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Brownfield sites: A briefing for the gas industry. Topical report, January-July 1995

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:117993

This report provides the gas industry with a timely and comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving issues surroundings brownfields redevelopment. Brownfield is the term applied to unused or underutilized sites where past commercial or industrial activity has resulted in known or suspected environmental contamination. New initiatives at the federal, state and local levels are making it easier to clean up and redevelop these properties. Gas companies may have opportunities to reduce liabilities associated with currently owned properties, to achieve cost savings in siting new facilities, to create customer growth in stagnant territories, and to explore new business opportunities. This report provides gas companies with an introduction to the issue, and guidance toward the information they need if they choose to pursue these opportunities.

Research Organization:
Resource Strategies, Inc., Madison, WI (United States)
OSTI ID:
117993
Report Number(s):
PB--95-263604/XAB; CNN: Contract GRI-5094-250-3035
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English