Technical Assistance and Reuse Planning Support for Superfund Sites
EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program provides reuse planning and technical assistance to communities, stakeholders and EPA’s regions to support the productive reuse and redevelopment of Superfund sites.
These regional support projects aim to facilitate redevelopment, remove barriers to productive reuse and ensure that future uses of Superfund sites are well aligned with the cleanup and removal/remedial process. Regional support projects may focus on a single property at a Superfund site or include a larger neighborhood or area.
EPA Celebrates 500 Regional Support Projects
In 2024, EPA marked the completion of 500 reuse planning and technical support projects since the start of the Superfund Redevelopment Program in 1999. Explore the projects.
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Available Services
Technical assistance and reuse planning support cover a variety of activities. These efforts can be structured as just-in-time services or as part of a longer-term redevelopment support process. EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program tailors technical assistance and reuse planning activities to reflect site characteristics and the needs of communities, EPA site teams and other stakeholders.
Technical assistance can include one or more of the following services.
- Redevelopment Planning
- Community Engagement
- Interagency Facilitation and Coordination
- Energy Reuse Assessments
- Owner and Prospective Purchaser Assistance
- Property Research
- GIS Analysis and Maps
- Institutional Controls Research
- Ready for Reuse Determinations
- Other Support
Redevelopment Planning
Redevelopment and reuse includes land use research, analysis and community engagement to identify potential future uses, develop a reuse concept plan or evaluate future use compatibility with the remedy. Specific services include:
Reuse Situation Assessment to document preliminary reuse goals, land use context, local initiatives, key stakeholder interests, reuse considerations and recommendations for additional reuse support.
Reuse Assessment to identify reasonably anticipated future land use, such as industrial/ commercial, residential, open space, for specific areas of the site to inform the remedial process.
Reuse Plan that integrates community goals, site analysis, land use context and the remedy into a Future Use Framework (showing geographic-specific uses of the site) or Concept Plan (showing layout of potential future use features) to guide local planning, development and the remedial process.
Services can be tailored to build capacity for nearby residents to participate in planning activities and benefit from site reuse and redevelopment. Tools are available to help build shared understanding in situations of conflict, support community leaders in sharing their visions for reuse, and place community aspirations for reuse within the context of regional planning and investments.
Community Engagement
Support in designing an engagement process, conducting community outreach, developing a reuse steering committee, and facilitating public meetings, working groups, charrettes and open house forums.
Interagency Facilitation and Coordination
Convene and facilitate interagency workgroups and stakeholder meetings to resolve conflicts and align site reuse and the remedial process.
Energy Reuse Assessments
Energy assessments and activities typically include one or more of the following services.
Resource Screening: Through review of resource availability data provided by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, resource screenings help identify the renewable energy sources best suited to a particular site. Typical resource screenings include evaluations of energy resources. The screening evaluations use readily available National Renewable Energy Lab’s resource mapping and screening tools.
Site Suitability Analysis: Mapping and analysis of a site’s physical features, existing or planned remedial components, ownership, infrastructure, and surrounding land use considerations provides a next level of analysis.
Site suitability analysis typically includes an evaluation of the site using several standard energy reuse site selection criteria:
- Acreage (e.g., potential project footprint).
- Site slope and aspect.
- Distance to transmission lines and substations.
- Distance to graded roads.
- Remedy compatibility and site operation and maintenance requirements.
- Parcel configuration, ownership, and site control factors.
Preliminary Financial Assessment: The costs of construction, operation, and maintenance along with the revenue from selling electricity and available tax incentives are also key factors in determining whether a project may be feasible.
Examples of financial assessment activities include:
- Federal, state and utility-based incentives analysis.
- Financial analysis to identify return on investment, using methods such as simple or lifecycle payback for an energy investment at a site based on a site remedy or facility energy costs.
- Energy trends research.
- Energy lease information for landowners.
Facilitation and Stakeholder Coordination: EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program has provided facilitation to bring together key stakeholders that may be involved in decisions regarding energy evaluations and investments, such as:
- EPA site teams and state agencies.
