The Brownfields Focus Group located in the CERCLA and Brownfields Subcommittee (CaBS) has produced a technical assistance resource document for the reuse of Brownfield sites. This document provides an overview of available technical assistance opportunities including a description of each opportunity, how to access/apply for the assistance, example deliverables, and contact information for additional information. The intended audience for this document includes State Brownfield Coordinators and staff.
Planning for Resiliency and Sustainability in a Changing Climate
The ASTSWMO Investigation and Remedy Selection Focus Group provides a snapshot analysis of climate change attempts to evaluate existing science from mainly governmental sources in their effects on possible changes of contaminant character and distribution.
Best Practices to Ensure State Collaboration in Superfund
The ASTSWMO Remedial Action Focus Group has prepared this document as a resource for States as they coordinate with EPA on Superfund site characterization and cleanup. In an effort to draw upon the long history of coordination between States and EPA on activities at National Priority List sites, the Remedial Action Focus Group solicited feedback from States on their experiences to develop the Best Management Practices outlined in this document.
Webinar- Getting Remedies Back on Track Webinar
This webinar will provide information on possible resources and recommendations for how States can most efficiently keep remedies moving toward closure.
2021 ASTSWMO Annual Meeting Presentations
Presentations
ASTSWMO Brownfields Focus Group: CERCLA Section 128(a) Technical Assistance Grants Story Map
The ASTSWMO Brownfields Focus Group presents a compilation of example Section 128(a) TAG projects from across the country.
Analysis of the Use of the CERCLA Section 128(a) Technical Assistance Grant
This summary focuses on results from a research tool created by the ASTSWMO Brownfields Focus Group that polled States regarding barriers to applying for the CERCLA Section 128(a) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG). The summary highlights challenges, as well as proposed solutions to the perceived barriers to applying for TAG.
2021 Site Assessment Focus Group GIS Paper
The ASTSWMO Site Assessment Focus Group created and distributed a GIS Research Toolbox questionnaire to all States with the goal to determine their use of GIS in their Site Assessment Program processes, and, for ASTSWMO to share the questionnaire’s key findings and provide improvement recommendations.