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The State of Colorado is being bombarded with a proliferation of
clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. Methamphetamine is a popular
drug, extremely addictive, and very easy to “cook” using readily available “recipes.”
Small labs are easy to establish and have propagated across economic and social
boundaries in both rural communities and urban centers.
Meth labs have been discovered in single-family homes, apartments,
condos, mobile homes, and motels; small labs are integrated with and in close
proximity to the surrounding community. Used paraphernalia and chemicals are
dumped in city park trashcans and national forests, impacting the safety of public
space. Regardless of where they are located, methamphetamine production leaves
toxic remnants by polluters with total disregard for the surrounding community, the
environment, and future residents of contaminated property.
In an act to protect pubic safety Colorado created standards for
decontaminating meth labs in 2005. If followed correctly, these regulations
provide legal protection to the property owner and ensure that residual meth
contamination is properly removed.
Cleaning up these sites requires specialized training, can be very expensive, and in
some cases results in total demolition.
These costs mean that many properties are abandoned or left vacant. The stigma of
these buildings drive down surrounding property values and damages a community.
CBF has created a program to help alleviate property owner losses, clean
up a hazardous health issue, and reintroduce the property as a community
asset. CBF will accept charitable contributions of title to these meth labs, conduct
remediation activities, and deliver clean buildings or lots to local housing authorities,
Habitat for Humanity, and affordable housing developers.
For more information about how CBF can assist with a meth contaminated
property, please contact Jesse Silverstien at 303-962-0942
CBF Resources
CBF Meth Information packet for property owners (PDF)
Property Transfer Assistance
GAP Financing
Recent Activities
clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. Methamphetamine is a popular
drug, extremely addictive, and very easy to “cook” using readily available “recipes.”
Small labs are easy to establish and have propagated across economic and social
boundaries in both rural communities and urban centers.
Meth labs have been discovered in single-family homes, apartments,
condos, mobile homes, and motels; small labs are integrated with and in close
proximity to the surrounding community. Used paraphernalia and chemicals are
dumped in city park trashcans and national forests, impacting the safety of public
space. Regardless of where they are located, methamphetamine production leaves
toxic remnants by polluters with total disregard for the surrounding community, the
environment, and future residents of contaminated property.
In an act to protect pubic safety Colorado created standards for
decontaminating meth labs in 2005. If followed correctly, these regulations
provide legal protection to the property owner and ensure that residual meth
contamination is properly removed.
Cleaning up these sites requires specialized training, can be very expensive, and in
some cases results in total demolition.
These costs mean that many properties are abandoned or left vacant. The stigma of
these buildings drive down surrounding property values and damages a community.
CBF has created a program to help alleviate property owner losses, clean
up a hazardous health issue, and reintroduce the property as a community
asset. CBF will accept charitable contributions of title to these meth labs, conduct
remediation activities, and deliver clean buildings or lots to local housing authorities,
Habitat for Humanity, and affordable housing developers.
For more information about how CBF can assist with a meth contaminated
property, please contact Jesse Silverstien at 303-962-0942
CBF Resources
CBF Meth Information packet for property owners (PDF)
Property Transfer Assistance
GAP Financing
Recent Activities
- Trinidad, CO. CBF recently took title to a single family home where the both a
grandmother and her son were cooking meth. The property had been busted
as a meth lab several times and the owner/cook was sent to prison.
Subsequently the house was foreclosed on by Century Savings and Loan in
Trinidad. The amount of the loan balance was far less than the estimated cost
to clean. This is an appealing offer for many property owners because CBF
can offer State Tax credits and charitable donation deductions. READ MORE
Other Resources
January 2007 Colorado Meth Task Force report
Colorado Meth Lab Legislation
Meth Lab Cleanup Bill 04-1182 (PDF)
Meth Disclosure Bill 06-002 (PDF)
Resources for Property Owners
Meth Packet for Property Owners (PDF)
Cleanup Regulations (PDF)
Certified Industrial Hygienists PDF (from Tri-County Health)
Colorado Association of Meth and Mold Professionals
Health Effects
National Jewish Research Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse
January 2007 Colorado Meth Task Force report
Colorado Meth Lab Legislation
Meth Lab Cleanup Bill 04-1182 (PDF)
Meth Disclosure Bill 06-002 (PDF)
Resources for Property Owners
Meth Packet for Property Owners (PDF)
Cleanup Regulations (PDF)
Certified Industrial Hygienists PDF (from Tri-County Health)
Colorado Association of Meth and Mold Professionals
Health Effects
National Jewish Research Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse
| Meth Program |
| "Cooking" meth produces 5 grams of waste for every gram of meth. Hazardous materials associated with meth production include: Acetone Ammonia Ammonium hydroxide Benzene Chloroform Ethyl ether Ethanol Formic acid Glacial acetic acid Hydrochloric acid Iodine Lead Lithium metal Mercury Methanol Methylen chloride Methyl amine Methy ethyl Ketone Naphtha Nitroethane Petroleum spirit Phosphoric acid Potassium chromate Potassium dichromate Potassium permanganate Red phosphorus Sodium chromate Sodium dicromate Sodium hydroxide Sodium metal Sulfuric aci Toluene |
| Contact Us Colorado Brownfields Foundation 10184 W. Belleview Ave STE 100 Littleton, CO, 80127 303-962-0940 e-mail: info@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org |
In 2006, the
National Drug
Assessment
Report identified
Denver, Colorado,
as a principal
methamphetamine
drug distribution
center.
National Drug
Assessment
Report identified
Denver, Colorado,
as a principal
methamphetamine
drug distribution
center.
| Al Lewis, Denver Post Columnist, interviewed on 9News about Meth and the effect on real estate. (Go To) |
| 9News Interviews Jesse Silverstein, Executive Director of CBF (Go To) |
| KFCR Radio interviews Jesse Silverstein, Executive Director of CBF, about cleaning up meth. (July 15th, 2007) (Go To) |