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Contacts, Consultants, and
Resources
Colorado
"Brownfields Pages"
Find knowledge, Skills,
and Experience for Your Questions and Projects
About Brownfields
Colorado Brownfields Handbook
A Guide to Site
Reuse
and Economic Development
Federal Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act
Federal Legislation
Regarding Brownfields and Brownfields Programs
What are brownfields?
A Slideshow
Describing Brownfields Sites
Introduction to Brownfields Financing
A Slideshow
Illustrating Brownfields Funding Sources
Example: Gas Station to Mixed Use Retail/Office
Slideshow of
Westminster, CO Redevelopment [full case study]
USEPA Brownfields Program Overview
Environmental Dictionary
From Freeberg
Environmental
Environmental Glossary
From USEPA
Recycling America's Land
A Brownfields
Report From the U.S. Conference of Mayors
All Appropriate Inquiry Fact Sheet
Liability
Relief Starts Before the Transaction (from USEPA)
[complete
final AAI rule]
Six Common Threads for Rural Brownfields
From NADO
Research Foundation
Colorado Programs
Colorado Brownfields Program
[Go To]
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Colorado
Voluntary Cleanup Program
The Voluntary
Cleanup and Redevelopment program was created in 1994.
The objective of the program is to facilitate the
redevelopment and transfer of contaminated properties.
The program provides timely (45 days) review of cleanup
plans submitted by property owners. Cleanup decisions
are based on existing standards and the proposed use of
the property. The actual cleanup and verification is the
owner's responsibility.
Colorado Voluntary Cleanup Road Map
A how to guide
Voluntary Cleanup Sites
Create
reports on sites that are enrolled in the
program
Colorado Voluntary Cleanup
Act
Legislation to
assist environmentally impaired real estate
transactions
Colorado Petroleum Storage Tank Program [Go To]
Colorado Department of Oil and Pubic Safety
Funding
USEPA
Brownfields Grant Programs [Go To]
US Environmental
Protection Agency offers a number of different grant
programs for assessment and cleanup activities to
facilitate the cleanup and reuse of brownfields sites.
Colorado Technical Assistance Funding: Guidelines &
Application for CO Targeted Brownfields Assessment or
Voluntary Cleanup Assistance
Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment personnel,
with the assistance of qualified contractors, may
conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments
for qualifying projects. The program is available for
public and non-profit groups who are addressing property
redevelopment. Preferential assistance is given to
groups who have clear redevelopment goals and where
those goals provide a clear public benefit (e.g., job
creation, enhancement of the tax base, creation of a
public amenity).
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Application
The Colorado
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (CBRLF) offers financing
with reduced interest rates, flexible loan terms, and
flexibility in acceptable forms of collateral. All
cleanups financed through the Revolving Loan Fund must
have previous approval under the Voluntary Cleanup
Program. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
serves as fund manager.
Colorado Cleanup Fund Prioritization Criteria
Colorado House
Bill
00-1306 allows the Colorado Department of Public
Heath and Environment to perform cleanups on
contaminated sites: (1) that do not have a responsible
party that will perform a remediation; (2) that have
been determined to present a threat to human health or
the environment; and (3) where the remediation will
allow the redevelopment of the property of the public
good.
Brownfields State Tax Credit for Site Cleanup
[Go To]
Sites that have
been through a Colorado Voluntary Cleanup are eligible
for a state income tax credit up to $100,000 per
property, broken down as 50 percent of the first
$100,000 spent on cleanup, 30 percent of next $100,000
and 20 percent of third $100,000. Requires the
property be located in a municipality with a population
of 10,000 or more persons.
Case Studies
Neighborhood Building,
Westminster, CO
The redevelopment
of an abandoned gas station and fast food assemblage into a mixed use
office/retail project in a historical neighborhood.
Manzanola, CO Depot
Cleanup and reuse
of a rural train depot for new community center, city hall, and neighborhood
park.
Belmar, Lakewood,
CO
A case study on the remediation and redevelopment of a
former regional mall into a new city center.
Centennial Park, Englewood,
CO
An evaluation of economic and community impacts for the acquisition and redevelopment of
9.4 acre landfill site.
Timberline Star Industrial Park, Ft. Collins,
CO
A successful cleanup and reuse project case study.
Frisco, Colorado
A successful cleanup and reuse of a former tire store into a restaurant.
Fire
Clay Lofts, Denver
A case study of
redeveloping a former industrial manufacturing facility into downtown residential lofts.
Westwood, Denver
This US Economic Development Administration study
presents an economic impact methodology by way of a case study example
evaluating an assemblage of three underutilized brownfields in an urban
neighborhood setting.
