Okay, so if I want a brownfields agreement, whats the process like, how long does it take and how much does it cost?
The process is outlined on our flowchart. It begins with the application by the prospective developer who needs the program’s services submitting a Brownfields Property Application (BPA) with the data that is necessary for the program to determine if the site and the developer are eligible under the Brownfields Property Reuse Act. The flexibility the Act allows makes for a different process than most other programs as DENR and the prospective developer work in partnership toward the brownfields agreement. The process is less adversarial and more of a partnership since there is common interest for DENR and the prospective developer to reach a brownfields agreement that protects public health and the environment and encourages the reuse of the property. Obviously the process also is dependent on the conditions at each site, as well as the end use proposed by the developer. For example, residential uses generally require more sampling to assure public health protection than does industria
