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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, L'Anse
Indian Reservation, Ml
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
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, the President
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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The
KBIC (population 3,095) is located on the L'Anse
Indian Reservation, in the north central upper peninsula
of Michigan, along Lake Superior's southern shore.
Although the local economy has benefitted greatly
from the tribe's gambling initiative, the unemployment
rate for tribal members living on the reservation is
more than 19 percent. Almost 30 percent of the KBIC
live in poverty, 21 percent receive public assistance,
and 70 percent of people 25 years or older do not have
a high school diploma. Sand Point represents the
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Grant funds will be used to clean up hazardous
substances contamination along Sand Point, a 2.5-
mile tribal-owned shoreline property within the
exterior boundary of the L'Anse Indian Reserva-
tion. The site is contaminated with heavy metals
from the operation of a copper ore stamp mill
located approximately 4 miles north of the target
area.
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: Keweenaw Bay Indian Commu-
nity, L'Anse Indian Reservation, MI
906-524-5757
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
majority of tribal-owned waterfront property. It is a
valuable recreational resource significant to both the
tribal and non-tribal communities in the region. Cleanup
of Sand Point would offer public access to a unique
stretch of beach large enough to accommodate a
variety of recreational uses. Revitalization of Sand
Point is also expected to increase tourism, which would
benefit area stores, restaurants, and motels.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-070
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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