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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Tarrant, AL
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 Tarrant was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in central Ala-
bama, Tarrant (population 7,022) was originally
designed as a community with manufacturing jobs
located within walking distance of attractive homes,
businesses, schools, and churches. With the decline in
manufacturing, hundreds of jobs were lost and indus-
trial facilities were abandoned, leaving a once bustling
community economically challenged. More then 16
percent of Tarrant residents live below the poverty
level, and the median household income is 70 percent
of the national median. The Vulcan Rivet and Bolt
site, targeted for cleanup, is a former manufacturing
facility contaminated with heavy metals from more
than 80 years of operations. The site is located at the
entrance to the city along its major thoroughfare and
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Tarrant for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up heavy metals
contamination, including arsenic, iron, and
chromium, at the Vulcan Rivet and Bolt site at
1020 Pinson Valley Parkway. Grant funds also
will be used to conduct public outreach, develop
cleanup plans, and enroll the site in the state
voluntary cleanup program.
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
404-562-8866
http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/bf/index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Tarrant, AL
205-849-2820
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
near the Fivemile Creek. Cleanup of the site is ex-
pected to reduce the potential risks to human health and
the environment, including the threat to stream ecology
and downstream communities. The city plans to
redevelop the site to include a transportation hub that
will provide reliable and convenient access to public
transportation. This project is especially important
because only one percent of Tarrant's working popula-
tion uses public transportation to commute to work.
The location of the hub will promote the use of the
Tarrant Pedestrian Trail, scheduled for completion in
2007, that will connect most neighborhoods to reliable
transportation.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-070
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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