CONTENTS Introduction vii Acknowledgments xv Legal Environment of Brownfields 1 Brownfields 2 Federal Laws Impacting Brownfields 6 Brownfield Initiatives 17 2Site Assessment Procedures and Practices 29 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 29 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment 38 Major Contaminants 50 3Planning for the Redevelopment of an Impacted Site 55 Involving Stakeholders 56 Risk Communication for the Design Professional 60 Nature of Impacts 71 Redevelopment Strategies 78 Life Cycle and Maintenance Planning 88 4Storm Water Management 97 The Redevelopment Site 99 Retrofitting Existing Facilities 102 Storm Water Management on a Capped Site 105 Storm Water on the Brownfield Site 112 5Planting Plans 139 Saving Existing Vegetation 139 Evaluating Trees 141 Planting over Impervious Caps 143 Improving Impacted Soils 144 Selecting Plant Materials for Impacted Sites 155 Planting Trees 162 Phytoremediation 178 6Design and Site Management Issues133 Working with Construction Contractors 184 Erosion and Sediment Control 185 Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency Plans 215 Materials Management 218 7Practice Management Issues 223 Professional Liability 223 Health and Safety 225 Professional Practice 233 Areas of Opportunity 245 Appendix AEPA Region 3 Risk-Based Corrective Action Levels 247 Glossary 259 References 269 Index 273