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Brownfields 2008
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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Goshen was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in north-central
Indiana, Goshen (population 29,700) has a long manu-
facturing history that has left a legacy of contaminated,
abandoned, and underused industrial buildings.
Brownfields inventory efforts have identified at least
100 sites in the city. The Goshen Street Department/
former Rieth-Riley Construction Company property is
located in the Millrace Canal Redevelopment Area, the
center of the city's earliest industrial development. A
hydroelectric plant located in the canal supplied power
for early major industrial facilities. The canal also likely
provided a convenient location for disposal of industrial
waste. An estimated one third of residents in the target
area are minorities. Cleanup of the site will help reduce
the potential threat of exposure to contamination and
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Goshen for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 6.7-acre
Goshen Street Department/former Rieth-Riley
Construction Company property at 311 Madison
Street. Since the 1860s, the site has been used as a
saw mill, lumber storage yard, and construction
equipment storage facility. It is currently used as a
vehicle maintenance and materials site for the
Goshen Street Department. Site soil and ground-
water are contaminated with metals and other
contaminants. Grant funds also will be used 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: City of Goshen, IN
574.537.3824
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.
serve as a catalyst for rehabilitating homes in surround-
ing neighborhoods. Plans call for redeveloping the site
with housing, and providing recreational and transporta-
tion opportunities for the community.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-098
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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