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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Menlo Park, CA
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 Menlo Park was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in San Mateo
County, Menlo Park (population 30,648) is targeting a
65,000-square-foot parcel of the six-acre city-owned
Terminal Avenue property for cleanup. Historically,
the lands in this area were used for grazing. Although
the cause of the contamination is unclear, environmen-
tal assessments conducted at the site indicate the
presence of degraded diesel fuel. The property is
located in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo
Park, home to 20 percent of the city's residents. Nearly
60 percent of Belle Haven residents are Hispanic, 30
percent are African-American, and 14.7 percent of
residents live below the poverty level. The city negoti-
ated with Habitat for Humanity to develop 22 afford-
able housing units for very low-income residents on
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Menlo Park for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up degraded diesel fuel-
contaminated soil and groundwater at the Termi-
nal Avenue Housing site. Grant funds will be
used to prepare cleanup plans, remove contami-
nated soil, treat and dispose of groundwater that
may enter excavation areas, and backfill the area
with clean soil.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3092
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
index.html
Grant Recipient: City of Menlo Park, CA
650-330-6740
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
the property, after it is cleaned up. These units are part
of a larger development that includes a total of 47
housing units and a neighborhood park. The site is in
close proximity to schools, a library, and community
service facilities. This redevelopment is expected to
reduce the threats posed by the petroleum hydrocarbons
to humans and the environment, and expand the city's
tax base.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-06-177
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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