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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

      Yolo  County,  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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.

Community Description

Yolo County was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. The county (population 168,660)
will address sites in the Esparto community  (popula-
tion 2,753), its largest rural unincorporated commu-
nity. Agriculture is the economic base of the commu-
nity. The community's downtown began declining
approximately 20 years ago, losing retail and other
job-producing local businesses. Currently, the Esparto
community has no service  stations and is home to one
grocery market and limited medical facilities. For
many goods and services, Esparto residents must
travel 15 miles to neighboring towns. With rising fuel
costs, this is especially burdensome to Esparto's low-
income residents, who comprise 58 percent of the
population. The decline of local businesses has left
many vacant, underused, and potentially contaminated
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected Yolo County for two brownfields
 assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
 funds will be used to create a brownfields inven-
 tory and conduct up to five Phase I and three Phase
 II environmental site assessments within Yolo
 County's Esparto community. Grant funds also will
 be used to conduct community outreach activities.
 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 9 Brownfields Team
 415-972-3091
 http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields

 Grant Recipient: Yolo County, CA
 530-666-8066

 The information presented in this fact sheet comes
 from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
 accuracy of this information. The cooperative
 agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
 ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
 sheet are subject to change.
buildings in the community. Assessment of properties
in Esparto is expected to help spur redevelopment of
the community's business corridor.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-08-198
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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