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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact Sheet

  A.B.  Won Pat  Guam

   International Airport

      Authority,  Tiyan,

                Guam

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 A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Author-
ity was selected to receive three brownfields cleanup
grants. Located on the Island of Guam (population
154,805), a U.S. Territory in the Pacific Ocean, the
Authority is a unit of local government in Guam,
where per capita income of residents is the lowest in
the United States. The 15 percent unemployment rate
is almost triple that of the United States, and 20
percent of residents live below the poverty level.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the A.B. Won Pat Guam Inter-
national Airport Authority for three brownfields
cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to clean up the following sites: the
5.27-acre POI-3, the former Aircraft Graveyard at
the corner of Admiral Sherman Boulevard and
Neptune Avenue; OI-6, the former Ground
Support Equipment Maintenance Facility on
Neptune Avenue; and POI-18, VQ-5 Interceptor
Drainage site on Neptune Avenue. The former
Aircraft Graveyard is contaminated with volatile
organic compounds, arsenic, and chromium. The
former Ground Support Equipment Maintenance
site consists of two buildings separated by a
concrete apron where vehicle parts, machinery,
and equipment were stored and parked. It is
contaminated with PCBs, arsenic, cadmium,
copper, and thallium.The Interceptor Drainage
site contained an oil-water interceptor, an oil-
water separator, and two large unlined drainage
ditches. It is contaminated with volatile organic
compounds, arsenic, beryllium, chromium, and
manganese. The contaminants have the potential
to migrate into Guam's sole source drinking
water aquifer. All three sites are part of the
former Naval Air Station Agana. Funds for all
three sites also will be used for community
outreach.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3092
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
index.html
                                               Solid Waste and
                                               Emergency Response
                                               (5105T)
                       EPA560-F-06-189
                       May 2006
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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Guam has a sole source aquifer, which provides
approximately 90 percent of all drinking water for the
island. With Guam's land area totaling 212 square
miles, the entire island population would be impacted
by any adverse environmental impacts on the aquifer.
The protection of the aquifer is the most essential
element to the health and economic diversity of the
island. Brownfields cleanup will protect this highly
valuable resource. Redevelopment of brownfields will
increase reuse of formerly contaminated properties,
reduce development pressure on greenfields, increase
investment opportunities, and provide an opportunity
for potential economic benefits through new jobs, an
increased tax  base, and higher property value.
Grant Recipient: A.B. Won Pat Guam International
Airport Authority, GU
671-642-4639
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.

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