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 Brownfields 2007

  Grant Fact Sheet

   St.  Croix  Chippewa

 Indians of Wisconsin,

St.  Croix  Reservation,

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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 St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin were
selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The
St. Croix Reservation (population 2,500) is located in
northwestern Wisconsin near the Minnesota border. It
includes about 5,100 acres divided into several com-
munities over a three-county area. The cleanup site,
Site 18, is located in the Round Lake community
(population 196). More than 45 percent of the Round
Lake community members are considered sensitive
 Cleanup Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the St. Croix Chippewa Indians
 of Wisconsin for a brownfields cleanup grant.
 Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
 clean up the half-acre Site 18, also known as
 Round Lake Dump. The site was used for unregu-
 lated and unlicensed solid waste disposal. Grant
 funds also will be used to develop cleanup plans
 and 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 5 Brownfields Team
 312-886-7576
 http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
 Grant Recipient: St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
 Wisconsin
 715-349-2195, ext. 5106
 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.
populations, who are more susceptible to risk from
potential environmental contamination. The tribe's
unemployment rate is about 25 percent. Hazardous
substances at Site 18 may be contributing to ground-
water contamination. Currently, area residents obtain
potable water from private wells. Identifying and
cleaning up the sources of potential groundwater
contamination are critical. Site cleanup will protect
human health and the environment, and make the site
available for redevelopment as greenspace or for new
housing.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-07-199
                        May 2007
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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