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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Marshal/town, IA
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 Marshalltown was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Marshalltown (popula-
tion 26,032) is a small central Iowa community with
strong historical ties to agriculture, manufacturing, and
the railroad industry. Over the years, many of its
manufacturing facilities were closed and abandoned.
Buildings and rail yards that were the hub of economic
activity have languished. The relatively small city has
146 underground storage tank sites and 61 leaking
underground storage tanks. Many of the city's potential
brownfields sites are adjacent to older residential
neighborhoods, gateway corridors, and the city's
central business district. The city has a significantly
larger minority population than the state, and a median
household income that is 11 percent lower than the
state median. Assessment of brownfields will help the
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Marshalltown for
two brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to conduct
community outreach, prepare quality assurance
plans, and perform about ten Phase I and six
Phase II environmental site assessments through-
out the city. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
perform the same tasks at sites with potential
petroleum contamination.
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/
index.htm
Grant Recipient: City of Marshalltown, IA
641-754-5699
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.
city develop appropriate responses to removing or
managing site-related concerns. Brownfield redevelop-
ment will encourage business expansion, enhance
property values, and create greenspace.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-105
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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