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 Brownfields  2004
 Grant  Fact Sheet
       Emeryville,  CA
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

The City of Emeryville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. About 4,500 of Emeryville's
7,300 residents live in the target area, part of which is
in a federal Enterprise Zone. The median household
income  for the city is approximately 80 percent of the
surrounding county median. The city's poverty and
unemployment rates exceed the county's rates.
Approximately 32 percent of the target area population
is African-American, compared to 19 percent for the
city and 14 percent for the county. Since the city's
schools serve students from outside of the city, 72
percent of its student population is African-American.
The target area lacks recreational and open space. A
                       Cleanup Grant
                       $200,000 for petroleum
                       EPA has selected the City of Emeryville for a
                       brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used
                       to clean up petroleum contamination on the Dutro
                       Site at 1333 62nd Street, a site previously used for
                       industrial and storage purposes, including under-
                       ground and above-ground storage tanks. The site
                       is planned as a park that will connect with other
                       greenways and redevelopment projects in the city.
                       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 9 Brownfields Team
                       415-972-3188
                       http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/

                       Grant Recipient: Emeryville, CA
                       510-596-4356

                       The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                       yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
                       in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                    proposed park will provide needed greenspace and
                    form part of a series of connected pedestrian and bike
                    trails and parks that will traverse the entire city.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                                             EPA 560-F-04-043
                                             June 2004
                                             www.epa.gov/brownfields

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