East Avenue Study Area: EPA Technical Assistance Resources

Providing independent technical assistance to communities helps people better understand technical issues related to the Superfund Process. With this assistance, communities are then in a better position to share their concerns and priorities with EPA.

Technical assistance refers to the provision of services focused on increasing community understanding of the science, regulations and policy related to environmental issues and EPA actions.  To support healthy communities and strengthen environmental protection, EPA works closely with communities to make sure they have the technical help they need.  Sometimes, a community may need more help to fully understand local environmental issues and participate in decision-making. EPA provides additional assistance to communities through a variety of technical assistance resources and tools, listed below. If you are interested in learning more about Superfund technical assistance resources, please contact Katie Page, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator at page.katherine@epa.gov or 215-814-2409.

Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program

The Technical Assistance Services for Communities (TASC) Program provides services through a national EPA contract. Under the contract, a contractor provides scientists, engineers and other professionals to review and explain information to communities. TASC services are determined on a project-specific basis and provided at no cost to communities.