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Brownfields 2005
Grant Fact Sheet
Brooke-Hancock-
Jefferson Metropolitan
Planning Commission,
Brooke and Hancock
Counties, WV
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 Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning
Commission was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Located in the northern panhandle
of West Virginia, Brooke and Hancock Counties have
a combined population of 56,681. The Ohio River, its
banks lined with industry, borders both of the counties.
This region, famous for steel production, is now
characterized by a declining population, a growing
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson
Metropolitan Planning Commission for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct six to eight Phase I and four to
six Phase II site assessments around the region.
Funds also will be used for community outreach
and involvement and to conduct remedial and
reuse planning at up to five sites.
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 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson
Metropolitan Planning Commission, WV
740-282-3685
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
elderly population, and pockets of low-income resi-
dents. Unemployment and median household income
rates in both counties are significantly below the
national averages. The Commission has identified
approximately 40 brownfields sites of various sizes,
mostly in close proximity to the Ohio River. With
brownfields redevelopment, the region hopes to spur a
transition from its dependence on the stagnant steel
industry to a more diverse economy focusing on
entrepreneurship and environmentally friendly busi-
nesses. The Master Development Briefs for the region
also call for the incorporation of greenspace and
recreational opportunities.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-05-222
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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