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About the program

What KDEP Brownfields does

KDEP runs the Tribe's brownfields response program — finding contaminated and suspected sites on tribal lands, helping communities understand the risks, and building the framework that cleanups depend on.

Four program goals

KDEP's brownfields work is built around four objectives that together turn a suspected site into a safe one.

  1. 01
    Develop a site inventory on tribal lands Document where past industrial, commercial, or dumping activity left contamination behind — so nothing falls through the cracks.
  2. 02
    Strengthen response capacity Build the people, equipment, and training the Tribe needs to address contaminated sites in-house.
  3. 03
    Foster public participation Outreach and education so the community can recognize, report, and weigh in on brownfields work — including pages like this one.
  4. 04
    Develop cleanup standards Set the benchmarks for "clean" that reflect tribal land use, culture, and natural resources.

What to look for in your neighborhood

Industrial brownfields are easy to spot. The ones near homes are quieter — they hide as abandoned lots and shuttered storefronts. These are the most common residential examples.

Abandoned gas stations
Leaking underground tanks, petroleum residue
Former auto repair shops
Solvents, motor oil, heavy-metal residues
Old storage tanks
Petroleum, agricultural or industrial chemicals
Former dry cleaners
Perchloroethylene (PCE) and related solvents

Common contaminants Petroleum Solvents Heavy metals

Why reporting matters

When community members flag a potential brownfield, it sets several things in motion.

  • Triggers an environmental assessment and, where needed, remediation work.
  • Protects community health by surfacing risks before they cause harm.
  • Prevents long-term exposure to contaminants in air, soil, and groundwater.
  • Raises property values and revitalizes neighborhoods after cleanup.
  • Opens the door to federal and state cleanup funding the property owner can't access alone.
A field guide for visitors

First time here?
Let's translate the jargon.

Environmental cleanup work runs on acronyms. The definitions below cover every term you'll see on the map, in the site cards, and in the legends.

The word itself

Brownfield

A property where redevelopment or reuse is held up by the actual — or suspected — presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Think old gas stations, dry cleaners, factories, illegal dump sites, and abandoned industrial yards.

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The lifecycle

Every site moves through these stages — the colored dots on the map mirror them.

Assessment / Investigation
The first step. Environmental professionals check whether the site is actually contaminated — and if so, with what. Phase I is a records and site-history review; Phase II adds soil and groundwater sampling.
Cleanup / Remediation
Active work to remove or contain contamination — digging up tainted soil, treating groundwater, capping the site — so the property is safe for its intended use.
Complete / NFA
NFA stands for No Further Action. The regulator has determined the site has been cleaned up adequately for its current or planned use, and no further work is required.
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Who's involved

Three agencies appear on this map — tribal, state, and federal.

KDEP
Kickapoo Department of Environmental Programs — the Tribe's environmental agency, which administers this brownfields program.
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — the federal agency that funds most tribal brownfields work and sets the cleanup standards.
DEQ
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality — the state environmental agency. DEQ runs a parallel brownfields program for non-tribal sites in Oklahoma.
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Programs & funding

These show up as badges on individual sites and as legend layers.

EPA CIMC
Cleanups In My Community — EPA's nationwide public map of contaminated and formerly contaminated sites. Includes Superfund, RCRA, brownfields, and federal facilities.
Superfund / NPL
The most severely contaminated sites in the country. NPL stands for National Priorities List. These sites are cleaned up under federal supervision and usually take many years.
RCRA Corrective Action
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — the federal law for managing hazardous waste. "Corrective Action" sites are operating (or recently closed) facilities that have to clean up past contamination.
RLF
Revolving Loan Fund — an EPA program that lets tribes and states make low-interest loans for cleanups. As loans are repaid, the money is loaned out again for new cleanups.
128(a) Regular
Section 128(a) of the federal Superfund law — the main, ongoing EPA grant that funds tribal brownfields response programs like KDEP's.
IIJA
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (a.k.a. the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) — a 2021 federal law that provided extra one-time brownfields funding to EPA, including tribes.
Certificate Completed (DEQ)
For DEQ Brownfields: the state has issued a formal certificate confirming the cleanup is finished and protecting the new owner from liability for past contamination.