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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Tiffin, OH
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 Tiffin was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in northwest-
ern Ohio along the Sandusky River, Tiffin (population
18,604) is the county seat of Seneca County. Once a
key stop in the area's rail transportation network, the
decline of rail shipping and lack of major highways
through the area have resulted in the loss of many
major employers. A series of manufacturing facility
closings began in the 1980s, including the closing of
the Tiffin Glass Factory in 1984. In 2002, the city lost
its flagship manufacturing facility, National Machin-
ery. Closings and downsizing left derelict and poten-
tially contaminated properties throughout the city. The
community's population declined with every census
since 1980. Assessment funding will enable the city to
identify priority brownfields and determine the extent
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Tiffin for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to conduct
community outreach, identify and prioritize
brownfields, and conduct up to five Phase I and
up to two Phase II environmental site assess-
ments. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
perform the same tasks at sites with potential
petroleum contamination.
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Tiffin, OH
419-447-4141
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
of contamination at these sites. This will help the city
leverage cleanup and redevelopment funding from
public and private sources. Returning the city's
brownfields to productive use will expand the local tax
base, reduce pollution in the Sandusky River, and
preserve greenspace.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-175
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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