The Brownfields Project
Overview
In 1996, under the direction of Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania,
The Brownfields Project was initiated to promote the voluntary cleanup
and redevelopment of contaminated properties in the Great Lakes
region. State and Provincial partners built on their individual
successes to collectively eliminate barriers, streamline programs,
and provide incentives for brownfields redevelopment. The project
concluded with the 1998 publication of A Blueprint for Brownfields
Redevelopment, a resource document that contains best practices,
State and Provincial brownfields programs, and relevant contact
information.
Accomplishments
- Publication for A Blueprint for Brownfield Redevelopment. This
July 1998 publication presents a range of innovative strategies
and practical solutions regarding the cleanup and redevelopment
of brownfield sites around the region. Included in this resource
are
 case
studies, ideas
that work, state and provincial brownfield program overviews,
and a directory of agency-level technical issue experts.
- Creation of ROBIN (Regional Online Brownfields Information
Network) Created in partnership with the Great Lakes Commission,
ROBIN is an innovative Internet consortium that links to state
and provincial brownfield programs as well as to the online resources
of local and federal government, business/industry, research institutions,
and community organizations within and beyond the Great Lakes
region. ROBIN is located at www.glc.org/projects/robin/robinhome.html
- Regional Contract for Remediation Database. Through the cooperative
efforts of the Council of Great Lakes Governors and Remedial Technologies
Network, L.L.C. (RTN), the Great Lakes states and provinces now
have access to one of the most comprehensive online research libraries
of remediation strategies and techniques. RTN, in conjunction
with the Research Triangle Institute, created this system, the
Remediation
Information Management System (RIMS), to provide a one-stop
repository for remediation information. RIMS presents summaries
of cleanup technologies as well as case studies, third party evaluations,
peer review articles, scientific studies, and technical and cost
reports.
For more information, contact Peter
Johnson at 312/407-0177.
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