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 Brownfields 2004

  Grant Fact Sheet

          University of

 Washington,  Tacoma,

                  WA



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 University of Washington, Tacoma, was selected
to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Tacoma has
194,000 residents, of whom 2,462 live on the university
campus. The university was established in the late
1980s to meet the higher education needs of the
working and commuting population in the Puget Sound
area. The entire city is a federal Renewal Community,
and the campus is a National Historic District. The
unemployment rate in the area near campus is 18
percent, and 72 percent of families have low incomes.
Tacoma's crime rate, poverty rate, and frequency of
large-scale environmental desecration are higher than
  Cleanup Grant
  $200,000 for petroleum

  EPA has selected the University of Washington,
  Tacoma, to receive a brownfields cleanup grant.
  Grant funds will be used to clean up petroleum
  contamination at the Shaub-Ellison parcel at 1902
  Pacific Avenue. The site lies within the University
  of Washington, Tacoma, campus boundary.
  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 10 Brownfields Team
  206-553-2100
  http://www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
  "Superfund," scroll down to "Related Programs,"
  and click on "Brownfields."

  Grant Recipient: University of Washington, WA
  206-616-0588

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
  described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
the national average. Cleanup of brownfields will help
meet the demand for higher education in Tacoma and
continue to revitalize the area.
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                       EPA560-F-04-215
                       June 2004
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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