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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Asheville, 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
The City of Asheville was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Asheville (population
72,789) is the most populous city in western North
Carolina. It has become a popular destination for
tourists and retirees and is experiencing significant
population growth. In order to maintain and develop its
economy and respond to these economic shifts, the city
needs higher paying jobs. Therefore, there is pressure
to accommodate development. Due to the area's
mountainous terrain, large parcels of land suitable for
business and industrial development are rare and
expensive. The city's brownfields program seeks to
benefit from the reuse of abandoned former industrial
sites. One of the targeted areas is the French Broad
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Asheville for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to perform up to
10 Phase I and four Phase II environmental site
assessments. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
perform up to four Phase I and Phase II environ-
mental site assessments. Grant funds also will be
used to identify, characterize, and prioritize sites,
and support community involvement 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: City of Asheville, NC
828-251-6622
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.
Riverfront community, where some neighborhoods
have poverty rates of over 40 percent. Assessments
conducted through these grant funds are expected to
encourage brownfields cleanup and redevelopment.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-079
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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