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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Goshen, IN
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 Goshen was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Goshen (population 29,700)
is located in northern Indiana. The city has a long
history of manufacturing activity that has left a legacy
of contaminated, abandoned, and underused industrial
buildings. There are at least 100 brownfields in the city.
The targeted cleanup sites are located in the Millrace
Canal Redevelopment Area, which was the industrial
center of the city. A hydroelectric plant on the Millrace
Canal provided power for early industrial facilities.
Approximately one-third of residents in the target area
are Hispanic, African-American, or other minorities.
When the two properties are cleaned up, the city plans
to redevelop them into residential housing. A walking
and bicycling trail next to the canal also is planned. The
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Goshen for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the former Omnisource property
on the 500 block of South 3rd Street, which is
contaminated with volatile organic compounds,
metals, and PCBs. The site was used as a junk
yard and a scrap metal and welding supply outlet
for almost 100 years. Grant funds also will be
used to clean up the Gordy property at 317
Douglas Street. This site was used for rubber
manufacturing, and is contaminated with volatile
organic compounds and metals. Funds from both
grants will be used to conduct community out-
reach 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: City of Goshen, IN
574-534-3600
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 has committed a significant amount of city re-
sources for the acquisition, remediation, and infrastruc-
ture improvements needed for this project.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-203
August 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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