Brownfields in EPA Region 10

This page contains regional information about brownfields and land revitalization programs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington (EPA's Region 10).

Targeted Brownfields Assessments

Subtitle A of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act authorizes the EPA to establish a program to perform Targeted Brownfields Assessments– such as Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments – at no cost to local governments, quasi-governmental agencies and Tribes.

Information gathered from Targeted Brownfields Assessments gives local governments and prospective purchasers a better understanding of potential contamination issues at brownfields in their communities. The EPA will characterize a brownfield to determine the nature and extent of the contamination. Results are provided to the community to assist them in redevelopment planning.

Visit Targeted Brownfields Assessments in EPA Region 10 to learn more, or contact Molly Vaughan (vaughan.molly@epa.gov), 907-271-1215.

Technical assistance to brownfields

The EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Program provides technical assistance to communities, states, Tribal nations and other public entities to help address their brownfield sites and to increase their understanding and involvement in brownfields cleanup, revitalization and reuse. The program supplements other efforts under EPA's brownfields program.

In Region 10, the Center for Creative Land Recycling offers free technical assistance and training program services to EPA brownfields grant recipients and those seeking brownfields grants.

Grant resources

• Brownfields program and funding resources
• Grant recipient reporting - The Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) is an online database for Brownfields grant recipients to electronically submit data directly to the EPA.

Success stories

Search our success stories to find out how brownfields grant recipients are transforming properties in Oregon and Washington to improve and protect the environment, boost the local economy, and enhance communities now and for years to come.

State cleanup programs

• Alaska's Brownfields Program (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation)
• Idaho's Brownfields Program (Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality)
• Oregon's Brownfields Program (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality)
• Washington's Brownfields Program (Washington Dept. of Ecology)

Federally recognized Tribes with brownfields programs