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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Davenport, I A
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 City of Davenport was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant and two cleanup grants.
Davenport (population 98,359) has chosen to focus
assessment and cleanup activities in the West Daven-
port Brownfields Revitalization area, an area with a
history of major manufacturing since 1900. The area
includes numerous abandoned and underdeveloped
commercial and industrial properties, and is subject to
flooding from the Mississippi River. There are 131
potential brownfields properties in the target area,
many of which are adjacent to residential develop-
ments, an elementary school, and the Nahant Marsh.
The poverty rate in the area is 22 percent and 44
percent of the residents receive some form of public
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Davenport for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct community outreach, perform
Phase I and II environmental site assessments,
and develop corrective action plans for environ-
mentally-compromised properties in the West
Davenport Brownfields Revitalization area. The
target area has been a manufacturing corridor for
more than 100 years.
Cleanup Grants
\2005/
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Davenport for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to design and implement a remediation plan
for the nine-acre Meyer Property at 2400 River
Drive and the northern portion of the adjacent 25-
acre Zenith property. These former greenspace/
agricultural properties have up to 20 feet of
illegally dumped fill, including shredded automobile
waste, foundry sand, batteries, and construction
and demolition debris. Previous testing indicated
the presence of elevated levels of metals in soil
and groundwater.
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 7 Brownfields Team
913-551-7646
http://www.epa.gov/Region7/citizens/brownfields/
index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Davenport, IA
563-326-6167
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-116
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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assistance. The per capita income in the area is 71
percent of the city per capita. Assessment and cleanup
of the area's brownfields will help minimize the risk to
human health and environment by reducing the mobility
of contaminants; restore and enhance the ecology,
including the wetlands and native habitats; and comple-
ment the city's River Vision Plan to preserve the area's
riverfront. Redevelopment of the brownfields will
provide the space needed for the expansion of some of
the city's large industrial and commercial facilities.
Expansion of existing businesses is the major source of
new jobs and investment in the community.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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