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By Nina G. Marshtein, PG
I have been distressed at the limited description provided by the EPA for a RCRA
brownfield. It always seems to involve the cleanup of a property prior to sale
or redevelopment. A RCRA brownfield is no different from any other site that
has been remediated and sold—it is the sale of a cleaned site and nothing more. To me, a true brownfield is not a site which is remediated, but a contaminated
site that is controlled during redevelopment which allows for re-use. A RCRA
brownfield should be a site that is actively undergoing cleanup and in pursuit
of completion of its post-closure permit, while in use by subsequent owners.
One such site is an electronics manufacturing facility in North Charleston,
S.C., which ended manufacturing operations while still remediating a large
chlorinated solvent plume. The site is regulated under a RCRA Part B
Post-Closure permit, which was effectively preventing the property’s sale because the state required prospective buyers to sign the RCRA permit.
Thus, the state could seize the land as an asset to fund remediation if the
Responsible Party attempted to stop cleanup activities.
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Pat Pontoriero Pittsburgh, Pa.
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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