Re: [CPEO-BIF] Brownfield remediation/ corporate self-regulation

[Peter Strauss <petestrauss1@comcast.net>]

Holly:

Thee is a LinkedIn Group that specifically deals with MGP Remediation.  There are a number of experts in that group (MGP Remediation) that can provide you with specific examples.

I used to work for a consulting firm that did quite a bit of litigation support and expert witness testimony for state rate payer advocates.  I believe that most states and utilities (owners of a large number of sites) arrived at settlements where the costs of remediation are shared by ratepayers and shareholders.  Because the costs of cleanup are settled, my hypothesis is that there is less of a contentious relationship between property owners or responsible parties and  regulators.  I would suggest that you look at how each state has dealt with the cost issue.

 Dr. Allen Hatheway has written a compendium on known MGP sites and their status:  "Remediation of Former Manufactured Gas Plants & Other Coal-Tar Sites" is now (2011) available for order from CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group.

Peter Strauss

On Jan 30, 2013, at 6:40 AM, Dygert, Holly wrote:

Dear colleagues,

I've been involved with the (ever unfolding) plans for remediating a brownfield site (former coal manufacturing plant) during the last few years, and I'm impressed by the intimacy of the relationship between the state regulatory agency and the corporate property owner.  I'm interested in exploring how the particular relationships I have been observing compare with those of other states.  Can anyone recommend literature on this question?  I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions for recent work on brownfield remediation, regulatory agencies, and corporations.

I'm happy to forward a list of suggestions along to others, based on recommendations.

Thanks,

Holly Dygert
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 456-8487


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