5 o T> Brownfields 2007 Grant Fact Sheet Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, WA 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 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department was selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant. The target community is Tacoma's wellhead protection zone, located in the City of Tacoma and parts of Pierce County (population 745,411). This area has a high concentration of former gas station sites that pose a threat to the public water supply. The area is home to about 32 percent of the county's population, and 41 percent of its minority residents. The poverty rate in the target area is about 15 percent. There is no tank Assessment Grant $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for a brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used to perform five to ten Phase I and II environmental site assessments at former gas stations, and to support 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 10 Brownfields Team 206-553-7299 http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/bf Grant Recipient: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, WA 253-798-4784 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. removal or site cleanup documentation for most of the former gas station sites in the target area. The health and environmental risks posed by these sites are unknown. Potential contamination also makes the sites unattractive for redevelopment. Brownfields assess- ment will assist the health department to reduce environmental uncertainties at these former gas stations, promote green construction and energy efficiency, and encourage redevelopment of underused commercial properties. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA560-F-07-171 May 2007 www.epa.gov/brownfields ------- |