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Directory of Technical Assistance for Land Revitalization

 
Section Number: 2.4.5 
Organization Name: Western Region 
Background: The Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center (WRHSRC) is a partnership between Stanford University and Oregon State University and was established in 1989 to address critical hazardous substance problems in the Western United States. The Center receives its base financial support from the EPA. The research component at each Center targets a particular environmental contaminant or cleanup approach. At the WRHSRC, researchers focus on in-situ treatment processes for volatile organic compounds (VOC's) with an emphasis on chlorinated solvents. The WRHSRC's outreach staff provides technical assistance to communities in the USEPA's Region's 9 and 10. The primary objectives of the WRHSRC are to:

  • Develop new ways to clean groundwater contaminated with VOC's such as trichloroethylene
  • Promote the use of new technologies through demonstration projects, workshops, and information exchanges with industry and regulatory communities
  • Provide assistance to communities affected by hazardous substances through the TOSC and the TAB programs 
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    Location: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 
    Relevancy to Revitalization: TAB provides direct assistance to communities attempting to redevelop brownfields and helps communities gain access to other resources needed to realize their redevelopment goals. 
    Specialty Areas:
  • Investigation of contaminated properties
  • Bioremediation of chlorinated solvents in groundwater
  • Conference and charrette planning
  • Meeting facilitation • Public health implications of environmental contamination 
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    General Services Offered:
  • Review of documents related to site investigation
  • Planning and presenting conferences and workshops on brownfields redevelopment
  • Development of educational materials related to brownfields and redevelopment
  • Conference and charrette planning
  • Meeting facilitation 
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    Type of Funding Available: TAB provides services to communities at no charge, but does not offer funding, loans, or grants of any kind. 
    Eligibility: Organized community groups and local government entities located in EPA Regions 9 and 10.  
    Process for Requesting Assistance: Contact the people listed as POCs below. 
    Homepage: http://wrhsrc.orst.edu/


     
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    Success Stories:
    TAB has helped plan and present four annual Brownfields conferences for the State of Oregon. TAB has also participated in two charrettes and helped facilitate two others in partnership with the Region 10 Environmental Finance Center at Boise State University. TAB has provided various types of direct assistance to eight communities in EPA Regions 9 and 10. 

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