Section 13 Remediation Issues

• Library: Environmental Law 2002 Supp Replacement chs

Once the contamination has been characterized, the remedial alternatives are evaluated. Strategies to address the contamination can be designed to suit the site’s future intended use. Because Brownfields remediation projects are by their nature creative, no one set of remedial alternatives will address all concerns effectively.

For the most part, Brownfields clean-up levels will be established based on a risk assessment that considers the future use of the property. Instead of assuming the use will be...