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Region 6 Land Revitalization
What is Land Revitalization?
Region 6
Land Revitalization Resources
As part of its mission to protect the environment and human health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking an important initiative to revitalize land by restoring contaminated, and potentially contaminated, sites to productive economic and greenspace use. The revitalization initiative seeks to resolve barriers to reuse and promote the reuse of sites that are being or have been cleaned up. To this end, EPA is working to ensure that cleanup remedies take into account a property's anticipated future use.
Roswell Missile Silos Declared "Ready for Reuse"
The U.S. EPA, New Mexico Environment Department and the Corps of Engineers joined the media, current silo owners, two Congressional staff members and a New Mexico State Representative in a Ready for Reuse (RfR) signing ceremony in Roswell on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. The eight silos that once housed Atlas "F" missiles were used as a deterrent against possible attack during the Cold War but are now privately owned. These are the first RfR determinations on Atlas missile silos in the country. See the complete report.
National Brownfields Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
November 16-18, 2009
EPA Region 6 is host to the 2009 National Brownfields Conference. For three days, thousands of industry professionals and decision-makers will come together to learn about the latest advancements in the inventory, assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of brownfields. Become an endorser and show your organization's support for the Conference. Visit the Conference website for details. Register for Brownfields 2009 It's free.
Webinars to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment initiative, EPA is hosting a monthly series of free webinars beginning April 29, 2009, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (CDT). Sessions will describe the history of the program, a variety of case studies, challenges, successes and reuse ideas. There will be opprtunities for Q & A. Click here for program details (PDF, 1 p, 384 KB). Register for a webinar session.
Elements of Land Revitalization
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Federal Facilities |
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Superfund Redevelopment |
Underground Storage Tanks |
EPA's Brownfields Program is designed to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
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(Base Realignment and Closure) EPA's Federal Facilities Restoration
and Reuse Office works with other federal entities to facilitate
faster, more effective, and less costly cleanup and reuse of federal
facilities. |
EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) Brownfields Prevention Initiative encourages the continued use
and reuse of RCRA sites so that the land better serves the needs of the
community. The Corrective Action program requires the investigation and
cleanup of on-going operations. See also Non-Hazardous/Solid Waste. |
EPA'S Superfund Redevelopment Program
is working to encourage communities at every cleanup site to consider
anticipated future reuses early so that cleanups can accommodate those
uses while maintaining standards that protect human health and the
environment. |
EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks supports the cleanup and reuse of abandoned properties contaminated with petroleum from underground storage tanks. |
Land Revitalization Newsletter - Quarterly Update
National
Land Revitalization ResourcesNEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS
- It's Elemental - It's Mercury - It's Dangerous
- 1st LEED Platinum Children's Hospital in the World
- Attebury Grain Storage Added to Superfund List
- Hotel Andaluz Goes for the Gold
- Santa Fe Renewable Energy Conference
- Renewable Energy on Tribal Lands in New Mexico
- Region 6 Launches Google Earth Land Revitalization Sites
- See the new "Green Pages Guide," an Internet Directory of Clean Energy & Climate Change Programs
Other Programs to Assist in Land Revitalization:
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) (Review proceedings and highlights from LMOP's recent workshop, "Landfill Gas Energy: A Sustainable Energy Source from Small Landfills in New England."