EnvironmentLA

Background
The City of Los Angeles Brownfields Program provides assistance to property owners, community organizations and City agencies in identifying funding for assessment and remediation of brownfields sites.
View a Table of Brownfields Funding Programs

US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)

Phytoremediation is economical: plants do most of the work, control soil erosion, make a site more attractive, reduce noise, and improve surrounding air quality.

For introduction, go to the EPA’s Citizen’s Guide to Phytoremediation http://www.clu-in.org/

Check out Los Angeles’ latest sustainability initiatives on @SustCitiesInst website! http://www.sustainablecitiesinstitute.org/cities/los-angeles-california

More information about these and additional Brownfields Funding Programs

The US EPA webpage has information on obtaining insurance for brownfields sites.

Information from the US EPA on the Brownfields Tax Incentive

Financial incentive programs for projects within designated incentive Zones.

State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) Brownfields Programs

DTSC has a variety of loan and grant programs for site clean-up including the CLEAN Loan Program and Targeted Site Assessments.

DTSC brownfields reuse guidance documents

Grant and Loan Programs

Contacts
For more information on the City's Brownfields Program please contact: 
[email protected] or Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division at (213) 485-2260.