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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

         Unalaska,  AK


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 Unalaska was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The community of
Unalaska (population of 4,388) is located on the
islands of Unalaska and Amaknak, in the heart of the
North Pacific and Bering Sea fisheries, encompassing
approximately 27 miles of ports and harbors. It serves
as a hub for the Aleutians West Region. More than half
the residents are Alaska Natives, African-American,
Asian, or other minorities. Over the past four years,
the unemployment rate in the region has been 58
percent more than the national rate. In the Aleutians
West Region, 20 percent of residents live below the
national poverty level. Contamination at the power-
house property affects the lifestyles of the community
that depends on a subsistence lifestyle. More than 95
percent of the people in Unalaska derive their income
  Cleanup Grant
  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  EPA has selected the City of Unalaska for a
  brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
  grant funds will be used to clean up PCB con-
  tamination at the City of Unalaska Powerhouse
  Property at 1732 East Point Road. Funds will be
  used for removal of all soils containing PCBs,
  excavation and stockpiling of soil, and final
  placement of the soil.
  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 10 Brownfields Team
  206-553-2100
  http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/
  sites/bf

  Grant Recipient: City of Unalaska, AK
  907-581-1251

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
either directly from fishing or from services that provide
support to the fishing industry. When the site is cleaned
up, it will become the site of a new powerhouse and a
walking and biking path. Cleanup of the site will protect
human health and the environment, and sustain the
seafood industry that depends on clean seawater.
Brownfields redevelopment will enhance the commu-
nity by providing more electricity, broadening the
opportunities for economic development, increasing
jobs and taxes, and improving the quality of life of the
residents.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                          EPA560-F-06-195
                          May 2006
                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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