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 Brownfields  2004

  Grant Fact Sheet

     Pacific Northwest

       Salmon Center,

           Belfair,  WA



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, the President
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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

Pacific Northwest Salmon Center was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Fishing and timber
had been the predominant industries in Belfair (5,600
residents), near the mouth of Hood Canal. The region
has suffered from the closure of many timber-related
industries; a loss of critical habitat for Chum and
Chinook salmon, both threatened species; scarce job
opportunities; and a shift to more seasonal employ-
ment. The poverty level exceeds 12 percent, and
unemployment now averages 8 percent in surrounding
Mason County. Cleanup and redevelopment of the site
will spur mixed-use, environmentally friendly economic
                      Cleanup Grant
                      $123,200 for petroleum

                      EPA has selected the Pacific Northwest Salmon
                      Center for a brownfields cleanup grant. The
                      cleanup grant will be used to clean up petroleum-
                      contaminated soil at three parcels of a 10.7-acre
                      redevelopment property in Belfair, which has been
                      used for a gas station, automotive maintenance
                      and repair facilities, and a welding operation. The
                      cleanup is part of redevelopment plans for a 25-
                      acre Pacific Northwest Salmon Center.
                      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 10 Brownfields Team
                      206-553-2100
                      www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
                      "Superfund,"scroll down to "Related Programs"
                      and click on "Brownfields"

                      Grant Recipient: Pacific Northwest Salmon
                      Center, WA
                      360-275-0373

                      The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                      yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
                      in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                    opportunities for employment and tourism, and help
                    revitalize Belfair's stressed economy, with the new
                    salmon center expected to draw 500,000 visitors
                    annually.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                                           EPA560-F-04-168
                                           June 2004
                                           www.epa.gov/brownfields

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