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The Brownfields Inventory Tool, or BiT, is part of KSU TAB’s suite of E-Tools and helps communities develop, prioritize, and maintain their comprehensive brownfields site inventories and assists with brownfields program management. BiT was designed for users working under an EPA cooperative agreement requiring submittals through the Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). However, anyone establishing a site inventory database or consolidating environmental administration information will find BiT helpful. This free and user-friendly tool includes helpful resources and instructions, easy data entry and document uploads, ability to import and export date for individual or multiple sites, a mapping feature that displays sites and sample locations, allows for collaboration among multiple users, interfaces with ACRES to streamline quarterly reporting, and is password-protected to prevent unauthorized access.
BiT is available through our online platform or through the BiT Mobile App, available from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. BiT Mobile allows users to access and update site data while working in the field, even when out of range of cell service or Wi-Fi. Modify existing information, create new sites, add a new program, take photos or generate GPS coordinates — all on the go. Then simply sync with the online tool once you have internet access.
With the annual EPA Brownfields competitive grant competition just around the corner, now is a great time to get started with BiT to build your inventory of priority brownfields sites. For instructions on how to get started, click here, or contact Maggie Belanger or Cynthia Annett for further assistance.
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