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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant  Fact Sheet

  Missouri Department

  of Natural Resources



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 Missouri Department of Natural Resources was
selected to receive  a brownfields assessment grant. Over
the past three years, Missouri has led the nation in job
loss. Smaller communities throughout the state have been
hard hit by economic recession, the loss of jobs, and the
effects of floods and natural disasters throughout the last
decade. The grant targets six smaller cities in suburban
and rural areas—Booneville, Fulton, Hazelwood,
Hermann, Pacific, and Pagedale. The target cities have
populations ranging from 2,674 to 26,200 and poverty
rates that range from 6.3 percent in suburban Hazelwood
to 29.5 percent in Pagedale. The six communities depend
upon a diverse mixture of tourism, educational institutions,
  Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for hazardous substances
   $200,000 for petroleum

   EPA has selected the Missouri Department of
   Natural Resources for a brownfields assessment
   grant. Hazardous substances funds will be used to
   inventory potential sites and conduct assessments
   necessary to defining appropriate cleanup levels at
   brownfields sites in Booneville, Fulton, Hazelwood,
   Hermann, and Pacific. These sites include aban-
   doned brick and automotive factories, and a
   railroad yard. Petroleum funds will be used to
   complete an inventory, and conduct preliminary
   assessments  of at least 26 locations that have or
   once had underground storage tanks (former gas
   stations) in Pagedale, a small suburb of St. Louis.
   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 7 Brownfields Team
  913-551-7786
  http://www.epa.gov/region07/brownfields/

  Grant Recipient: Missouri Department of Natural
  Resources
  573-526-1718

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
and industry. Several are in federally designated Empow-
erment Zones or are designated as Enterprise Communi-
ties or Renewal Communities. Some of the suburban
areas have potential environmental justice issues. Rede-
veloping brownfields is expected not only to improve the
environment and strengthen the target cities economically,
but also to help restore the original character and pride in
these communities and surrounding areas.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-04-152
                        June 2004
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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