Environmental Insurance
Risk Management Tools for Property Transaction
Options for
addressing risk in brownfields transactions
Environmental Insurance Glossary
Assembled from various carriers, underwriters, and other
sources
Environmental Insurance Terms
Definitions provided by Freeberg Environmental
An Overview of Environmental Insurance and How it Works
A summary of information about
policies, coverage, and logistics
Summary Chart of Environmental Insurance
Policy Coverage and Terms
Environmental Insurance Products Available for
Brownfields Redevelopment
A Comprehensive review of
environmental insurance products, terms, and
applications form Northern Kentucky University.
Gas Stations/Auto Service
Recycling America's Gas Stations
Revitalizing petroleum contaminated
properties.
A Primer for Petroleum Brownfields What CAN Your
Community Do to Revitalize UST Sites?
A look at old gas stations; keys to
success for community revitalization of petroleum
brownfields; success story examples; resources for
further information.
Accessing Colorado's Petroleum Tank Program
Is your site eligible
for Colorado's Petroleum Tank Program?
Dry Cleaners
Dry Cleaner Fact Sheet
Quick information on dry cleaners
State of Colorado Remediation Guidance
This guidance document is devoted
entirely to the investigation, evaluation, and cleanup
of releases of perchloroethylene
(PCE) from former and existing dry cleaning facilities
in the Colorado.
Remediation Paper
This remediation paper will discuss
the general dry cleaning process, how contaminants can
get into the soil and groundwater, assessment methods
including the impacts of chlorinated dry cleaning
solvents in the soil and groundwater, and remediation
methods commonly used to clean up the lingering
contamination.
Enhanced Attenuation: Chlorinated Organics
Protocol to assist in a smooth transition (or a bridge)
between aggressive remedial actions and monitored natural
attenuation. Prepared by the Interstate Technology
& Regulatory Council Enhanced Attenuation, Chlorinated
Organics Team.
Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs
Colorado Law Requires Cleanup of Labs
House Bill 1182 requires property owners to clean up
known meth labs and also provides liability relief.
Colorado Law Requires Disclosure of Known Meth Labs in Real Estate
Transactions
Senate Bill 002 requires property owners to disclose if
a property is known to be a meth lab
Cleanup Regulations and Procedures
Colorado State Board of Health regulations and
procedures pertaining to the cleanup of methamphetamine
laboratories
Meth Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ from the Colorado Department of Public Health &
Environment
Overview of Colorado's Meth Lab Cleanup Requirements
A presentation from Department of Public Health &
Environment
Meth Labs & Liability for Cleanup Costs
Meth cooks are often tenants not property owners.
Who pays? A presentation by Timothy R. Gablehouse,
Gablehouse Calkins & Granberg LLC
Assessment of Children’s Exposure to Methamphetamine
Assessment of children’s exposure to surface
methamphetamine residues in former clandestine
methamphetamine labs, and identification of a risk-based
cleanup standard for surface methamphetamine
contamination
Asbestos
State of Colorado Building Renovation and Demolition
State and Federal Regulations to address potential
asbestos prior to demolition and renovation
State of Colorado Disposal Facilities
Asbestos-containing waste material
disposal information
Colorado Regulations Regarding Asbestos in Soil
A presentation of regulations
regarding asbestos contaminated soil.
Environmental
Sustainability
White Paper: Brownfields and Environmental
Sustainability
Incorporating
brownfields redevelopment into environmental
sustainability programs can enable
development options that will help preserve and restore
Colorado’s natural heritage while furthering
economic development.
Colorado's Climate Action Plan
From the Colorado Governor's Energy
office
Energy Benefits of Urban Infill, Brownfields, and
Sustainable Urban Redevelopment
A working paper by the
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Clean Communities on the Move
A partnership-driven approach to
clean air and smart transportation from the National
Association of Local Government Environmental
Professionals
Measuring the Air Quality and Transportation Impacts of
Infill Development
A report from the US Environmental
Protection Agency
Recover Your Resources
Reduce, reuse, and recycle
construction and demolition materials at land
revitalization projects. A report from the US
Environmental Protection Agency
Useful Links
EPA
CLU-IN
[Go To]
A comprehensive database on
contaminants, cleanup remedies, and issues
Development Research Partners
Downtown Colorado Inc
Colorado Rural Development Council
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Colorado Counties Inc.
Colorado Municipal League
Colorado Oil & Public Safety (OPS) Homepage
Economic Developers Council of Colorado
Colorado.com- Industry Partners
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Information
USEPA
Brownfields Program
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