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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

          Danville,  VA


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 Danville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Historically, Danville
(population 48,411)  relied on textile manufacturing
and the tobacco industry for employment. The To-
bacco Warehouse District, location of the Klaff
Redevelopment site, was once the backbone of the
city's economy. Over the past 20 years, revenues
generated from tobacco processing have sharply
declined. A large section of the district is
underutilized. The city has lost more than 4,200 jobs,
which has led to an unemployment rate of nearly 12
percent and a 20 percent poverty rate. More than 100
acres of potential brownfields have been identified in
Danville, including the Klaff Redevelopment site.
Portions of the site were used for scrap metal and
battery recycling. Cleanup of the junkyard site will
 Cleanup Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the City of Danville for a
 brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
 grant funds will be used to clean up the Klaff
 Redevelopment site, a former scrap yard at 501
 Bridge Street. The site is contaminated with
 metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
 Funds will be used to prepare a cleanup plan,
 remove and dispose of approximately 150 cubic
 yards of soil, and prepare the site for the con-
 struction of an asphalt cap.
 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 3 Brownfields Team
 215-814-3129
 http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm

 Grant Recipient: City of Danville, VA
 434-799-5261

 The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
 yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
 in this fact sheet are subject to change.
reduce contamination threats to the groundwater and
the Dan River. Redevelopment of the Klaff site is key
to the city's Crossing at the Dan revitalization project.
This mixed-use redevelopment project will attract new
businesses, extend the Dan River Trail system, and
create greenspace for Danville residents.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-06-224
                         August 2006
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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