Below are the steps that commonly occur in a Brownfields Reuse Project assessment prior to clean-up planning or remediation. Prior to any environmental assessment work that is to be funded by the EPA, MARC will assist the interested applicant in obtaining a Brownfields EPA Eligibility Determination for Assessment. A Site Access Agreement between the property owner and the consultant will also be required.

Brownfields EPA Eligibility Determination for Assessment

Access Agreement Template

• Background information gathering and historical records review
• Visual site inspections
• Other requirements according to ASTM standards

• Subsurface Soil Sampling
• Groundwater Sampling
• Ecological Assessment (if necessary) 
• Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) required by EPA

• Subsurface soil sampling and groundwater sampling to determine the extent of contamination found in the initial Phase II ESA