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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
San Antonio, TX
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 City of San Antonio was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. About 47,381 of San
Antonio's 1,144,646 residents live in the target areas.
The city has the 25th highest poverty rate of cities
nationwide, with 17.3 percent of its residents living in
poverty. Of the eight target areas, five are either within
a federally-designated Empowerment Zone or are
designated Empowerment Zone developable sites. All
of these areas have high poverty rates ranging from 35
to 82 percent. There are 57 identified petroleum
storage tank sites in the target area, and 41 more sites
are believed to be former gas stations. The goals of the
Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization program are
to support economic reinvestment in targeted urban
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of San Antonio to
receive a brownfields assessment grant. Grant
funds will be used to perform six Phase I or
Phase II site assessments at petroleum-contami-
nated former gas station sites within eight tar-
geted business districts, which are part of the
city's Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization
program. Grant funds will also be used to prepare
six cleanup plans and to conduct community
outreach activities.
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
214-665-2180
http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields
Grant Recipient: San Antonio, TX
210-207-5850
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
business districts, create employment opportunities in the
inner city, and improve the physical appearance of the
targeted areas. Redevelopment of brownfields will
provide additional tools and resources for inner city
revitalization, and put these sites back into productive
use.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-090
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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