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                          Brownfields Cleanup
                          Revolving Loan  Fund
                          Pilot
                          State of South Carolina  (State-wide
                          expansion of Coalition)
BACKGROUND

For many years, South Carolina's economic strength was
based on its textile industry. However, changes in the
global textile industry have decimated this industry in the
state and resulted in the closure and abandonment of many
textile mills. These mills once were the economic backbone
of numerous small towns.  Many poor  communities
throughout the state have minority populations above the
state average of 32%. These minority communities are
primarily in the southern part of the state, which has
historically beenmore agricultural thanindustrial. All cities
in the state have neighborhoods that are composed primarily
of minority residents. Environmental justice is animportant
issue for almost every community in South Carolina.

South Carolina has been working to develop and expand
its voluntary cleanup program (VCP) staff. The VCP is
working closely with the seven Brownfields Assessment
Pilots and one RCRA Brownfields Pilot in the state.

BCRLF OBJECTIVES

The State of South Carolina is the lead agency for an
existing BCRLF Pilot formed by a coalition partnership
consisting of the  Counties  of Abbeville, Anderson,
Greenville, Kershaw, and Spartanburg; the  Towns of
Bluffton, Johnston, Lyman, Ware Shoals, and Yemassee;
and the Cities of Anderson and Greenville. With this new
BCRLF award, the state is expanding this existing coalition
to encompass the entire state. This new component of
South Carolina's existing BCRLFPilot coalition will focus
on areas of socioeconomic distress and environmental
justice needs throughout the state.

The state anticipates that municipalities will benefit the
most from the Pilot, but public, private, and nonprofit
organizations will be eligible to apply for loans. Priority will
be given to proposals for loans that include sustainable
                                    PILOT SNAPSHOT
Date of Announcement:
May 2002

Amount: $900,000

BCRLF Target Area:
Sites throughout the State of
South Carolina at which
environmental justice is a
concern
                                     State of South Carolina
                                    Contacts:

                                     South Carolina Department of
                                    Health and Environmental Control
                                         (803)896-4000
  Region 4 Brownfields
     Coordinator
    (404)562-8682
                                        Visit the E PA Region 4 Brownfields web site at:
                                      http://www.epa.gov/Region4/waste/bf/index.htm

                                      Forfurther information, including specific Pilotcontacts,
                                    additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
                                    publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
                                             www.epa.gov/brownfields

                                 redevelopment plans, potential for jobs creation, and benefits
                                 to the community. The Arcade Mill site in the City of Rock
                                 Hill will be a focus for the state-wide expansion of the
                                 SouthCarolinaBCRLFpilot. The Arcade Mill site includes
                                 an abandoned textile mill that has been destroyed by fire,
                                 a machine shop, and a chemical storage warehouse. The
                                 facility is locatedin the middle of aresidential area and has
                                 been assessed by the city.

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FUND STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS

The South Carolina  Department of Health  and
Environmental Control is  the cooperative agreement
recipient and will  serve as the  lead agency and site
manager. The CarolinaCapital Investment Corporation, a
nonprofit organization serving as the administrative arm of
the South Carolina Jobs Economic Development Authority,
will serve as fund manager.

LEVERAGING OTHER RESOURCES

The state's Drinking Water and Clean Water Revolving
Loan Funds may be used for cleanups related to water
quality protection. Other sources of funding andincentives
include  the Community Redevelopment Act, Small
Business Administration, and  federal brownfields tax
incentive programs. South Carolina also is considering
legislation  to provide  state financial incentives for
brownfields redevelopment.


Use of BCRLF Pilot funds must be in accordance with CERCLA, and all
CERCLA restrictions on use of funding also apply to BCRL F funds.
                                                          Solid Waste           EPA 500-F-02-007
                                                          and Emergency        May 2002
                                                          Response (5101)       www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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