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2014 Webinar on CIP Tool for CICs
New Community Involvement Plan (CIP) Tool: Guidelines to Plan and
Write your CIP
L’Tonya Spencer&
Yolanda Anita Sanchez
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New Community Involvement Plan (CIP) Tool: Guidelines to Plan and Write your CIP
Outline:• CIP in Practice: Koppers Superfund Site• Planning for Participation: Trends and
Opportunities in Superfund CIPs• New CIP Tool: Guidelines to Plan and Write
Your CIP• Facilitated Discussion
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CIP in Practice: Koppers Superfund Site
L’Tonya Spencer2011 CIP-of-the-Year Author
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CIP IN PRACTICE: KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITE
OUTLINE: Background InformationCommunity InformationCurrent StatusCIP of the Year Perspectives
(Uniqueness/Challenges/Revision)Facilitated Discussion (Questions)
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITEBACKGROUND INFORMATION
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITECOMMUNITY INFORMATION
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) awarded in Spring 2010 to Protect Gainesville’s Citizens, Inc.
Community is comprised of commercial industrial; rental housing; and close to University of Florida campus and downtown Gainesville, Florida
Several community groups claim to represent area
Actively involved local government6
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITECURRENT STATUS
Consent Decree lodged in February 2013Consent Decree meeting held February 2013Indoor air sampling completedPreparing for residential access for off-site
soil cleanupPreparing Remedial Design (RD) for
Remedial Action (RA)Revision of Community Involvement Plan
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITECIP OF THE YEAR PERSPECTIVES
What was unique about the CIP?PicturesTablesTechnical JargonSummary of OutreachComment PeriodRevision Request
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITECIP OF THE YEAR PERSPECTIVES (CONT.)
What were the challenges for the CIP?Four community groupsClose involvement of local
government officialsMeeting locationsEnvironmental Justice
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KOPPERS SUPERFUND SITECIP OF THE YEAR PERSPECTIVES (CONT.)
What’s the revision for the CIP?Additional methods of communicationNew schedule for CIP RevisionRegion 4 Superfund Art ProjectAdditional Site Information
(Technical/Background)New local officials
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Questions&
Facilitated Discussion
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Planning for Participation: Trends & Opportunities in Superfund’s CIPs
Justin Hellier’s summer research projectNational Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellow
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PLANNING FOR PARTICIPATION: TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPERFUND’S CIPS
Research project was designed to:• Examine how CIPs are developed and
used • Identify innovative practices that
strengthen the effectiveness of the CIP• Offer recommendations to the CIP
Workgroup for strengthening the CIP guidelines and developing other resources
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PLANNING FOR PARTICIPATION: TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPERFUND’S CIPS
Research methods included:• Online survey of Superfund
Community Involvement Coordinators (CICs) {n=41}• Document review of 20 randomly-
selected CIPs (2 from each Region)• Interviews with 10 randomly selected
CICs and 4 targeted CICs (based on their innovative use of CIPs)
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PLANNING FOR PARTICIPATION: TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPERFUND’S CIPS
Formal conclusions include:• Format, quality, and use of CIPs vary
widely between (and within) Regions• Never been a review/evaluation on the
ways CIPs are created or used• No general consensus on the
“purpose” CIPs serve
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PLANNING FOR PARTICIPATION: TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPERFUND’S CIPS
Recommendations include:1. Consider the participation of other site
team staff and contractors2. Utilize CI Mangers to improve the quality3. Consider community review of the CIP4. Move from a set of isolated “templates”
to a more purposeful, strategic, and collaborative planning process.
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CLARIFYING QUESTIONS?
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A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN IS…
Student Exercise
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New CIP Tool: Guidelines to Plan and Write your CIP
Yolanda Anita SanchezChair, CIP Workgroup
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“I think you should be more explicit here in step two.”