- Potentially Responsible Parties.
- Municipal or Tribal government staff.
- Utility representatives.
- Property owners.
- Energy developers or businesses.
Owner and Prospective Purchaser Assistance
Support in leveraging redevelopment opportunities, including:
- Strategy and technical support to address considerations such as ownership, Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser liability protection, Superfund and windfall liens, and compatibility between any existing or future site restrictions and potential reuse.
- Prospective Purchaser Inquiry support and discussion facilitation including strategy development, checklists, stakeholder coordination and meeting facilitation.
Property Research
Title searches for chain of title and encumbrance information. Appraisals of property “as impaired” to determine value of property with site restrictions as a starting point for settlement negotiations.
GIS Analysis and Maps
Develop map datasets of site boundaries, site features and remedial components; conduct analysis for individual or multiple sites to identify potential future uses and proximity to regional assets; or other data analysis and development specific to the site needs.
Institutional Controls Research
Support with institutional controls evaluation and planning including research and assembling information to identify institutional control requirements, status, options and issues to help align cleanup and land use. Property owner research and mapping, assembling information for Institutional Control Implementation and Assurance Plans, and reuse assessments summarizing institutional and future use goals to help address reuse barriers.
Ready for Reuse Determinations
Develop an environmental status report that provides a technical determination that a site is “ready for reuse” and will remain protective for that use, so long as any use limitations established by EPA continue to be met. Explore examples of Ready for Reuse Determinations for Superfund sites.
Other Support
EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Program can tailor technical assistance to meet the needs of specific sites, EPA site teams, stakeholders and communities. Contact EPA’s Regional Redevelopment Coordinator for your area if you would like to request support.
Examples of Regional Support Project Outcomes and Reports
Use the table below to search for Regional Support Project outcomes, such as plans, assessments and reports, by type, keyword, site name or location.
| Site Name | State | Region | Type of Report | Year | Reuse Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Street Landfill | LA | 6 | Project Summary (pdf) (422 KB) | 2014 | industrial; landfill |
| Agriculture Street Landfill | LA | 6 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (7.8 MB) | 2014 | industrial; residential; landfill; capped |
| Jackson Ceramix, Inc | PA | 3 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (1,244 KB) | 2025 | EPA region 3, superfund, pennsylvania, reuse, SRP, redevelopment |
| South Point Plant | OH | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (3.9 MB) | 2025 | EPA region 5, SRP, solar, reuse assessment, ohio |
| South Point Plant | OH | 5 | Reuse Assessment Presentation (pdf) (3.9 MB) | 2025 | EPA region 5, SRP, solar, reuse assessment, ohio |
| Schroud Property | IL | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (3.5 MB) | 2025 | chicago; illinois; region 5; cleanup; proposed plan; land use |
| Agriculture Street Landfill | LA | 6 | Reuse Assessment and Feasibility Study (pdf) (8.42 MB) | 2021 | solar; landfill; capped; energy |
| Agriculture Street Landfill | LA | 6 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (9.71 MB) | 2022 | solar; commercial; residential; recreational; ecological; industrial; landfill; energy; capped |
| AMCO Chemical | CA | 9 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (3.39 MB) | 2010 | commercial; residential; public service; agricultural; industrial; vapor intrusion |
| American Creosote Works Inc (Louisville) | MS | 4 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (3.22 MB) | 2015 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; wood-treating; landfill; capped |
| American Creosote Works Inc (Louisville) | MS | 4 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (14.6 MB) | 2010 | recreational; commercial; public service; residential; wood-treating; landfill; capped |
| American Creosote Works Inc (Louisville) | MS | 4 | Reuse Plan Update (pdf) (4.71 MB) | 2017 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; residential; ecological; wood-treating; capped |
| American Creosote Works, Inc. (Winnfield Plant) | LA | 6 | Project Summary (pdf) (350 KB) | 2015 | commercial; industrial; wood-treating |
| Apache Powder Co. | AZ | 9 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (9.16 MB ) | 2011 | industrial; energy; solar; wind; capped |
