Superfund Redevelopment Webinars
SRI is hosting a series of webinars on the redevelopment of Superfund sites.
Superfund Reuse Success Stories
For Reuse Success Stories click on the pictures below.
South Point Plant Site - South Point, OH
Celebrating 13 Years of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative
Site Reuse Spotlights
Redevelopment of the Havertown PCP Superfund Site (PDF) (1 pg, 512K, About PDF)
About $3.4 million in stimulus funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have helped expedite the cleanup of the Havertown PCP Superfund site. Contamination at the site resulted from decades of on-site wood treatment operations. EPA’s cleanup of site soils and installation of a ground water treatment system has paved the way to allow for a new, vibrant reuse. The state-of-the-art Haverford Township Area YMCA is scheduled to open in September 2013 and will provide new recreational and fitness amenities to the Haverford community.
Previous Site Reuse Spotlights
About Superfund Redevelopment
Superfund Redevelopment at EPA helps communities return some of the nation's worst hazardous waste sites to safe and productive uses. In addition to cleaning up these Superfund sites and making them protective of human health and the environment, the Agency is working with communities and other partners in considering future use opportunities and integrating appropriate reuse options into the cleanup process. The Agency is also working with communities at sites that have already been cleaned up to ensure long-term stewardship of site remedies and to promote reuse. More about the program...
Superfund Redevelopment in the News
Site-Specific News
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Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Murray Smelter Superfund site, Murray City, Utah
The reuse of the Murray Smelter Superfund site demonstrates how innovative problem solving and collaboration between stakeholders can address a city’s need for regional health care facilities, public transit access and diversified economic development. Once the location of the world’s largest primary lead smelter, the site is now a valuable community resource. This economic impact case study highlights the opportunities, benefits and impacts of Superfund site redevelopment in action. -
Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Solitron Microwave, Port Salerno, Florida
The Solitron Microwave Superfund site exemplifies how EPA can work with the local community to coordinate cleanup activities with redevelopment plans for a site. This local economic reuse impacts case study illustrates the transformation of the overgrown, abandoned site into the Port Salerno Industrial Park and shows that collaboration between EPA and stakeholders can result in lasting benefits for the local economy, environment and area residents. -
Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Joslyn Manufacturing & Supply Co., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Reuse of the Joslyn Manufacturing & Supply Co. Superfund site demonstrates how innovation and collaboration among stakeholders can revitalize communities and spur nearby development. This successful redevelopment provides a compelling example of the kind of beneficial site reuse and redevelopment that can result from dedicated, forward-thinking stakeholders working together in creative ways over the long term. -
Reuse and the Benefit to Community: Macalloy Corportion, Charleston, South Carolina
The Macalloy Corporation Superfund site demonstrates how maximizing resources and creatively recycling land can support growth within limited available space in Charleston, South Carolina. This local economic reuse impacts case study shares how collaboration between EPA and stakeholders can expedite the cleanup process and return a site to productive use.
Program Related News
- On August 22, 2012, SRI hosted a webinar entitled Recognizing the Positive Economic Impacts of Superfund Reuse. Once a Superfund site is ready for reuse, it can revitalize a local economy with jobs, new businesses, tax revenues and local spending. This webinar highlighted some of the economic information EPA looks at when evaluating economic impacts of site reuse and shared three case studies of sites where reuse is spurring growth of the local economy in a variety of ways. An archived version of the webinar is available on the Clu-In website.
- EPA Region 1 has developed the Process for Risk Evaluation, Property Analysis and Reuse Decisions (PREPARED) Workbook to assist local governments considering the reuse of contaminated properties. PREPARED is a risk management framework for evaluating various actions that a local government might take to bring about a desired reuse at contaminated properties that it does not currently own.
- SRI is releasing two technical reports highlighting innovative reuses of Superfund sites. The Agricultural Land Uses at Superfund Sites: Planting a Sustainable Future (PDF) (12 pp, 4.0MB, About PDF) report provides a series of case studies looking at how Superfund sites can provide needed land for various agricultural enterprises, including livestock grazing, sustainable forestry, community gardens and traditional large-scale agriculture. The Renewable and Alternative Energy at Superfund Sites: Harnessing New Sources of Power (PDF) (16 pp, 4.8MB, About PDF) provides an overview of renewable and alternative energy opportunities at Superfund sites.