Superfund Redevelopment Initiative Quarterly Webinar Series
SRI hosts a series of quarterly webinars on redevelopment of Superfund sites across the country. These webinars discuss the different types of reuse that are possible and share how particular Superfund sites have become reuse success stories. All webinars are free and open to the public. Archived versions of previous SRI webinars can also be accessed below.
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Previous SRI Webinars
- 2016
January
Regional Water Availability and Superfund: Generating a Valuable Resource at Phoenix-Goodyear Airport Area
January 13, 2016 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, EDT
This webinar shared in-depth information about strategies stakeholders have used to work together to reuse treated groundwater from the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport Area Superfund site. Presentations highlighted specific water reuse activities and the benefits realized by the City of Goodyear, potentially responsible parties (PRPs) and local businesses. Webinar participants learned how the cleanup design enabled the continued operation of businesses on site, ensured the availability of clean water and significant cost savings to the City, and resulted in the reuse of billions of gallons of treated groundwater annually.
March
Ecological Revitalization and Contaminated Sites
March 17, 2016, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, EDT
This webinar provided an overview of how restoring local ecosystems as part of the cleanup and reuse of contaminated properties can enhance remedies, strengthen community interest and provide significant environmental benefits. The webinar featured a case study of the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Fly Ash site in Kingston, Tennessee, describing how restoration efforts went beyond cleanup requirements. The participants learned how TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Fly Ash site ecological revitalization supported natural habitats and diverse native species.
June
Waterfront Reuse in EPA Region 2: Providing Riverfront Access
June 15, 2016, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, EDT
This webinar discussed the importance of reuse at and near riverfront contaminated properties. Reuse efforts can include habitat restoration as well as the creation of recreational and green space amenities. Presentations highlighted waterfront projects at Superfund sites in New York and New Jersey as well as projects by The Trust for Public Land.September
Protecting Pollinators through Sustainable Superfund Reuse
September 8, 2016, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, EDT
This SRI webinar explored the sustainable and conscientious reuse of Superfund sites and other blighted properties as pollinator habitats. The webinar shared how EPA has worked alongside federal and private partners to support the development and maintenance of pollinator habitat. Speakers shared case studies of and resources for the development of pollinator habitat.December
Re-imagining the Future of Mining Sites
December 7, 2016, 3:30 - 5:00PM EST
This webinar showed how EPA works with mining stakeholders, including other federal agencies, states, local groups and industries, not only to address the serious health and environmental challenges posed by some mining practices, but also to support the reuse of these areas to benefit the surrounding community. This webinar explored the broad spectrum of safe and productive reuses possible at mining sites and presented a case study highlighting several of these reuses in practice at a mining site near Salt Lake City, Utah. - 2015
March
Risk Management and Assessing Liability: Helping Communities Pursue Reuse Opportunities at Contaminated Properties
April
How to Bring about Ecological Revitalization on Contaminated Lands
June
Bringing Alternative Energy Projects to Superfund Sites
July
Green Infrastructure: Reusing Superfund Sites and Promoting Sustainable Communities - 2014
February
Area-Wide Planning, Superfund Sites, Environmental Justice and Green Infrastructure: Tying it All Together in the Freeport Community Planning Project
April
Superfund and Renewable Energy: Promising Future for Sites with a Contaminated Past
July
Reuse Opportunities on Capped Superfund Sites
September
Capped Superfund Site Reuse: In-Depth Case Studies - 2013
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- 2010
May
USEPA Superfund Program Landfill Methane-to-Energy Pilot (PDF) (8 pp, 84 K, About PDF)
Role of Landfill Gas to Energy in Landfill Remediation (PDF) (30 pp, 1.1MB)
South Side Landfill LFG Recovery and Utilization" A Look at the Past with An Eye to the Future (PDF) (17 pp, 1.2MB)
September
Renewable Energy Pre-Feasibility Analysis at Apache Powder Superfund Site - 2009
April
Welcome to the Superfund Redevelopment Webinar Series: An Introduction to the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (PDF) (31 pp, 1.9MB)
May
Working Reuse and Redevelopment Into the Superfund Cleanup Process (PDF) (53 pp, 1.8MB) June
Community Based Reuse Planning (PDF) (92 pp, 5.1MB)
July
Calumet Container: Ecological Revitalization and Reuse at a Time-Critical Removal Action Site (PDF) (18 pp, 2MB)
September
September
Working with Local Governments: Midvale Slag Case Study (PDF) (62 pp, 1.7MB)