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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Yuma County, AZ
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
Yuma County was selected to receive a brownfields
cleanup grant. A rural county in southwest Arizona,
Yuma is a federally designated Arizona Border Region
Rural Enterprise Community. A majority of the
county's 165,280 residents are Hispanic, and nearly 20
percent have incomes below the poverty line, com-
pared to 13.2 percent for Arizona as a whole. Yuma
County's unemployment rate is 24.4 percent, which is
five times the state average. Closure of the archery
range has significantly reduced community income
derived from recreational use of the site in the target
area (population 1,000). In addition to returning the site
to recreational use, cleanup is expected to create jobs,
provide economic stimulus, and contribute to Yuma
County's tax base.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Yuma County for a
brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used
to clean up high concentrations of lead in the soil
at the Adair Park Archery Range. The grant also
will encourage community involvement. In the
1800s, the site was a silver mill and adjacent
tailings disposal area. Yuma County will use a
combination of excavation, capping, and institu-
tional controls to restore public access to the park
and archery range, which has been closed since
2000. Reopening the park is expected to bring an
economic return of $ 100,000 to the community
annually.
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: Yuma County, AZ
928-341-2500
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-228
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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