Cal/EPA's new brownfields policy

[Amber Evans <aevans@uclink4.berkeley.edu>]

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>Adapted from the Cal/EPA OEHHA REA Program newsletter, March 1998
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>Many California communities are burdened with abandoned or under-used
>properties that are contaminated or thought to be contaminated. These
>properties are commonly referred to as "brownfields."  DTSC has developed a
>number of ways to encourage the cleanup and redevelopment of "brownfields."
>The most recent method is the "Prospective Purchaser" policy and the
>"Prospective Purchaser" fact sheet.
>
>The purpose of the "Prospective Purchaser" policy is to remove or lesson the
>liability that purchasers of contaminated properties often face. This policy
>includes a model agreement with a "covenant not to sue," an application
>form, and eligibility criteria. The "Prospective Purchaser"  fact sheet
>highlights the major features of the new policy. Both of these documents, as
>well as other "brownfields" incentives, are available on DTSC's internet
>homepage: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/dtsc.htm.
>
>To find out more about Cal/EPA' DTSC's Prospective Policy, obtain a
>Prospective Purchaser Policy Agreement (PPA) application, or inquire about
>other Brownfields Initiatives, contact:
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>Sandy Karinen
>Headquarters, Statewide Cleanup Operation Division
>Cal/EPA DTSC
>P.O. Box 806 (400 P Street)
>Sacramento, CA 95812-0806
>(916) 323-3376
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>Fran Anderson
>Northern California-Central Cleanup Operations Branch
>Cal/EPA DTSC
>10151 Croydon Way, Sutie 3
>Sacramento, CA 95827
>(916) 255-3733
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>Lynn Nakashima
>Northern California-Coastal Cleanup Operations Branch
>Cal/EPA DTSC
>700Heinz Avenue, Suite 200
>Berkeley, CA 94710
>(10) 540-3839
>
>Don Johnson
>Southern California-Cleanup Operations Branch
>Cal/EPA DTSC
>1011 N. Grandview Avenue
>Glendale, CA 91201
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