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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Sioux Falls, SD
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 Sioux Falls was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The redevelopment area
lies within the city's downtown and encompasses the
central business district and residential neighborhoods.
The area is home to 18,000 of Sioux Falls' total popula-
tion of 124,975. While minorities constitute only 8.1
percent of the city, the affected neighborhoods have
minority populations that range from 13.4 to 31.5
percent. Unemployment rates in these areas are nearly
63 percent higher than that of the city. Between 12.9
and 21.9 percent of the people in the targeted area live
in poverty, compared to a city-wide poverty rate of 8.4
percent. In anticipation of the project, investors are
showing interest in major new private developments
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Sioux Falls for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to remediate the Phillips to the Falls
Brownfields Revitalization site, formerly used for
scrap-metal salvaging and lead-acid-battery
storage for over 50 years. Before that, railroad
operations took place on this 16.5-acre property
on the downtown riverfront. The site is contami-
nated with heavy metals, chlorinated organic
chemicals, and fuel from old storage tanks.
Following cleanup, the site will be used to expand
Falls Park and develop an additional access road
and utility corridor.
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 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6803
http://www.epa.gov/region08/land_waste/bfhome/
bfhome.html
Grant Recipient: Sioux Falls, SD
605-367-8888
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
that will bring economic opportunities to the target
area, once the park and road improvements on the
Phillips to the Falls property are complete.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-198
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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