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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
DetroitAA/ayne
County Port Authority,
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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 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 Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority was se-
lected to receive two brownfields assessment grants.
Located in southeast Michigan, Wayne County (popu-
lation 2,061,162) consists of a largely urban landscape
that includes the City of Detroit (population 1,000,000).
The city includes several federally designated Empow-
erment Zones and Enterprise Communities, and is a
Renewal Community. The region's industrial legacy
and disinvestment have left Detroit and many inner-
ring suburbs distressed and affected by contamination
and blight. In Detroit, 88 percent of residents are
minorities, and 26 percent of residents live in poverty.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Detroit/Wayne County Port
Authority for two brownfields assessment grants.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
complete a brownfields inventory and perform
about eight to 10 Phase I and four to six Phase II
environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
will be used to support community outreach
activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct 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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields
Grant Recipient: Detroit/Wayne County Port
Authority, MI
313-331-3842
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.
The county has identified more than 2,000 brownfields,
including 1,638 leaking underground storage tanks. The
Port Authority is focusing its brownfields efforts along
the Detroit and Rouge Rivers, in Southwest Detroit,
and in five other target areas. Assessment of
brownfields along the riverfront areas is expected to
serve as a catalyst for redevelopment throughout the
community and provide opportunities for waterfront
revitalization.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-108
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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