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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant Fact  Sheet

 Mineral County Parks

       and Recreation

      Commission, NV


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

The Mineral County Parks and Recreation Commis-
sion was selected to receive two brownfields assess-
ment grants. The county (population 5,071) is located
in the high desert environment of rural western Ne-
vada. Over the years, the region has experienced a
steady population decline attributable to a number of
factors, including the closures of mining and railroad
operations, and a reduction of personnel at the
Hawthorne U.S. Army Depot. Many towns in the
county are historic mining and railroad towns with
deteriorating residential and commercial building
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the Mineral County Parks and
 Recreation Commission for two brownfields
 assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
 funds will be used to inventory and prioritize
 brownfields, conduct at least 25 Phase I and six
 Phase II environmental site assessments, and
 perform community outreach activities.  Petroleum
 grant funds will be used to perform the same tasks
 at sites with potential petroleum contaminants.
 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: Mineral County Parks and
 Recreation Commission, NV
 775-945-2446

 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.
stock. Per capita income is considerably lower than the
state and national averages, and 15.2 percent of
individuals live below the poverty level. Residual
contamination associated with historic mining and
railroad operations poses a threat to human health and
the environment. Brownfields assessments are ex-
pected to help reverse economic conditions throughout
the county.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-08-201
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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