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                          Brownfields
                         Assessment
                         City of Delavan,  Wl
BACKGROUND

EPA has selected the City  of Delavan  for a
Brownfields AssessmentPilot. Delavan (population
7,000)  is located in  southeastern Wisconsin,
approximately 40 miles southwest of Milwaukee.

The city has targeted the Ann Street Railroad
Corridor for this Pilot. This corridor is a 14-acre
light industrial and commercial tract in a mixed
residential area. Potentially contaminated brownfield
sites in the corridor border apark, commercial area,
residential homes, schools, and churches less than
a quarter of a mile  from  downtown Delavan.
Environmental contamination is suspected at all 12
target sites in the  corridor, and contamination is
known  to exist at seven of the  sites.  Known or
suspected contaminants include chlorinated solvents
and heavy metals. The blighted properties  in the
corridor have deterred current industries from
expanding or remodeling and have curtailed new
business development. More than 1,000 people live
in areas surrounding  the project area, and 16.2
percent of that population consists of low-income
households. Minorities account for 6.5 percent of
this population.

OBJECTIVES

Delavan's overall objective is to bring commercial
and professional businesses to the former industrial
sites in the rail corridor while preserving existing
neighborhoods adj acentto the area. To help the city
meet this objective,  the Pilot will define  the
contamination on eight of the 12 properties in the
target  area  and plan for the  cleanup and
redevelopment of the entire corridor.
  PILOT SNAPSHOT
   City of Delavan,
   Wisconsin
Date of Announcement:
May 2002


Amount: $200,000

Profile:  The Pilot targets
industrial and commercial
properties in a downtown rail
corridor that is curtailing new
business development in a low-
income area.
  Contacts:

  City of Delavan
  Public Works Department
  (262)728-1891
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA Region 5
(312)353-0123
       Visit the EPA Region 5 Brownfields web site at:
          http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

     For further information, including specific Pilot contacts,
   additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
   publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
            www.epa.gov/brownfields
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Conducting Phase I environmental assessments on
  at least six sites in the target area;

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• Conducting Phase II  environmental  assessments on
  four or more of these sites; and

• Developing a composite cleanup and development plan
  for the entire corridor.

The cooperative agreement forthis Pilot has not yet been negotiated; therefore,
activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                                Solid Waste             EPA 500-F-02-043
                                                                and Emergency         May 2002
                                                                Response (5105)        www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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