Technical Assistance Services for Communities

Technical Assistance Services for Communities

For more information or to request help, contact the EPA Regional TASC representative in your area (see below) or visit the 

TASC Web Site, www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc.

Regional Offices

U.S. EPA - Region 1

Jim Murphy

(617) 918-1028

murphy.jim@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 2

Wanda Ayala

(212) 637-3676

ayala.wanda@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 3

Carrie Deitzel

(215) 814-5525 

deitzel.carrie@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 4

L’Tonya Spencer

(404) 562-8463

spencer.latonya@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 5

Cheryl Allen

(312) 353-6196 

allen.cheryl@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 6

Donn Walters

(214) 665-6483

walters.donn@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 7

Belinda Young

(913) 551-7463

young.belinda@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 8

Jennifer Chergo

(303) 312-6601

chergo.jennifer@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 9

Luis Garcia-Bakarich

(415) 972-3237

garcia-bakarich.luis@epa.gov

U.S. EPA - Region 10

Jeanne O’Dell

(206) 553-6919 

odell.jeanne@epa.gov

TASC National Program Manager

Karen L. Martin 

(703) 603-9925 

martin.karenl@epa.gov

• Is there a hazardous waste site in your 

community?

• Are you concerned about how the hazardous 

waste can affect your family’s health?

• Do you have questions about the risks of the 

hazardous waste?

• Do you need help interpreting technical 

information about the hazardous waste or the 

cleanup process?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s program, Technical 

Assistance Services for Communities (TASC), can help your 

community deal with these questions.

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What is TASC?

Technical 

Assistance 

Services for 

Communities 

(TASC) 

provides 

educational 

and technical 

assistance to 

communities 

affected by hazardous waste sites regulated by the 

Superfund and Resource Conservation Recovery Act 

(RCRA) programs. This program, developed by the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides 

non-EPA experts to explain hazardous waste issues at 

certain contaminated sites near your community and 

to interpret EPA’s plans for cleaning up that waste. 

EPA offers assistance to help your community better 

understand the hazardous waste issues confronting 

it and to be well-informed while participating in the 

decision-making process.

How can TASC help my community?

TASC provides technical 

assistance to help 

your community better 

understand and become 

involved in the cleanup 

process for hazardous 

waste sites. This 

assistance is provided 

by independent, outside 

technical experts, 

who can: 

• Answer questions about 

exposure to hazardous 

waste and the potential health effects;

• Educate your community on the scientific, engineering, human 

and public health, or economic concepts related to the cleanup 

of hazardous waste;

• Help your community to better understand cleanup technologies 

and their effectiveness;

• Explain the cleanup process and how to become involved in 

the process;

• Assist your community to identify possible land reuse or 

redevelopment options; and

• Provide job training through the Superfund Job Training 

Initiative (SuperJTI). 

What type of services does TASC provide?

• Reviewing, interpreting, and explaining technical materials in 

an understandable way;

• Preparing training materials for seminars and workshops and 

teaching these sessions;

• Meeting with your community to answer questions and to listen 

to your concerns;

• Preparing understandable fact sheets, brochures, technical 

summaries, maps, diagrams, models, or other visual aids;

• Translating educational, outreach, and technical documents 

into other languages;

• Planning and holding meetings to help your community 

determine how to use the land once it is cleaned up; and

• Training community leaders on hazardous waste issues so they 

can explain these issues to your community. 

Who are the experts that provide the 

technical assistance? 

The technical experts available through TASC are environmental 

engineers and scientists from private companies and universities. 

These individuals are part of a network of experts EPA has 

contracted with to provide technical assistance services.

How can I get TASC assistance?

Contact the 

representative from 

your EPA Regional 

Office. A list of 

contacts is provided 

on the other side 

of this document. 

After this initial 

discussion, your 

community will 

need to request 

TASC support in 

a letter.

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www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tasc