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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
South Carolina
Department of Health
and Environmental
Control
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 South Carolina Department of Health and Envi-
ronmental Control was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Jackson, which is near
the Savannah River Superfund site, has a population of
1,625 residents, of whom 12.4 percent live in poverty.
Because several businesses have relocated over the
years, the population continues to decline as many
residents leave to seek employment elsewhere.
Numerous vacant buildings and properties remain,
including the targeted site, which occupies one of the
Assessment Grant
$25,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used in the Town of Jackson to assess a former
service station site and conduct community
outreach. The site has five old underground
storage tanks that do not meet regulatory stan-
dards. Other tanks have yet to be found.
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 4 Brownfields Team
404-562-8493
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm
Grant Recipient: South Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental Control
803-896-6848
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
most visible locations in town. This site will be redevel-
oped into a roadside park and is expected to spur
redevelopment efforts by encouraging current busi-
nesses to remain and attracting new businesses into the
town.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-199
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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