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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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