&EPA
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5101)
EPA 500-F-98-233
July 1998
Assessment
Demonstration Pilot
Montebello, CA
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 Montebello for a
Brownfields Pilot. Montebello plans to target
approximately 100 acres of industrial land in the
southeast corner of the City. According to City
records and grading maps, the site was used as a
landfill until 1970. Fear of potential environmental
liability and health hazards have precluded
redevelopment of the site. Although economic
progress has been made on nearby sites, the targeted
area has remained underdeveloped. The site is
adjacent to a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood
characterized by low to moderate income levels and
higher-than-average unemployment rates. The City
believes that cleanup and redevelopment of the site
will serve to restore economic vitality and increase
employment opportunities for local residents.
OBJECTIVES
Montebello plans to clean up and restore the targeted
area in order to stimulate the local economy and
provide neededjobs forthe surrounding community.
Pilot funding will be used to conduct environmental
assessments in the target area, encourage a public-
private team approach, and analyze alternative cleanup
and reuse strategies.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Date of Announcement:
July 1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets
100 acres of industrial land
in the southeast corner of
the City.
Montebello, California
Contacts:
Community
Redevelopment Agency
City of Montebello
(213)887-1390
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA-Region 9
(415)744-2237
Visit the EPA Region 9 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/index.html
Forfurtherinformation, 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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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Conducting environmental assessments to determine
the extent of contamination and the scope and costs
of cleanup;
• Creating cost-effective cleanup and redevelopment
plans in partnership with the private sector and local,
State, and Federal agencies;
• Evaluating sustainable, alternative financing sources
for the project; and
• Conducting community outreach activities such as
public meetings and workshops to share information
on the cleanup planning and redevelopmentprocess.
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 Montebello, California
July 1998 EPA500-F-98-233
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