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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

        Clearwater,  FL


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 Clearwater was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located on Florida's
west-central coast, Clearwater (population  109,000)
used to be the center for canning, packing, and ship-
ping of citrus fruits grown in the region. Brownfields
redevelopment will focus on the Clearwater
Brownfields Area (CBA), which is home to
Clearwater's low-income residents.  It also has the
highest concentration of minority residents, nearly 45
percent. The CBA was once a thriving business center,
but the economic base has decreased significantly over
the past 30 years. This decline has left a legacy of
abandoned lands tainted by former gas stations,
drycleaning facilities, and print shops. When
brownfields are assessed, the city will use this infor-
mation to leverage investments in affordable housing
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the City of Clearwater for two
 brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
 substances grant funds will be used to conduct 15
 Phase I and four Phase II environmental site
 assessments, develop quality assurance project
 and health monitoring plans, and conduct com-
 munity outreach. Petroleum grant funds will be
 used to perform the same tasks at sites with
 potential petroleum contamination.
 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/index.htm

 Grant Recipient: City of Clearwater, FL
 727-562-4054

 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.
and commercial and office space. Redevelopment is
expected to provide economic and community devel-
opment opportunities, create jobs, and increase prop-
erty values.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-07-034
                        May 2007
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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