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Grant Fact Sheet
Spokane, WA
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 City of Spokane was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Within the city (popula-
tion 197,400), the target community is the University
District, home to four higher education institutions.
The University District is located in a former industrial
portion of the city, where past industrial uses included
railroad maintenance, brewery operations, coal tar
processing and distribution, auto wrecking, and manu-
facturing using bulk materials brought by the railroads.
The area was also used to store municipal waste and
incinerator ash. Development in the district has been
stymied by the legacy of commercial and industrial
activities, the exodus of activities to other areas of the
city, and the vast majority of vacant or poorly-used lots.
Assessment Grant "T^oos*
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$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Spokane for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct Phase I and II site assessments
and support community outreach activities in the
University District. Funds also will be used to
develop a cleanup and reuse plan for at least one
site.
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
206-553-2100
http://www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
"Superfund", scroll down and click on
"Brownfields"
Grant Recipient: City of Spokane, WA
509-625-6160
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
The target area includes 11,815 residents, of whom
22.6 percent are minorities. More than 30 percent of
families with children in this area live in poverty, and
the unemployment rate is 11.3 percent. The target
district is included in a Master Plan to redevelop the
area with mixed-uses that include affordable housing
for students, junior faculty, and families. Development
also will create jobs, add to the tax base, and provide
amenities, including shopping and community gathering
areas.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-05-162
May 2005
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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