Brownfields

1,400 Brownfield Properties Assessed in 2017

1,400 Brownfield Properties Assessed in 2017

Since the beginning of the EPA's Brownfields program in 1995, more than 27,000 properties have been assessed throughout the country, including more than 1,400 in the last fiscal year.  A Brownfield property is one where the redevelopment or reuse of the property may be complicated by the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.