Brownfields

Coal Country Specific

• Coal Creek Watershed Brownfields Project

Access a power point presentation by ARCADIS. This presentation introduces the challenges, objectives, and approaches of a Mine-Scarred Lands Brownfields Assessment project in Anderson County, TN.

• Coal Creek Brownfields Assessment

Read the Coal Creek Watershed Brownfields Assessment for inspiration and instruction when contemplating your own watershed-based Brownfields projects.

• Mine-Scarred Lands Initiative Tool Kit

This resource shares lessons learned by the Brownfields Federal Partnership Mine-Scarred Lands (MSL) Initiative through six demonstration projects conducted across the country on both hard rock and coal sites. It features the experiences of the six projects and links to other mine cleanup and reuse resources.

• Using Brownfields Grants for Watershed Restoration

The Webcast will showcase the Black Warrior-Cahaba Rivers Land Trust in Jefferson County, Alabama, which has received a $200,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant for the Five Mile Creek Project. Powerpoint slides, audio, and podcasts available.

Other Useful Sites

• The Brownfields Center

The Environmental Law Institute's Brownfields Center provides essential information on brownfields cleanup and redevelopment with a focus on the concerns and needs of community groups across the country. The Center's goal is to encourage and support effective citizen participation in the redevelopment of brownfields.

• Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

This HUD program features grant funds that are primarily targeted for use with a particular emphasis upon the redevelopment of brownfields sites in economic development projects and the increase of economic opportunities for low-and moderate-income persons.

• EPA Brownfields

This EPA website contains basic information and funding information.

• GIS for Brownfields Toolkit

This resource contains conference presentations, reports and articles, and an extensive list of web resources that will spark new ideas for communities wanting to use GIS in their brownfields redevelopment.

• National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals

NALGEP's website offers reports on topics such as superfund liability issues and revitalizing southeastern communities.

• National Brownfield Associations

National Brownfield Associations (NBA) is an international umbrella organization of national associations
focused on the responsible redevelopment of brownfields. They offer training and technical assistance.

• Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center

The design and implementation of this website has been made possible through assistance provided by the the Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR).              (c) 2005, ECRR - Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable