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Redevelopment Tools and Information

South Point, Ohio

Before: A 610-acre chemical manufacturing and disposal facility that operated for over 50 years at the South Point Plant Superfund site.

After: Much of the site was redeveloped into an industrial park called The Point. In addition, portions of the Site have been leased for Agricultural purposes.

A wide range of tools and information are available to help guide decisions regarding the redevelopment of Superfund sites. Tools have been divided into six categories:

Comfort/Status Letters

A comfort/status letter may be issued by Region 5 to:

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Ready for Reuse (RfR) Determinations

An RfR determination is an EPA document which provides potential users of a Superfund site with an environmental status report indicating that all or a portion of the real estate property at a site can support specified types of uses and remain protective of human health and the environment. This web page describes EPA's guidance regarding how staff should make and document these determinations.

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Redevelopment Legal Issues

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Local Community Tools and Resources

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Return to Use Initiative

The Return to Use Initiative is the latest phase of the national Superfund Redevelopment Program. It shares the Program's mission to support community efforts to reuse Superfund sites. It does this by removing barriers to reuse that are not needed to protect human health, the environment, or the remedy at a Superfund site.

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