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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

           Tucson, AZ


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 Tucson was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Tucson (population
486,699) includes a federally designated Empower-
ment Zone. It also includes numerous brownfields,
such as former gas stations, dry cleaners, automotive
repair shops, railroad facilities, abandoned ware-
houses, and industrial sites. The target site is in an area
with established neighborhoods that include high-
density residential and commercial properties, and an
extensive college student population. The area has a
mix of low-to-moderate income residents, 39 percent
of whom are minorities. Today, the site is unavailable
for public  use because of the continued concern about
exposure to toxic metals. Cleanup of the site will
remove the threat to human health and the environ-
 Cleanup  Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the City of Tucson for a
 brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
 used to clean up the 29-acre Painted Hills Natural
 Resources Park. This mine-scarred land is the site
 of a former tungsten ore mill that operated during
 World War II. Contaminants of concern include
 metals, such as cadmium. Funds also will be used
 to conduct 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 9 Brownfields Team
 415-972-3092
 http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
 index.html

 Grant Recipient: City of Tucson, AZ
 520-791-5414

 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.
ment, and eventually transform an eyesore into a
community asset. The city plans to revitalize the site as
part of a county-wide trail system that preserves a
greenbelt linking important recreational facilities
throughout the city.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-07-180
                         May 2007
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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