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 Brownfields  2003

 Grant Fact  Sheet

   West-to-West  Coalition,

Inc.,  Allegheny County,  PA


 EPA Brownfields Program

 EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
 nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
 to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
 and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
 real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
 of which may be complicated by the presence or
 potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
 or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
 W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
 Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
 Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
 eligible applicants through four competitive grant
 programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
 grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
 tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
 response programs through a separate mechanism.

 Community Description

 The West-to-West Coalition was selected to receive
 a brownfields assessment grant. The West-to-West
 Coalition is an economic development agency repre-
 senting the interests of its constituent communities in
 the Monongahela River Valley, which long served as
 one of the country's primary industrial centers. The
 banks of Monongahela River were once lined with
 steel-making operations and other heavy industries  that
 relied on the river and adjacent rail lines. Between
 1970 and 1990, the region lost half of its manufacturing
 base, and manufacturing jobs declined by 54 percent
 with the collapse of the steel industry. Some
 Monongahela River Valley communities lost as much
 as three-quarters of their populations as residents left
 the area in search of employment. The City of
 McKeesport and the Borough of Rankin are federally
                                                 Assessment Grant
                                 $200,000 for hazardous substance^,rrl.
                                 $ 100,000 for petroleum

                                 EPA has selected the West-to-West Coalition to
                                 receive a brownfields assessment grant. Grant
                                 funds will be used to perform Phase II investiga-
                                 tions for hazardous substances at three sites in
                                 McKeesport, Clairton, and Rankin. Grant funds
                                 also will be used to perform Phase II investiga-
                                 tions for petroleum contamination at two sites in
                                 McKeesport and Braddock. A portion of grant
                                 funds will be used to support community out-
                                 reach efforts in each target area.
                                 Contacts
                                 For further information, including specific grant
                                 contacts, additional grant information,
                                 brownfields news and events, and publications
                                 and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
                                 www.epa.gov/brownfields/

                                 EPA Region 3 Brownfields Team
                                 215-814-3129
                                 http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm

                                 Grant Recipient: West-to-West Coalition, Inc.,
                                 PA
                                 412-469-1132

                                 Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the West-
                                 to-West Coalition has not received funding for brownfields
                                 grants.

                                 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
                                 negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
                                 are subject to change.
                               designated Enterprise Communities, and Clarion,
                               McKeesport, and Braddock are Pennsylvania-desig-
                               nated Enterprise Zones. The West-to-West Coalition
                               will form a Brownfields Advisory Panel in the valley,
                               which will engage residents in reuse planning.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                                                       EPA500-F-03-212
                                                       June 2003
                                                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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