Richland Operations Office
Land Management

Land-use planning and management provides day-to-day implementation of comprehensive land-use planning and disposal of real property interests, such as, easements, licenses, permits and leases.
Land management functions include:

• Providing site planning services for all new facilities, infrastructure systems, land improvements, or change of land use.
• Providing new and renewed licenses, permits, and easements on the Hanford Site.
• Characterizing, and then transferring or selling, real property to other parties.
• Preparing for long-term stewardship on post-cleanup lands that cannot be released for unrestricted use.
• Maintaining controls and providing long-term surveillance and maintenance on post-cleanup lands until the land can be transferred to another entity.