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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

       Emeryville,  CA


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 City of Emeryville was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Emeryville (population
8,500) is a 1.2-square-mile city on the eastern shore of
San Francisco Bay. The median household income in
the city is  lower than the county median, and the
poverty and unemployment rates are significantly
higher than the county rates. The sites targeted for
cleanup are in the Park Avenue District, the historic
center of Emeryville. There are about 65 acres of
brownfields scattered throughout the city. The develop-
ment of a  cultural arts center and open space are two
of the priorities in the Park Avenue District Plan. Once
the Hollis  Street site is cleaned up, the city plans to
renovate the architecturally significant building to
provide a cultural arts center. The city also plans to add
new recreational and open space on the Park Avenue
2007
 Cleanup  Grants
 $400,000 for hazardous substances

 EPA has selected the City of Emeryville for two
 brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
 used to clean up the 4060 Hollis Street site. The
 former manufacturing site is contaminated by
 spills and off-site migration. Grant funds also will
 be used to clean up the Park Avenue Park site at
 Sherwin and Halleck Streets. This former railroad
 site also was used for chemical handling and steel
 manufacturing and recycling. Contaminants of
 concern include metals and volatile organic
 compounds. Funds from both grants will be used
 to develop cleanup plans and monitor cleanup
 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 9 Brownfields Team
 415-972-3092
 http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
 index.html

 Grant Recipient: City of Emeryville, CA
 510-596-4356

 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.
Park site, which is along the Emeryville Greenway.
This new park will triple the amount of open space in
the  area.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-07-047
                         May 2007
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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