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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Manistee County
Brownfield
Redevelopment
Authority, Ml
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 Manistee County Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. Manistee County (population
24,527) is a rural, Great Lakes coastal county of
approximately 544 square miles with a history of
industry and shipping. The shoreline of Manistee Lake
was home to heavy manufacturing and numerous
facilities that produced brine and chemicals. The
county estimates that there are about 35 sites with
Assessment Grants
$198,200 for hazardous substances
$198,200 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Manistee County
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to inventory
sites, conduct stakeholder and community
outreach, and perform approximately 12 Phase I
and up to eight Phase II environmental site
assessments. The county will focus on its trans-
portation corridors, renaissance zones, and
industrial parks. Petroleum grant funds will be
used to perform the same tasks at sites with
potential petroleum contamination.
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: Manistee County Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority, MI
231-723-6041
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
known contamination and an additional 70 to 80 sites
with potential contamination in the county. Surface
runoff and leaching of contaminants into Manistee
Lake and the Manistee River pose threats to area
residents and aquatic life. Groundwater, the county's
only source of drinking water, is threatened by more
than 53 sites, including leaking underground storage
tanks, auto repair facilities, oil and gas wells, and
unregulated dumps. The unemployment rate in
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-06-119
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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Manistee County is more than 50 percent higher than
the national rate, and the median household income is
only 77 percent of the state median. Assessment and
subsequent cleanup of brownfields will help the county
lower the risk profile for these sites and induce devel-
opers to return them to the tax rolls while relieving
development pressure on greenspace.
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