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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Chillicothe, 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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Chillicothe was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located at the edge of
Appalachia in southern Ohio, Chillicothe (population
22,216) has its roots in agriculture and industry, and
once was known as the white-paper-making capital of
the world. Paper remains a key industry, but employ-
ment has dropped substantially. Several other large
manufacturing businesses have either left the city or
reduced employment. Many sites around the city have
been used for dumping sludge and other waste from
former industrial facilities. The unemployment rate is
6.8 percent, and more than 12 percent of the city's
population lives below the poverty level. Abandoned
industrial sites are located predominantly in the eastern
part of the city, where 16.4 percent of individuals live
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Chillicothe for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to create a
brownfields inventory and to conduct up to 15
Phase I and five Phase II environmental site
assessments. 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 Chillicothe, OH
740-774-1185
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.
below the poverty level. Assessment of brownfields
throughout Chillicothe is expected to help the city
prioritize and market redevelopment projects.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-130
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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