| Armco Incorporation-Hamilton Plant | OH | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (315 KB) | 2007 | recreational; ecological; commercial; industrial; residential; landfill; capped |
| Avanti | IN | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (10 MB) | 2006 | recreational; ecological; public service |
| Bandera Road Ground Water Plume | TX | 6 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (655 KB) | 2010 | residential; recreational; commercial; industrial |
| Barceloneta Landfill | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet- Spanish (pdf) (820 KB) | 2024 | solar; recreational; landfill; capped; energy |
| Barceloneta Landfill | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (632 KB) | 2024 | solar; recreational; landfill; capped; energy |
| Behr Dayton Thermal System VOC Plume | OH | 5 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (11.4 MB) | 2011 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; residential; vapor intrusion |
| BoRit Asbestos | PA | 3 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (7.95 MB) | 2009 | recreational; ecological; residential |
| Buckbee-Mears | NY | 2 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (3.11 MB) | 2012 | recreational; agricultural; commercial; industrial; public service |
| Bunker Hill Mining & Metallurgical Complex | ID | 10 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (9.78 MB) | 2019 | commercial; industrial; recreational; residential; mine; mining |
| Burrows Sanitation | MI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (673 KB) | 2010 | recreational; ecological |
| Butterworth #2 Landfill | MI | 5 | Reuse Characterization (pdf) (12.1 MB) | 2008 | recreational; ecological; public service; landfill |
| Butterworth #2 Landfill | MI | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (6.08 MB) | 2013 | recreational; public service; energy; solar; landfill; capped |
| Cabot/Koppers | FL | 4 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (2.97 MB) | 2011 | recreational; ecological; commercial; public service; residential; capped |
| Callahan Mining Corp | ME | 1 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (5.1 MB) | 2009 | recreational; ecological; energy; hydroelectric; mine; mining |
| Camilla Wood Preserving Company | GA | 4 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (8.08 MB) | 2007 | recreational; ecological; public service; wood-treating |
| Caney Residential Yards | KS | 7 | Community Investment Prospectus (pdf) (8.37 MB) | 2023 | residential; industrial; commercial; recreational; ecological; tribal |
| Cannon Drive Drum Site | GA | 4 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (2.85 MB) | 2007 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; residential; federal |
| Carson River Mercury Site | NV | 9 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (5.4 MB) | 2023 | solar; geothermal; wind; commercial; residential; recreational; landfill; mine; mining; energy; tribal |
| Celotex Corporation | IL | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (449 KB) | 2006 | recreational; industrial |
| Central Chemical (Hagerstown) | MD | 3 | Pilot Project (pdf) (2.21 MB) | 2003 | recreational; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service |
| Chem-Dyne | OH | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (57 KB) | 2007 | recreational; industrial; capped |
| Chem-Dyne | OH | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (1,010 KB) | 2008 | recreational; industrial; capped |
| Cherokee County | KS | 7 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.69 MB) | 2010 | agricultural; ecological; energy; biomass; mine; mining |
| Clare Water Supply | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (3.01 MB) | 2005 | recreational; industrial; commercial |
| Depue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp. | IL | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.47 MB) | 2004 | recreational; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service |
| Douglas Little League | IN | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (914 KB) | 2007 | recreational; capped |
| Douglas Little League | IN | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (3.77 MB) | 2008 | recreational; public service; capped |
| Drake Chemical | PA | 3 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (1.55 MB) | 2024 | commercial; public service; recreational; industrial |
| Eagle Picher Carefree Battery | NM | 6 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (7.56 MB) | 2024 | recreational; commercial; ecological |
| Eagle Zinc Co Div T L Diamond | IL | 5 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (6.34 MB) | 2006 | recreational; ecological; industrial; public service |
