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  Brownfields  2005

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

    Southeastern  Ohio

         Port Authority


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

The Southeastern  Ohio Port Authority  was selected to
receive a brownfields assessment grant. The target
area is Washington County. However, the authority will
provide individual assistance to the other southeastern
Ohio counties, Noble, Monroe, and Morgan. All four
regional counties have a combined population of
107,394, and are included under the Appalachian
Regional Commission.  More than 50 percent of
Washington County residents have annual incomes at
or below the poverty level, and most of the county can
be considered an environmental justice area.
Brownfields include numerous abandoned gas and oil
wells, abandoned gas stations, underground storage
tanks, and coal mine-scarred lands. This legacy
  Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for petroleum

   EPA has selected the Southeastern Ohio Port
   Authority for a brownfields assessment grant.
   Grant funds will be used in the target area,
   Washington County, which is part of the Appala-
   chian Region. Funds will be used to complete a
   brownfields inventory, conduct six to eight Phase I
   and four to eight Phase II site assessments, and
   prepare four to eight remedial action plans at sites
   contaminated with petroleum. Funds also will be
   used to conduct community involvement 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 5 Brownfields Team
  312-886-7576
  http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/

  Grant Recipient: Southeastern Ohio Port
  Authority
  740-373-3504

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
impacts streams and ponds with fish kills, and lack of
vegetation. Redevelopment efforts may include teen
centers, day care centers, a senior center, community
greenspace, and commercial or industrial land use. The
primary benefit of brownfields redevelopment will be to
address the health and safety concerns of residents by
identifying contaminated soil and/or water. Redevelop-
ment also will create jobs, business development or
expansion, and increased revenues.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-05-108
                        May 2005
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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