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Tools & Technical Information
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EPA is committed to providing tools and technical resources to help a variety of stakeholders identify technologies, technical help, contacts, and other resources to aid in the assessment and cleanup of brownfield properties.
- The Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center (BTSC)
- Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site
- Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) Grants
- Land Use and Institutional Controls
- "Vision to Action" Inspiration Tool
- Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)
The Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center (BTSC) 
Decision-makers involved with preparing brownfields sites for productive reuse often require technical and legal assistance to fully understand the complexities of investigating and cleaning up contaminated sites. EPA created the BTSC in 1998 to help decision-makers:
- Evaluate strategies to streamline the site investigation and cleanup process
- Identify and review information about complex technology options
- Evaluate contractor capabilities and recommendations
- Explain complex technologies to communities
- Technical Assistance
Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) Web Site
The CLU-IN Web Site provides information about innovative treatment and site characterization technologies to the hazardous waste remediation community. It describes programs, organizations, publications, and other tools for federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual citizens. The site was developed by EPA but is intended as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders.
Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)
TAB grants provide geographically-based technical assistance and training to communities and other stakeholders on brownfields issues with the goal of increasing the community's understanding and involvement in brownfield cleanup and revitalization. The TAB grants serve as an independent source of information assisting communities with community involvement, better understanding the health impacts of brownfield sites, science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, brownfield finance questions, and information on integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment.
"Vision to Action" Inspiration Tool
The "Vision-to-Action" tool (PDF) (13 pp, 1.2M) is a process designed to inspire community members to: (1) visualize what they value about the place they live and/or visualize how they would like their community to change and (2) translate their visualizations into the actions needed to bring their visions into reality. The process utilizes an artist to facilitate the visualization and to help people get in touch with features that make communities unique and livable.
Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)
The ITRC is a state-led coalition working together with industry and stakeholders to achieve regulatory
acceptance of environmental technologies. ITRC consists of 40 states, the District of Columbia, multiple federal partners,
industry participants, and other stakeholders. This page links to publications that pertain to guidance documents created
by ITRC.