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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact Sheet

         Camden  Port

         Authority, AR


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 Camden Port Authority was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in southern Arkan-
sas, the City of Camden (population 13,154) is a small
rural community. It was among the cities hardest hit by
federal military cutbacks and has recorded population
losses in the last two U.S. Censuses. Changes in the
defense industry have resulted in the loss of 6,000 jobs.
Another 580 jobs have been lost at a private manufac-
turing company. The city's unemployment rate is 7.2
percent, and 18.5 percent of families live below the
poverty level. More than half the city's residents are
minorities. The Moore/Buck site is in an 80-acre
 Cleanup Grant
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the Camden Port Authority for a
 brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
 will be used to clean up the Moore/Buck site at 739
 Adams Avenue, which is contaminated with
 benzene, toluene, and other petroleum products.
 The site was formerly used as a stave mill and an
 auto repair center. Grant funds also will be used to
 conduct cleanup planning and remove and dispose
 of underground storage tanks.
 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 6 Brownfields Team
 214-665-6780
 http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields

 Grant Recipient: Camden Port Authority, AR
 870-836-6436

 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.
brownfields area in the heart of the city along the
Ouachita River. The city plans to redevelop the
cleanup site as part of the Adams Avenue Redevelop-
ment project, which will include business space,
warehouses, and a riverfront park. The redevelopment
project is expected to provide jobs, and restore pride
and renewed interest in the neighborhood.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-08-147
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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