Technical Assistance With Brownfield Redevelopment

Below is a list of resources and information on technical assistance available to support remediation and hazardous waste clean up at Brownfield sites.

Iowa Resources

• Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment [www.iowabrownfields.com/] — Information from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination

Regional Resources

• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Pollution Prevention/Sustainability and Remediation Resources [www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/p2-s/remediation/index.html] — Provides information on incorporating pollution prevention and sustainability into brownfield remediation. It also provides an on-line toolkit to assist in selecting and choosing options for brownfield sites.
• EPA Brownfields Technology Support Center [www.brownfields.tsc.org] — Provides assistance to individual Brownfield communities including analysis plans, technology scoping for cleanup technologies, and a "layman's guide" describing specific technologies. Call toll-free: 877-838-7220.
• Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) [www.engg.ksu.edu/HSRC/Tosc/sites.html] — Kansas State University provides technical assistance to communities dealing with hazardous substance problem, and helps communities to understand risk, health issues and the science and engineering involved in cleanup efforts.

National Resources

• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [www.eren.doe.gov/brightfields] — Turning Brownfields into "Brightfields" by incorporating solar energy technologies into the redevelopment of contaminated industrial or commercial sites. DOE's Brightfields program works with local governments and industry to revitalize communities and advance the use of clean and climate-friendly energy technologies.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technology Innovation Office [www.clu-in.org] — Provides information about innovative, state of the art treatment technologies for contaminated sites.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) [http://hq.environmental.usace.army.mil/programs/brownfields/bfcap/bfcap.html] — Includes information on site assessment, site remediation, site redevelopment and sustainable reuse. The USACE does not have a program or grant that specifically targets Brownfields, but it does make resources available to communities redeveloping Brownfields sites. The USACE can also assist communities with accessing funds from existing authorities.
• Brownfields Tech. Org [www.brownfieldstech.org] — The technology development arm of the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and the International City/County Management Association. The link focuses on the promotion of innovative brownfield to help local governments increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) [www.itrcweb.org] — A state-led coalition working together with industry and stakeholders to achieve regulatory acceptance of environmental technologies.
• Northeast-Midwest Institute Primer on Emerging Technologies for Brownfield Cleanup [PDF: 5.1 MB] [www.nemw.org/BFcleanup_tech.pdf] — Examines emerging technologies that may become available for Brownfield cleanups and the market, financial, and regulatory barriers these technologies must surmount.
• International Standards Organization (ISO) [www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/iso14000index.html] — finalized the ISO 12015 standard. This new standard becomes the international equivalent of the U.S. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1527 Phase 1 environmental site assessment standard. The primary difference between ASTM E1527 and ISO 14015 is that the ISO standard addresses the business environmental risk of the site. That is, it reflects that conditions beyond contaminated groundwater and soil impact the property and site. The ASTM standard only identifies potential soil and groundwater contamination. Companies may still decide which standard to use.