| East Helena Site | MT | 8 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (6.78 MB) | 2011 | ecological; recreational; commercial; industrial; residential; public service; mine; mining; energy |
| Eldorado Chemical Co., Inc. | TX | 6 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (9.4 MB) | 2020 | industrial; recreational; commercial; vapor intrusion |
| Eureka Mills | UT | 8 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.86 MB) | 2003 | commercial; recreational; energy; wind; mine; mining |
| Fadrowski Drum Disposal | WI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (1,020 KB) | 2011 | recreational; commercial; public service; landfill; capped |
| Fairfax St. Wood Treaters | FL | 4 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (4.36 MB) | 2013 | wood-treating; residential; commercial; recreational; public service |
| Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot | VA | 3 | Ready for Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (3.52 MB) | 2024 | recreational; residential; public service; commercial; federal |
| CMC Properties | IL | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (13.2 MB) | 2013 | residential; commercial; ecological |
| G&H Landfill | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.27 MB) | 2007 | recreational; ecological; landfill; capped |
| General Motors (Central Foundry Division) | NY | 2 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (5.88 MB) | 2011 | recreational; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service; biomass; energy |
| GM Stamping Plant | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (7.05 MB) | 2010 | commercial; industrial |
| Gulf States Steel/Black Creek | AL | 4 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (14.4 MB) | 2010 | recreational; ecological; industrial; public service |
| Hidden Lane Landfill | VA | 3 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (9.41 MB) | 2019 | recreational; agricultural; ecological; commercial; residential; energy; solar; landfill; capped |
| Holcomb Creosote Co | NC | 4 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (5.88 MB) | 2024 | agricultural; residential; industrial; ecological; commercial; recreational; solar; wood-treating; capped; energy |
| Hudson River PCBs | NY | 2 | Adaptive Reuse Analysis (pdf) (2.7 MB) | 2005 | recreational; ecological; industrial; public service; tribal; energy; sediment |
| Hudson River PCBs | NY | 2 | Fort Edward Overlay Analysis (pdf) (3.51 MB) | 2005 | recreational; public service; sediment |
| Jackson Ceramix, Inc | PA | 3 | Reuse Profile (pdf) (3.4 MB) | 2019 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service |
| Jacksonville Area | FL | 4 | Integrated Planning Process (pdf) (7.28 MB) | 2015 | no reuse keywords |
| Janesville Old Landfill | WI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (617 KB) | 2010 | recreational; ecological; industrial; landfill; mine; mining; capped |
| John Garland Park | KS | 7 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (15.5 MB) | 2011 | recreational; agricultural; energy; solar; landfill gas; ecological; landfill |
| Jones & Laughlin Ore Company | NY | 2 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (4.85 MB) | 2017 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; energy; mine; mining |
| Juncos landfill | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet- Spanish (pdf) (856 KB) | 2024 | solar; landfill; capped; energy |
| Juncos landfill | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (634 KB) | 2024 | solar; landfill; capped; energy |
| Lammers Barrel Factory | OH | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (2.28 MB) | 2010 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; residential |
| Lee Chemical | MO | 7 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (561 KB) | 2010 | industrial; commercial |
| Libby Asbestos Site | MT | 8 | Reuse Planning Summary (pdf) (4.99 MB) | 2018 | industrial; recreational; commercial |
| Lincoln Park | CO | 8 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (12.2 MB) | 2016 | residential; recreational; industrial; ecological; energy; solar; landfill; mine; mining |
| Lower Neponset River | MA | 1 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (5.34 MB) | 2023 | ecological; recreational; commercial; residential; industrial |
| Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co. | OR | 10 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (2.31 MB) | 2022 | industrial; commercial; energy; solar; landfill; capped |
| Maunabo Area Ground Water Contamination | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet- Spanish (pdf) (593 KB) | 2024 | solar; energy |
| Maunabo Area Ground Water Contamination | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (569 KB) | 2024 | solar; energy |
| Mountain View Mobile Home Estates | AZ | 9 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (2.31 MB) | 2009 | commercial; industrial; capped |
