information, contact Jeanne Schulze, Region 6, at schulze.jeanne@epa.gov.
Documents/websites related to the Ready for Reuse Program are provided below using Adobe PDF format:
1) EPA Region 6 Fact Sheet (64 kb PDF),
"Ready for Reuse Corrective Action (CA) Measure and Certification"
(revised - March 7, 2003)
2) Region 6 "Guidelines for Preparing Ready for Reuse Determinations" (revised 4/12/04)
3) Site-Specific Determinations:
Sheffield Steel Corporation - Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Ready for Reuse Certificate [84 kb PDF] - (July 2, 2002)
EPA Press Advisory [27 kb PDF] - (July 11, 2002)
EPA Press Release [60 kb PDF] - (July 2, 2002)
Brook City Base - San Antonio, Texas
Ready for Reuse Certificate [801 kb PDF] Issued to U.S. Air Force for Brooks City-Base - (October 25, 2002)
EPA Press Advisory [151 kb PDF] - (October 25, 2002)
EPA Press Release [97 kb PDF] First Federal Facility Ready for Reuse Certificate Announced" - (October 25, 2002)
Emerson Motor Facility - Rogers, Arkansas
Determination Letter [100kb PDF] - (July 29, 2003)
Ready for Reuse Certificate [370kb PDF], P.I.M. LLC
Certificate [263kb PDF] - (July 29, 2003)
EPA Press Advisory [112kb PDF] - (July 25, 2003)
EPA Press Release [66kb PDF] - (July 29, 2003)
University of Arkansas Gregg Site - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Clear Creek Determination Letter [102kb PDF]- July 29, 2003
Ready for Reuse Certificate [306kb PDF], Clear Creek Certificate [970kb PDF] - July 29, 2003
EPA Press Advisory [111kb PDF] - (July 25, 2003)
EPA Press Release [66kb PDF] - (July 29, 2003)
City of Sayre, Oklahoma - Underground Storage Tank Sites
Ready for Reuse Certificate
EPA Press Advisory [133kb PDF] - (October 20, 2003)
EPA Press Release [112kb PDF] - (October 22, 2003)
ExxonMobil Plastics Plant - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ready for Reuse Certificate
EPA Press Advisory [56kb PDF] - (December 5, 2003)
EPA Press Release [59kb PDF] - (December 9, 2003)
Fort Chaffee, Arkansas
Department of the Army Determination Letter [1460kb PDF] - (February 25, 2004)
Ready for Reuse Certificate [470 PDF]
EPA Press Advisory [56kb PDF] - (February 24, 2004)
EPA Press Release [27kb PDF] - (February 25, 2003)
ExxonMobil Corporation - Baton Rouge/New Orleans, Lousiana Underground Storage Tanks
Sheppard Air Force Base - Wichita Falls, TX
Ready for Reuse Certificate [453kb PDF]
EPA Press Advisory [57kb PDF] - (March 23, 2004)
EPA Press Release [27kb PDF] - March 24, 2004)
Shell/Motiva - Norco Refinery - Norco, LA
Ready for Reuse Certificate
EPA Press Advisory [57kb PDF] - (May 25, 2004)
EPA Press Release [29kb PDF] - (May 26, 2004)
England Airpark (Former England Air Force Base), Alexandria, LA
Ready for Reuse Certificate
EPA Press Advisory [104kb PDF] - (June 28, 2004)
EPA Press Release [148kb PDF] - (June 30, 2004)
General Services Administration, Fort Worth, TX
Heifer Project International, Little Rock, AR
Ready for Reuse Certificate [118kb PDF]
EPA Press Advisory [46kb PDF] - (January 25, 2005)
EPA Press Release [46kb PDF] - (January 27, 2005)
Remington Arms Company, Inc., Lonoke, AR
DuPont Ready for Reuse Determination Letter[142kb PDF] - (January 27, 2005)
Ready for Reuse Certificate [118kb PDF]
EPA Press Advisory [46kb PDF] - (January 25, 2005)
EPA Press Release [47kb PDF] - (January 27, 2005)
Seaholm Power Plant, Austin, TX
Ready for Reuse Certificate [68kb PDF]
EPA Press Advisory [45kb PDF] - (January 12, 2006)
EPA Press Release [28kb PDF] - (January 17, 2006)
Legacy at Arts Central, Oklahoma City, OK
Ready for Reuse Certificate [747kb PDF]
Former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP), McGregor, TX
EPAPress Release [47kb PDF] - (October 30, 2006)
EPA PressAdvisory [35kb PDF] - (October 26, 2006)
Ready for Reuse Determination Letter (Issued to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Navy and the Mayor of McGregor, TX )
Shell Chemical LP Plant, Taft, LA
Ready for Reuse Determination Letter [8478kb PDF] - (October 31, 2006)
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., St. Gabriel, LA
Ready for Reuse Certificate for block F-7 [90kb PDF] or printable Certificate [1050kb PDF]
Ready for Reuse Determination Letter for block G-6 [1962kb PDF] - (January 24, 2007)
Ready for Reuse Determination Letter for block F-7 [2325kb PDF] - (January 24, 2007)
Press Press Release for blocks F-7 and F-64[48kb PDF] - (January 24, 2007)
CS Metals of Louisiana, LLC, Covent, LA
Ready for Reuse Determination Letter [1703kb PDF] -(January 24, 2007)
Ready for Reuse Press Release [48kb PDF] - (January 24, 2007)
Brooks City-Base (Supplemental Ready for Reuse Determination), San Antonio, TX
Other Determinations:
Superfund
Ready for Reuse Determination