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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

    Barboursville,   WV


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 Village of Barboursville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Barboursville (population
3,183) is located in the Huntington-Ashland metro
area in western central West Virginia, near the state's
boundary with Ohio and Kentucky. This once agricul-
tural community quickly grew and prospered as a
manufacturing town, with mills, tanneries, and furni-
ture factories. When the manufacturing facilities
closed, the area's economy declined. Higher-paying
manufacturing jobs that supported the community
were replaced with minimum- to low-wage jobs in the
retail sector. Many of these jobs do not provide health
insurance or the opportunity for advancement. The
community has been left with a legacy of vacant and
underutilized facilities, including former brick-making
facilities and landfills, that are likely contaminated
 Cleanup Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the Village of Barboursville for
 a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous sub-
 stances grant funds will be used to conduct
 community outreach activities, and clean up and
 develop reuse plans for the approximately 20-
 acre former Barboursville Brickyard on Peyton
 Street. Cleanup will include removal of impacted
 media, installation of engineering controls, and
 implementation of land use and groundwater
 restrictions. Soil and groundwater at the site are
 contaminated with petroleum products and
 hazardous substances as a result of 75 years of
 brick manufacturing at the now mostly vacant
 property.
 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 3 Brownfields Team
 215-814-3129
 http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm

 Grant Recipient: Village of Barboursville, WV
 304-736-8994

 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
 yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
with hazardous substances. Cleanup of the village's
brownfields will help reduce public health and safety
hazards and eliminate the blight associated with the
sites. Redevelopment of the properties is expected to
increase the tax base, promote healthy living and
investment in the community, and foster collaboration
among residents, businesses, and private and govern-
mental organizations. The village plans to redevelop
the former Barboursville Brickyard site into multi-
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-06-062
                         May 2006
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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family housing and a small mixed-use park. Successful
reuse of this site is expected to spur additional cleanup
and reuse of brownfields around the community.

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