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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Clarksburg, WV
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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 Clarksburg was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Clarksburg (population
16,743) is an old industrial town located in north-
central West Virginia. The loss of approximately 4,000
manufacturing jobs and 2,000 coal mining-related jobs
has had significant economic and social impacts.
Nearly 20 percent of Clarksburg residents live in
poverty. A lack of greenfields and the perceived
impediments of the brownfields have driven manufac-
turing and commerce outside of Clarksburg, despite
the fact that the city is located near two major high-
ways. Cleanup of the brownfields properties will
remove eyesores, eliminate potential health threats,
and help the city attract industry and commerce. This
will bring new job opportunities, increase property
values and the city's tax base, and enhance the area
Cleanup Grants
$230,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Clarksburg for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to conduct community involvement activi-
ties, develop cleanup plans, and remove contami-
nated waste from the former Adamston Flat Glass
factory at Adams Avenue and North 26th Street.
Earlier testing indicated the presence of heavy
metals, primarily arsenic, and other hazardous
substances used in the manufacture of glass at the
site from the 1920s until the early 1980s. Funds
also will be used to conduct community involve-
ment activities, develop cleanup plans, remove
contaminated soil, and dispose of drums of
unidentified liquids at the Quality Foundry
property at 100 Stiles Street. The site operated as
a ferrous metal foundry from the late 1920s to
1990.
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: City of Clarksburg, WV
304-624-1681
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
with added greenspace for the enjoyment of city
residents and visitors. Cleanup and reuse of the
Adamston Flat Glass site will help protect the health of
the children who attend the adjacent elementary school
and provide space for planned commercial ventures
and recreation. Cleanup and reuse of the Quality
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-063
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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Foundry will help protect the health of the elderly
population in the neighborhood and provide space for
the expansion of an industrial facility next to the site.
thereby preventing a growing business from leaving the
city.
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