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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

  Keweenaw County,  Ml


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

Keweenaw County was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located on the northern
tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and surrounded on
three sides by Lake Superior, Keweenaw County
(population 2,183) is the northernmost county in
Michigan. In the past, the county was a center of
industrial copper mining, but mining facilities and plants
have been idle for several years. This has had a
significant impact on the county's economy. The county
has a per capita income of $17,897, the lowest in the
state, and 12.7 percent of county residents live below
the poverty level. Brownfields assessments are
expected to help reduce impediments to brownfields
redevelopment and lead to their sustainable reuse.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Keweenaw County for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to conduct Phase I
and Phase II environmental site assessments, a site
inventory, and 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: Keweenaw County, MI
906-289-4288

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.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                       EPA560-F-08-116
                       April 2008
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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