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  Brownfields  2005
  Grant  Fact  Sheet
Washtenaw County, Ml
 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, 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

 Washtenaw County was selected to receive a
 brownfields assessment grant. Washtenaw County
 (population 322,895) is located in southeast Michigan, 30
 miles west of Detroit. Historically, the county has been
 characterized as an agricultural community. Over the
 past ten years, agricultural operations have decreased
 dramatically due to economic conditions and develop-
 ment pressures brought on by a steady growth in
 population. As a result, rural areas of the county have
 experienced rapid urbanization. Between 1990 and 2000,
 the county lost 1.4 percent of its total farmland per year.
 At this rate, the county will lose more than 50,000 acres
 of farmland by the year 2020, when Washtenaw
 anticipates a 27 percent increase in population. Assess-
   Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for petroleum

   EPA has selected Washtenaw County for a
   brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
   used to conduct community outreach; complete an
   estimated ten to 15 Phase I, eight to ten Phase II,
   and three to five baseline environmental site
   assessments; and draft three to five brownfields
   redevelopment plans. These funds also will help
   the county initiate mapping of the brownfields
   sites and their proximity to schools, parks, well-
   heads, and other areas, as tools to assist
   prioritization of site assessment, cleanup, and
   redevelopment.
   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: Washtenaw County, MI
   734-222-6809

   The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
   yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
   in this fact sheet are subject to change.
ment and cleanup of the brownfields properties will
provide the county with new opportunities for residential
and commercial development within existing urban
boundaries, thereby reducing urban sprawl and preserv-
ing natural resources, open spaces, and agricultural
lands. The county anticipates this project will build on the
success of Washtenaw's previous pilot grant, and
contribute to the creation of over 100 new permanent
jobs and approximately 30 temporary jobs in the area.
                                                   Solid Waste and
                                                   Emergency Response
                                                   (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-05-101
                         May 2005
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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