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The Community Involvement Plan:• Provides a site-specific
strategy for involving the public
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The Community Involvement Plan:• Provides a site-specific
strategy for involving the public
• Is the “roadmap” of the involvement program
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The Community Involvement Plan:• Provides a site-specific
strategy for involving the public
• Is the “roadmap” of the involvement program
• Enables the community affected by a Superfund understand the ways in which it can participate
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The Community Involvement Plan (cont):
• Is the culmination of a planning process summarized in a document
• Should be a “living” document and is most effective when it is updated as site conditions change
• Involves all Site Team members – RPM, OSC, CIC, contractor, state or local agents, and others – in the development and implementation
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Major Components of a CIP:• Site description – brief history, overview of
the type and extent of contamination, environmental exposures and concerns
• Community profile – description of affected community
• Community needs, concerns, questions, and expectations – summary of interviews and other communication with residents
• Action plan – description of EPA’s planned outreach activities (i.e., schedule) and how activities address site-related needs/concerns
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The Action Plan:• Describes the Superfund process and
identifies key opportunities for public input, including significant milestones for community involvement activities
• Outlines a comprehensive plan to address identified community needs related to cleanup
• Identifies appropriate communication methods and activities
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
CIP and the Community:• The CIP should offer a clear invitation to
the community to participate • The CIP is for the community and should
be informed by the community• The final CIP should be available to the
community. At a minimum, it should be placed in an Information Repository and on the site webpage
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
The CIP and the Site Team: • The Site Team’s input is critical to
developing an accurate and complete site description and community profile
Remedial Project Manager’s (RPM) should: • Participate in community interviews• Play a critical role in creating the Action Plan• Forecast potential milestones in the process
for a comprehensive CIP revision
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
• The CIP is a living document that may call for continuous updating.
• The CIP can be updated when minor details of the site change, such as contact information and other reference material.
• Updates may frequently occur.
Updating the CIP :
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Revising the CIP: A comprehensive revision involves much more than updating
contacts or reference materials A revision should occur when:• Specific benchmarks in the
Superfund process are met (i.e., after ROD)
• Community level of interest changes
• A demographic, economic, or political change in the community has occurred
• A change in EPA’s approach to involving the community is needed
Image: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Tips of the Trade: • Build/Maintain relationships with the Site
Team as well as state and local partners, EPA
contractors, the risk assessor and other staff involved with the site
• Make a draft CIP available to the community for feedback
• Do not cut and paste from technical documents
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Tips of the Trade (continued): • Update the CIP often• Plan ahead, with the Site Team, to conduct
a comprehensive revision• Effectively use your contract support
o The CIC should be writing the “meat” of the CIPo Contract support can help with logistics: obtain
demographic information, prepare contact lists, develop graphics, and format the document
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
New CIP Tool is available…• As part of the Superfund Community
Involvement Toolkit: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/toolkit.htm
• Due to the hard work of: David Cooper, CIC, Region 9 Leana Rosetti, CIC Region 9 Peggy Linn, CIC Region 8 John Epps, RPM Region 3
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Community interviews are the backbone of the CIP
Help build relationships and garner trust
Can yield incredibly useful information about the Superfund site contamination
“Sister” Tools: Community Interviews
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
CICs are “in charge” of the interviews process Contractors may help in scheduling
interviews and taking notes Community interviews are not a “social
science” Does not need to be scientifically defended Does not need to reflect a statistically significant sample Not all template questions need be asked Media questions, in particular, can set unreasonable
expectations about outreach plan
“Sister” Tools: Community Interviews
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
RPMs should attend the interviews Helps the RPM learn about the
community One-on-One discussions build community
trust Helps the community “humanize” the
person behind the federal bureaucrat Conclude interviews with a “site update”
“Sister” Tools: Community Interviews
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Number of interviews is determined by need Start by stratifying your target audience
First tier: • Residents/businesses “on the fence line”• Nearby and interested people, including activists• Elected officials and their staffs (federal, state, local)• Local regulatory agencies (public works, city managers,
county boards of health, etc.) Second tier:
• The press• Nearby schools, hospitals, churches, and community org’s
“Sister” Tools: Community Interviews
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Interview questions should be tailored To the concerns of unique subpopulations To where you are in the Superfund cleanup process
Consider the broad objectives you wish to address in the interviews
Community concerns or perceptions of “risk” Information to help site characterization and risk
assessment Identifying the community leaders or trusted organizations How people want to receive information Perceptions of EPA, the state, or PRPs
“Sister” Tools: Community Interviews
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NEW CIP TOOL: GUIDELINES TO PLAN AND WRITE YOUR CIP
Description of the affected communityDemographic informationComputer literacyGovernment structureUnique environmentsPopular hangouts, places to “meet”
“Sister” Tools: Community Profile
• Sets up the opportunity to better meet the needs of a community within the CIP
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GENERAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
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THE MOST INNOVATIVE THING I EVER PROPOSED FOR A CIP IS…
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THE MOST INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE I WOULD LIKE TO TRY FOR A CIP
IS…
Student Exercise
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“If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.”
-- Yogi Berra
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Yolanda Sanchez, Superfund Community Involvement and Program Initiatives Branch
Sanchez.yolanda@epa.gov 703-603-9246
L’Tonya Spencer, Community Involvement Coordinator, Region 4, Superfund
Spencer.latonya@epa.gov404-562-8463Toll-free 800-231-3075