&EPA
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5101)
EPA 500-F-98-192
July 1998
Assessment
Demonstration Pilot
East Point, GA
Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
Quick Reference Fact Sheet
EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower States, communities, and other
stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and
sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield is a site, or portion thereof, that has actual or perceived contamination and
an active potential for redevelopment or reuse. Since 1995, EPA has funded more than 200 Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilots, at up to $200,000 each, to support creative two-year explorations and demonstrations of
brownfields solutions. The Pilots are intended to provide EPA, States, Tribes, municipalities, and communities with
useful information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to promote a unified approach to site
assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.
BACKGROUND
EPA has selected the City of East Point for a
Brownfields Pilot. East Point (population 32,607) is
located southwest of Atlanta and is adj acentto Atlanta
Hartsfield International Airport. The City's
population is 66% African American, and as many as
36% of the residents in the targeted area live below
the poverty level. The unemployment rate in these
communities ranges from 12% to 17%, compared to
the State's unemployment rate of 6.2%.
East Point's industrial base has served Atlanta for
more than 100 years. As Atlanta Hartsfield Airport
has developed and grown, the surrounding
communities have expanded to accommodate the
airport's needs. Due to its industrial heritage and
accompanying environmental legacy, however, East
Point missed out on the majority of this growth due
to real or perceived contamination. Within the City
limits, there are various abandoned or idled industrial
properties serving as a barrier to development and
economic growth. In an effort to encourage growth
in the area, East Point has identified a five-acre site
known as "No Man's Land," located between the
north and south branches of the South River, as a
redevelopment candidate. The Pilot will focus on an
abandoned cotton mill waste lagoon and neighboring
properties.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
East Point, Georgia
Date of Announcement:
July 1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets a
five-acre property, located
near Atlanta Hartsfield
International Airport, that
contains a cotton mill waste
lagoon for cleanup and
redevelopment.
Contacts:
City of East Point
(404)765-1001
Regional Brownfields Team
EPA-Region 4
(404) 562-8661
Visit the EPA Region 4 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/region4/wastepgs/brownfpgs/bf.htm
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:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
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OBJECTIVES
East Point's obj active is to preserve and revitalize the
eroding City neighborhoods; encourage current
residents to stay and entice new residents to settle;
provide jobs and economic growth; and spur these
communities back to social, environmental, and
economic health. Ultimately, the City plans to
redevelop the targeted area into an inland port. The
Pilot's assessment of No Man's Land will initiate
this larger City-wide effort. The Pilot will support
and develop relationships with active neighborhood
groups to continue coordinating the cleanup and
revitalization efforts within the City' s overall planning
process.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Conducting comprehensive site sampling to identify
contamination on the selected property;
• Conducting a preliminary risk assessment;
• Developing a preliminary design to identify the
most cost-effective approach to clean up any
contamination on the property; and
• Developing and implementing a community
outreach program to provide information to affected
communities and get their input on cleanup and
reuse options for the targeted area.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot East Point, Georgia
July 1998 EPA500-F-98-192
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