| Cleanup and Redevelopment Guide to Lead Mining and Smelting Sites in Region 7 | Multiple | 7 | Cleanup and Redevelopment Guide (pdf) (17.5 MB) | 2023 | residential; recreational; commercial; industrial; agricultural; ecological; military; public service; energy; solar; wind; biomass; geothermal; landfill; mine; mining; vapor intrusion; capped |
| Multiple | PR | 2 | Puerto Rico Sites Solar Incentives- Spanish (pdf) (798 KB) | 2024 | solar; energy |
| Multiple | PR | 2 | Puerto Rico Sites Solar Incentives (pdf) (922 KB) | 2024 | solar; energy |
| Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock | CO | 8 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (3.11 MB) | 2019 | recreational; federal; mine; mining |
| North Birmingham Area | AL | 4 | Revitalization Action Plan (pdf) (10.9 MB) | 2015 | recreational; commercial; public service; residential |
| North Railroad Avenue Plume | NM | 6 | Action Plan for Revitalization (pdf) (7.19 MB) | 2022 | commercial; recreational; residential; vapor intrusion; ecological |
| North Ridge Estates | OR | 10 | Phase II Planting Plans and Illustrations (pdf) (13.8 MB) | 2016 | ecological; recreational; residential |
| Old Navy Dump/Manchester Laboratory (USEPA/NOAA) | WA | 10 | Solar Energy Reuse Assessment (pdf) (3.63 MB) | 2024 | solar; landfill; recreational; federal; military; capped; energy |
| Organic Chemicals, Inc. | MI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (1.8 MB) | 2008 | industrial |
| Paradise Creek Industrial Corridor | VA | 3 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (12.9 MB) | 2013 | recreational; ecological; commercial; public service; residential; federal; military; landfill |
| Picayune Wood Treating Site | MS | 4 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (4.85 MB) | 2005 | recreational; ecological; commercial; public service; wood-treating; capped |
| Picayune Wood Treating Site | MS | 4 | Reuse Framework (pdf) (6.21 MB) | 2014 | recreational; ecological; public service; wood-treating; capped |
| Torch Lake | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (4.64 MB) | 2011 | recreational; industrial; public service; federal; mine; mining |
| Red Oak City Landfill | IA | 7 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (7.5 MB) | 2008 | ecological; recreational; landfill; capped |
| Rockwell International Corp. (Allegan Plant) | MI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (954 KB) | 2008 | recreational; commercial; industrial; public service; residential; energy; solar; landfill |
| Seattle Municipal Landfill (Kent Highlands) and Midway Landfill | WA | 10 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (4.08 MB) | 2007 | residential; recreational; commercial; landfill |
| South Dayton Dump & Landfill | OH | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (889 KB) | 2011 | commercial; industrial; landfill; vapor intrusion |
| South Point Plant | OH | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.92 MB) | 2003 | recreational; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service; landfill; capped; groundwater |
| St. Louis River Site | MN | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (10.1 MB) | 2017 | ecological; industrial; capped |
| St. Regis Paper Co. | MN | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (2.97 MB) | 2005 | recreational; agricultural; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service; wood-treating; capped; tribal |
| Tar Creek (Ottawa county) | OK | 6 | Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (1.39 MB) | 2024 | solar; energy; mine; mining; tribal |
| Tar Lake | MI | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (2.09 MB) | 2009 | energy; biomass |
| Tar Lake | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (5.57 MB) | 2005 | recreational; agricultural; ecological; commercial; industrial; public service; residential; energy; solar; wind; biomass |
| Twin Cities Air Force Reserve Base (Small Arms Range Landfill) | MN | 5 | Situation Assessment (pdf) (677 KB) | 2010 | recreational; public service; military; landfill; capped |
| Upper Tenmile Creek Mining Area | MT | 8 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (829 KB) | 2004 | recreational; ecological; federal; mine; mining |
| Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet- Spanish (pdf) (644 KB) | 2024 | energy; solar; landfill; capped |
| Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal | PR | 2 | Reuse Fact Sheet (pdf) (630 KB) | 2024 | energy; solar; landfill; capped |
| Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Michigan) | MI | 5 | Reuse Plan (pdf) (1.07 MB) | 2004 | recreational; commercial; public service; residential; landfill; capped |
| Waste, Inc., Landfill | IN | 5 | Reuse Assessment (pdf) (1.64 MB) | 2012 | recreational; public service; landfill gas; landfill; capped; energy |