RESTORING CONTAMINATED SITES TO PRODUCTIVE USE Region 5 RCRA Corrective Action Nov 1, 2017 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

R5 RCRA Corrective Action Program Remediation and Reuse Branch (RRB) oversees hazardous waste and PCB site cleanup Reuse is important emphasis of the program Work in close coordination and cooperation with our state partners 2020 Baseline of sites is used to track our work GOAL: Completing exposure control and remedy construction at sites by 2020 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Corrective Action Workload 3,779 cleanup sites on the National Corrective Action 2020 Baseline 23% (864 sites) are in Region 5 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

R5 RCRA Corrective Action Program Redevelopment of cleanup sites are a focus of the new administration EPA Draft Strategic Plan RCRA Strategic Measure for ‘Revitalize Land and Prevent Contamination’ - Ready for Anticipated Use (RAU) “Make additional Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action facilities RAU” 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Facilitating Redevelopment R5 uses several tools to facilitate redevelopment Prospective Purchasers Agreement (PPA) – legal document processed through DOJ Comfort Letter – provides a facility’s current status and intentions of EPA AOC language – identifies responsible party and Financial Assurance ensures work is completed All of these tools have been used to facilitate redevelopment or reuse of RCRA sites 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Facilitating Redevelopment States have more formalized voluntary programs OH EPA’s MOA VAP recognized by Federal RCRA and CERCLA programs EPA works closely with our state partners, stakeholders and the Brownfields programs to facilitate redevelopment EPA and States incorporate Long-Term Stewardship principles to ensure redeveloped properties with contaminates above unrestricted use remain protective of human health and the environment. 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Successful strategies for moving sites forward under the RCRA Corrective Action Program Engage with Redevelopers/ prospective purchasers as early in the cleanup process as possible Engage Local government and local and regional redevelopment authorities early and often Contact Brownfields programs at the State level and Federal level and explain your redevelopment project 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Successful strategies for moving sites forward under the RCRA Corrective Action Program Use public forums such as City Council meetings to engage the public; explain your project and its benefits to the community to get their support Consider the benefits of adding your cleanup to the state voluntary cleanup program to get the benefits of a covenant from the state and even the federal government 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Redevelopment in Auto Communities Redevelopment of Auto Sector sites and other sites now tracked and summarized in Region 5 Current stats at Auto Sector sites: 7 PPAs and 9 comfort letters issued by EPA to promote redevelopment 2,111 of 5,447 acres (~39%) of Auto Sector property sold at 20 sites 208 acres are under contract $1.3 billion invested in redevelopment projects 80,509 cubic yards of contaminated soil have been removed. 366 million gallons of contaminated groundwater have been removed. 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA R5 Remediation and Reuse Branch Contacts Branch Chief - Jose Cisneros (312) 886-6945 Section Chief - Tammy Moore (312) 886-6181 Section Chief - Michael Beedle (312) 353-7922 11/13/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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