Land revitalization and reuse

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Incorporating Sustainability Principles in Cleanup Enforcement Actions Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - (9/29/23) Memorandum reinforces EPA’s positions on sustainability by encouraging cleanup enforcement staff to collaborate with their program office counterparts to incorporate applicable principles in CERCLA and RCRA cleanup enforcement work and includes a compendium of case examples and a resource library. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/incorporating-sustainability-principles-cercla-and-rcra-cleanup-enforcement-actions (PDF 315K)

Transmittal of Institutional Controls: Third-Party Beneficiary Rights in Proprietary Controls - (4/19/04) Transmittal memorandum and document address information on designating third-party beneficiaries in proprietary institutional controls https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/guidance-third-party-beneficiary-rights-proprietary-institutional-controls (PDF 123 K)

Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Other Tools to Facilitate Cleanup and Reuse of RCRA Sites - (4/8/03) Memorandum highlights three tools useful to EPA and RCRA-authorized states for overcoming real or preceived barriers to cleanup and reuse at RCRA sites. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/guidance-prospective-purchaser-agreements-and-other-enforcement-tools-use-rcra-sites (PDF 3.71K)

Headquarters Prior Written Approval Required for Prospective Purchaser Agreements under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act - (5/9/02) Memo to Regional Offices requests cooperation with HQ when contemplating negotiations for prospective purchaser agreements under RCRA. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/guidance-pwa-rcra-ppas (PDF 3,683 K)

Comfort/Status Letters for RCRA Brownfield Properties - (2/15/01) Memorandum addressing the use of comfort/status letters at RCRA properties, where appropriate, and includes four (4) sample letters. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/guidance-comfortstatus-letters-rcra-brownfields-properties (PDF 1.15K)

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