5 o T> Brownfields 2008 Grant Fact Sheet Alamance County, NC 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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Community Description Alamance County was selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant. Located in north-central North Carolina, Alamance County (population 138,572) plans to assess the Bellemont Textile Mill. The mill operated under numerous owners from 1879 to 1981, first manufacturing cotton and later rayon and polyes- ter. The mill village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains the mill building and 23 mill residences originally used to house workers. The target community has a lower household income than the state as a whole. Brownfields assessment will help the county identify the nature and extent of suspected environmental contamination at the target site and is expected to provide a starting point for site cleanup and redevelopment activities. Assessment Grant $95,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected Alamance County for a brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub- stances grant funds will be used to conduct one Phase I and one Phase II environmental site assessment on the 4.2-acre Bellemont Textile Mill located on North Carolina Highway 49 South in Bellemont. The site is potentially contaminated with PCBs, metals, and volatile organic compounds. Grant funds also will be used to support 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 4 Brownfields Team 404-562-8792 http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf Grant Recipient: Alamance County, NC 336-570-4054 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. Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 560-F-08-078 April 2008 www.epa.gov/brownfields ------- |