The Oak Ridge Reservation End Use Working Group (EUWG), a broadly-based voluntary citizens group, was formed in January 1997 to develop and evaluate guidelines and recommendations for future uses of contaminated areas following remediation on the Oak Ridge Reservation. The purposes of this Final Report of the End Use Working Group are to:

• document the history and purpose of the EUWG;
• outline the process used by the EUWG to make recommendations for end uses of contaminated areas on the Reservation;
• describe the end use recommendations; and
• briefly describe the need for a long-term stewardship program for the Reservation.

The EUWG believes it is important for the public to understand the process and rationale the Group used in developing its guidelines and recommendations. Community understanding will help to avoid future confusion or mis-interpretation, and will facilitate stakeholders’ ability to ensure that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) carefully considers these end use recommendations during remediation efforts.