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  Brownfields 2005

   Grant  Fact  Sheet

  Downriver Community

Conference, Wayne and

   Monroe Counties,  Ml


  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, President George
  W. Bush 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. Addi-
  tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
  response programs through a  separate mechanism.

  Community Description

  The Downriver Community Conference was selected
  to receive a brownfields assessment grant. The target
  area includes the 11 communities that make up the
  Downriver Area Brownfield Consortium (DABC), in
  Wayne and Monroe Counties in southeast Michigan.
  These downriver communities, which have a combined
  population of 295,453, have been home to heavy
  industry, and now have a legacy of disadvantaged and
  contaminated areas, often in close proximity to old
  industrial sites. The state has identified over 400
  brownfield sites in DABC communities, which have
  created seriously contaminated water courses in the
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                                $200,000 for hazardous substances

                                EPA has selected the Downriver Community
                                Conference for a brownfields assessment grant.
                                Grant funds will be used to conduct Phase I and
                                II site assessments at contaminated sites in 1 1
                                communities in Wayne and Monroe Counties.
                                Funds also will be used to perform risk assess-
                                ments, and community outreach activities.
                                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 5 Brownfields Team
                                312-886-7576
                                http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

                                Grant Recipient: Downriver Community Confer-
                                ence, MI
                                734-362-3477

                                The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
                                yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
                                in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                              downriver area, including the Rouge and Detroit
                              Rivers. The communities suffer from declining popula-
                              tions and rising poverty rates, with some areas having
                              poverty rates above 30 percent. Unused brownfield
                              properties detract from the communities' abilities to
                              promote new development and provide the quality of
                              life that is important to them. Brownfields redevelop-
                              ment will protect residents, enhance communities, and
                              attract economic activity and new residents.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                                                     EPA 560-F-05-091
                                                     May 2005
                                                     www.epa.gov/brownfields

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