LAND REVITALIZATION

OUR TEAM

Region (and States) Regional Coordinator Contact Information

EPA Headquarters Patricia Overmeyer overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov

202-566-2774

Region 1(CT, ME, MA, RI, VT)

John Podgurski podgurski.john@epa.gov

617-918-1296

Region 2(NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Dan Forger forger.dan@epa.gov

212-637-4402

Region 3(DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Christopher Thomas thomas.christoper@epa.gov

215-814-5555

Region 4(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Matthew Robbins robbins.matt@epa.gov

404-562-8371

Region 5(IL, IN, MI , MN, OH, WI)

Jim Van Der Kloot vanderkloot.james@epa.gov

312-353-3161

Region 6(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

Karen Peycke peycke.karen@epa.gov

214-665-7273

Region 7(IA, KS, MO, NE)

David Doyle doyle.david@epa.gov

913-551-7667

Region 8(CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Nat Miullo muillo.nat@epa.gov

303-312-6233

Region 9(AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, Amer. Samoa, Guam)

Carolyn Douglas douglas.carolyn@epa.gov

415-972-3092

Region 10(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Tim Brince

fi eld brince

fi eld.timothy@epa.gov 

206-553-2100

OSWER PROGRAM OFFICE COORDINATORS

Program Office Coordinator Contact Information

Offi ce of Solid Waste Sara Rasmussen rasmussen.sara@epa.gov

703-308-8399

Offi ce of Superfund Remediation andTechnology Innovation

Melissa Friedland friedland.melissa@epa.gov

703-603-8864

Offi ce of Underground Storage Tanks Steven McNeely mcneely.steven@epa.gov

703-603-7164

Offi ce of Federal Facilities Restorationand Reuse

Anne Marie Hoffman hoffman.annemarie@epa.gov

703-603-0720

United States Offi ce of Solid Waste and EPA 560-F-08-310Environmental Protection Emergency Response November 2008

Agency (5105T) www.epa.gov/brownfi elds/
LAND REVITALIZATION

OUR MISSION

Restore land and other natural resources into sustainable community assets that maximize bene

fi cial economic, ecological 

and social uses and ensure protection of human health and the environment.The Land Revitalization Team’s mission contributes signi

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cantly to the Agency’s strategic planning goals by placing protective, sustainable, and energy-effi cient solutions at the forefront when considering solutions for restoring contaminated properties to useful life.

OUR PRIORITIES

Promote the cleanup, bene

fi cial reuse, and long-term stewardship of brown

fi elds and other contaminated properties. Encourage sustainable development, environmentally protective 

“green” remediation, and ecological enhancements. A major priority is supporting the attainment of the goals included in the Agency’s Strategic Plan.

The Team promotes clean air (Goal 1) by searching for ways to reduce vehicle miles traveled and carbon emissions by promoting smart growth and in

fi ll redevelopment and by reducing energy consumption through the promotion of green 

building technologies. We promote clean and safe water (Goal 2) by promoting the implementation of green urban stormwater best management practices and by incorporating watershed protection into site cleanup solutions.We are ensuring land preservation and restoration (Goal 3) by promoting cleanup technologies and redevelopment plans that reduce waste generation, promote recycling and reuse, and ensure long-term stewardship of land resources. We promote healthy communities and ecosystems (Goal 4) by incorporating sustainable development techniques into cleanup and land management approaches that will create measurable improvements in community health through green building designs, walkable neighborhoods and mixed-use development, and by promoting redevelopment practices that reduce stresses on our air, water, and land resources. We promote compliance and environmental stewardship (Goal 5) by incorporating green and sustainable practices into the Agency’s regulatory programs, particularly by promoting pollution prevention and green cleanup approaches. 

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Region 3, with the University of Westudy the feasibility of growing switable energy source, on mine-scarred Region 1 is working with the Jacksoin Boston to study the feasibility of system to promote effective stormwsustainable redevelopment.Region 5 recently assisted Bay City, facilitating a Design Charrette to derevitalization plan.The Superfund Redevelopment Initievaluation of the potential for buildiother renewable energy facility at a 

Identification and Remov

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fi nancial and information barrie

tainable cleanup and redevelopment aing. Barriers will be identi

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ongoing projects include:

Region 5 is working to collect and pdata on building design features to ement of a common and equitable strlong-term cost and performance of gthat will enable evaluation of buildibased on life cycle costs and bene

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Region 4’s Prospective Purchaser Inages early coordination and continubetween regional staff and perspecticontaminated properties to quickly, 

tently facilitate revitalization. Region 3’s Land Revitalization Actioexpeditiously to public and private inrevitalization of sites where there is a objective is to advise interested partitory and enforcement interests and alinformed decisions regarding revitaliThe Superfund Redevelopment Initicandidates for the next round of Retstration projects with a particular emoffer sustainable cleanup and redeve

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We want sustainable approaches to remvitalization to become the norm throuprograms. The implementation of sust••••••••

OUR APPROACH

Outreach and Education

Knowledge of comprehensive sustainable land revitalization approaches is needed to encourage the implementation of our program and projects. OSWER’s land revitalization coordinators will address this need through targeted outreach and educational efforts. Recent and ongoing projects include:

Region 4 is facilitating collaborative problem solving in environmental justice communities in South Carolina to promote sustainable cleanup and redevelopment.Region 5 is convening a policy forum to examine green building and sustainable development alternatives for affordable housing.Regions 4 and 9 are working with communities to identify ways to incorporate the reuse of construction and demolition debris into redevelopment projects.Region 7 provides comprehensive “hands on” training to local government officials on assessing, remediating and revitalizating contaminated properties in a sustainable manner.The Of

fi ce of Brown

fi elds and Land Revitalization is 

studying state programs that take a “one cleanup” approach to site remediation to identify program effi ciencies and best management practices.The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative is drafting two reports that highlight facilities incorporating sustainable agricultural and alternative energy reuse.

Demonstration and Pilot Projects

To best serve our land revitalization mission we need to be fully informed on the best available “green” technologies and environmental sustainability practices. To advance this knowledge, representative demonstration and pilot projects are funded each year. Demonstration projects offer opportunities to test green technologies and review approaches for sustainable development. Pilot projects provide opportunities to identify successful approaches and share lessons learned. Recent and ongoing projects include:

Region 8 is analyzing the feasibility of placing renewable energy alternatives on several sites, including a minescarred land site (Clear Creek, CO) and a closed land

fi ll 

(Templeton Gap, CO).

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