Colorado Community Brownfields Workshop
(click here for a PDF version of this agenda)
When: Saturday, September 22, 2007, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Making Connections–Denver, 2980 Curtis Street, Denver, CO
Sponsored by:
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Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board (VCAB)
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO)
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Making Connections–Denver
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Front Range Economic Strategy Center (FRESC)
Learn how involved community members can promote the safe cleanup and beneficial reuse of old industrial properties in Denver and elsewhere in Colorado.
Introduction
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9:00 a.m.–9:20 a.m.
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Introduction to Brownfields: Cleaning Up Properties for Reuse (Lenny Siegel, CPEO)
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9:20 a.m.–9:40 a.m.
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Brownfields in Denver—Maps and Photos (Steve Harley, VCAB)
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9:40 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
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Fundamentals of Site Assessment (Kevin Mellott, Montana Tech)
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What are the risks?
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10:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m.
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Fundamentals of Risk (Karl Burgher, Sunshine Valley Communications)
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10:20 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
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[Break]
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10:40 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
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Notification of Potential Exposures (John Yelenick)
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11:00 a.m.–11:20 a.m.
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Vapor Intrusion—The Migration of Vapors into Homes and Other Buildings from Below (Helen Dawson, U.S. EPA)
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What can be done?
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11:20 a.m.–11:40 a.m.
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What are the Tools for Cleaning Up Brownfields Properties? (Dan Scheppers, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment)
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11:40 a.m.–Noon.
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Fundamentals of Remediation (Barbara Benoy, U.S. EPA)
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Noon–12:20 p.m.
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Long-Term Management: Land Use Controls, Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring (Vicky Peters)
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Lunch
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12:20 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
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(informal breakout sessions)
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Images of development: What can we do?
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1:30 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
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Working with Cherokee at Gates Rubber: Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board as a Model (Tim Lopez, VCAB)
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1:50 p.m.–2:10 p.m.
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Working with Cherokee at Gates Rubber: Neighborhood-wide Organizing (Robin Kniech, Campaign for Responsible Development)
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2:10 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
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Osage Mercado: A Proposed Community-Led Development (Rogelio Rodriguez)
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Reception
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2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
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(informal discussion)
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