ALABAMA
The Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management (ADEM) believes strongly in the Brownfields Program and is committed to becoming a national leader in brownfields information and development.

The first step towards this goal has been the development of the ADEM GIS Site Inspector, an interactive, multi-faceted web-based technology that allows developers to locate brownfields in Alabama and easily access a wide range of data about the site including former business, potential contaminants, estimated costs, liability waivers and more.

This tool has the capability to promote the range of brownfield properties located throughout the state and enable developers to get the information they need to determine interest in properties without a typical bureaucratic delay. The ultimate hope is that the ADEM GIS Site Inspector will help encourage and speed the redevelopment of Alabama's brownfields, thus resulting in a cleaner, safer, more beautiful and economically enriched Alabama.

With the passage of the Brownfields law, funds were made available to the Environmental Protection Agency for grant awards to states and tribes for activities under Section 128 (a). This funding is being used for the establishment and enhancement of the state Brownfields programs which will allow ADEM to develop a Brownfields inventory, establish a public record, and perform assessment activities. ADEM is working closely with many local, regional, and state groups to achieve these commitments.

FLORIDA
To view the expanded bylaws in the state of Florida, please log on to: www.floridabrownfields.org/AboutFBA/ByLaws.htm

SOUTH CAROLINA
Site Cleanup
Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP): administers the Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP); oversees assessment and cleanup of Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program; and performs Targeted Brownfields Assessments.

Dry Cleaning
Administers South Carolina's Dry-cleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund by using funds to assess, prioritize, and clean up registered dry-cleaning sites that are polluted within the state.

Emergency Response
Coordinates the response of DHEC and other agencies in responding to spills and releases of petroleum and hazardous chemicals;

Trains Department personnel in response safety, hazards awareness and containment/removal technologies;

Investigates fish kills;

Coordinates the Department's response to fixed nuclear facility or transportation related radiological emergencies;

Provides radiological hazards awareness training to first responders.

Superfund
Determines if a site may have been polluted, and ranking the site to decide if it should be placed on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL), or on the State Superfund list.

Responsible for assessing, remediating, and cleaning up or overseeing assessment, remediation, and clean up of Superfund sites in South Carolina that are not on the NPL.

Assists USEPA-Region 4 with overseeing the assessment and cleanup of sites in South Carolina that are listed on the NPL.

Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
Oversee activities related to assessment, risk evaluation and remediation of underground storage tank releases.

Administer the two state assurance funds (SUPERB Financial Responsibility Fund and the SUPERB Account) which serve as partial financial responsibility mechanisms for tank owners and operators in meeting their state and federal financial responsibility obligations.

Waste Disposal
Provides technical assistance on the proper management of solid and hazardous waste; Provides technical review of sampling protocols and analytical data; Coordinates sampling activities for the Bureau.