ASTM E1984-03

Standard Guide for Process of Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment (Withdrawn 2012)

SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers redevelopment of a Brownfields property for all stakeholders. This guide identifies impediments to Brownfields development and suggests solutions to facilitate redevelopment. Both government and community groups are concerned with the quality of Brownfields redevelopment and wish to ensure that the redevelopment will not only protect public health and environment, but also be economically viable and benefit the community. The sustainable Brownfields redevelopment process is a voluntary effort that actively engages property owners, developers, government agencies, and the community in conducting corrective action, economic evaluation, and other actions to promote the long-term productive reuse of a Brownfields property. The process can make great strides toward sustainable redevelopment since it encourages economic vitality of an area which in turn can reduce other social problems at Brownfields properties including poverty, unemployment, and crime.
1.2 It is the intent of this guide to encourage a sustainable Brownfields redevelopment process through responsible private/public investment and redevelopment of Brownfields properties. Brownfields redevelopment is not strictly an environmental issue. In some cases, the environmental issues may be a minor component of the redevelopment project. The interrelated financial, regulatory, and community participation aspects of Brownfields redevelopment should also be addressed. Decisions made in one of these areas may affect responses in other areas. For example, a community's goals for the ultimate use of a property may affect corrective action and the cost of potential remedial action that, in turn, may enhance the redevelopment.
1.3 This guide is intended to describe a highly flexible process. This process is not linear, and not every project requires full use of all components of the process for effective implementation. The key to the process is the active engagement of government, developers, and the community to ensure successful sustainable Brownfields redevelopment process.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide covers redevelopment of a Brownfields property for all stakeholders. This guide identifies impediments to Brownfields development and suggests solutions to facilitate redevelopment. The sustainable Brownfields redevelopment process is a voluntary effort that actively engages property owners, developers, government agencies, and the community in conducting corrective action, economic evaluation, and other actions to promote the long-term productive reuse of a Brownfields property.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action, this guide was withdrawn in January 2012 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-May-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 05-Jan-2012
• ICS: 91.020 - Physical planning. Town planning
• Technical Committee: E50 - Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
• Drafting Committee: E50.02 - Real Estate Assessment and Management

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1984-98 - Standard Guide for Process of Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2348-17 - Standard Guide for Framework for a Consensus-based Environmental Decision-making Process
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2435-05(2020) - Standard Guide for Application of Engineering Controls to Facilitate Use or Redevelopment of Chemical-Affected Properties
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E2876-13(2020) - Standard Guide for Integrating Sustainable Objectives into Cleanup
• Effective Date: 10-May-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1984 – 03
Standard Guide for
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Brownfields Redevelopment
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1984; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope “standard” in the title means only that the document has been
approved through the ASTM consensus process.
1.1 This guide covers redevelopment of a Brownfields
propertyforallstakeholders.Thisguideidentifiesimpediments
2. Referenced Documents
toBrownfieldsdevelopmentandsuggestssolutionstofacilitate
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
redevelopment. The sustainable Brownfields redevelopment
E1527 Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase
process is a voluntary effort that actively engages property
I Environmental Site Assessment Process
owners, developers, government agencies, and the community
E1528 Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence:
in conducting corrective action, economic evaluation, and
Transaction Screen Process
other actions to promote the long-term productive reuse of a
E1739 Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at
Brownfields property.
Petroleum Release Sites
1.2 It is the intent of this guide to encourage a sustainable
E1912 GuideforAcceleratedSiteCharacterizationforCon-
Brownfields redevelopment process through responsible
firmed or Suspected Petroleum Releases
private/public investment and redevelopment of Brownfields
E1943 Guide for Remediation of Ground Water by Natural
properties. Brownfields redevelopment is not strictly an envi-
Attenuation at Petroleum Release Sites
ronmental issue. In some cases, the environmental issues may
E2081 Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action
be a minor component of the redevelopment project. The
E2091 Guide for Use of Activity and Use Limitations,
interrelated financial, regulatory, and community participation
Including Institutional and Engineering Controls
aspects of Brownfields redevelopment should also be ad-
E2137 Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities
dressed. Decisions made in one of these areas may affect
for Environmental Matters
responses in other areas. The “quality of life” issue is often a
E2205 Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action for Protec-
major focus of the community. For example, a community’s
tion of Ecological Resources
goals for the ultimate use of a property may affect corrective
action and the cost of potential remedial action that, in turn,
3. Terminology
may enhance the redevelopment.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.3 This guide is intended to describe a highly flexible
3.1.1 activity and use limitation—legal or physical restric-
process. This process is not linear, and not every project
tions or limitations on the use of, or access to the property to
requires full use of all components of the process for effective
eliminate or minimize potential exposures to chemicals of
implementation. The key to the process is the active engage-
concern.
ment of government, developers, and the community to ensure
3.1.2 Brownfields—Real properties where expansion or re-
successful sustainable Brownfields redevelopment process.
development is complicated by the potential or confirmed
1.4 This practice offers a set of instructions for performing
existence of chemical(s) of concern environmental media.
oneormorespecificoperationsandshouldbesupplementedby
3.1.3 Brownfields redevelopment coordinator—a local or
education, experience and professional judgment. Not all
regional government official, economic development agency,
aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances.
or nonprofit organization responsible for facilitating Brown-
The ASTM Standard Guide does not necessarily represent the
fields redevelopment.
standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional
3.1.3.1 Discussion—The Brownfields redevelopment coor-
service must be judged, nor should this document be applied
dinator is generally associated with local government. How-
without consideration of a project’s unique aspects. The word
ever, the Brownfields redevelopment coordinator can be an
official of a regional, state, or federal government agency.
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE50onEnvironmental
Assessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E50.02 on Commercial
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