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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

       Carter Lake,  I A


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 Carter Lake was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located in western
Iowa near the Nebraska border, Carter Lake (popula-
tion 3,404) is surrounded on three sides by Omaha and
on the fourth side by the Missouri River. This geo-
graphic location has historically had a negative impact
on the city. As early as 1898, demolition rubble from
Omaha was disposed of in Carter Lake. It still com-
prises much of the city's fill. Runoff pollution from
Omaha has contaminated the city's namesake lake.
The city's commercial corridor along Locust Street
contains many abandoned or poorly maintained sites.
Dilapidated buildings, boarded-up gas stations, and
vacant lots litter the main thoroughfare. Numerous
former fuel station properties in the area remain
vacant, largely because of the stigma associated with
 Assessment Grant
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the City of Carter Lake for a
 brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
 funds will be used to inventory brownfield sites and
 conduct 14 to 15 Phase I and about four Phase II
 environmental site assessments. Grants 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 7 Brownfields Team
 800-223-0425
 http://www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/brownfields

 Grant Recipient: City of Carter Lake, IA
 712-347-6320

 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.
environmental issues. Brownfields assessments will
help the city identify and characterize its brownfields
and are expected to encourage cleanup planning and
development activities.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-08-161
                         April 2008
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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