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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
City and County of
Denver, CO
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 and County of Denver was selected to
receive a brownfields assessment grant. Located in
central Colorado, Denver (population of 544,116) is
targeting seven areas for assessment in order to move
forward with plans to create Transit-Oriented Develop-
ment (TOD) Centers. Some of these areas are in
federally designated Enterprise Communities. TOD
Centers are part of a city initiative to build 119 new
miles of commuter and light rail systems within the
metropolitan region by 2016. Creation of TOD centers
is expected to lead to further mixed-use redevelopment
in surrounding areas, thereby bringing new investment
to economically distressed areas and improving
linkages between the TOD centers, the surrounding
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City and County of Denver
for a brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to review
Phase I environmental site assessments, prepare
work plans, and conduct four Phase II environ-
mental site assessments. Grant funds also will be
used to conduct community outreach activities.
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 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-6757
http://www. epa.gov/regionO 8/land_waste/bfhome/
bfhome.html
Grant Recipient: City and County of Denver, CO
720-865-5457
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
neighborhoods, and the city's economic core.
Brownfields redevelopment will help develop afford-
able housing, prevent human health problems, create
new job opportunities, and improve transportation.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-06-163
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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