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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact Sheet

   Oklahoma  City,  OK


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 Oklahoma City was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant and a brownfields
cleanup grant. Oklahoma City (population 528,040) is
a federally designated Enterprise Zone (EZ) and
Empowerment Community. In 2001, nearly 1,000
brownfields were inventoried within the city. The
target community, within the 19-square-mile EZ, is
characterized by prolonged disinvestment, in large part
due to minimal redevelopment. Currently, many old
vacant structures, undeveloped land used for dumping,
and industrial facilities abut schools, playgrounds,
parks, and occupied family residences. The brown-
fields in the community have contributed to economic
decline. The poverty and unemployment rates in the
area are 40 and 12 percent, respectively. Nearly 60
percent of residents are minorities. Assessment and
Cleanup Grant
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of Oklahoma City for a
brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to create an inventory of
brownfields sites, perform Phase I and II environ-
mental site assessments, conduct community
outreach and involvement, and develop cleanup
plans for sites around Oklahoma City.
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$200,000 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of Oklahoma City for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the property at the southeast
corner of Lincoln Boulevard and  Sheridan
Avenue, the designated home of the new Okla-
homa City Bricktown Fire Station. Since the
1920s, the property has been used for a variety of
industrial purposes, including oil-field production
and processing, an asphalt plant, and a railroad
siding. Analyses indicate that soil and groundwa-
ter at the site are contaminated with petroleum
hydrocarbons.
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 6 Brownfields Team
214-665-2241
http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields

Grant Recipient: City of Oklahoma City, OK
405-297-1637

The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-06-149
                        May 2006
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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eventual cleanup of the brownfields sites will provide
the city with the means to revitalize residential and
commercial properties and improve recreational and
open space areas. Cleanup and redevelopment of the
designated fire station site is expected to encourage
business development in the area and provide rapid
emergency support for local residents.

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