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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Coralville, IA
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 Coralville was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in eastern
Iowa, Coralville (population 18,017) is a rapidly grow-
ing community. It has a significantly more diverse
population and a higher percentage of immigrant
residents than the state. It also has a median household
income that is lower than the state median, and a
higher percentage of residents living below the poverty
level. The majority of targeted brownfields are in the
older part of the city near the industrial park. These
brownfields give a poor first impression at the gateway
to Coralville, a city that serves as a hospitality commu-
nity for visitors to the University of Iowa. They also
pose a threat to the area watershed and, ultimately, to
drinking water. Assessment of the city's brownfields
Assessment Grants
$198,500 for hazardous substances
$198,500 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Coralville for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to conduct Phase I
and II environmental sites assessments, update an
electronic portfolio of assessments for public use,
and support community outreach activities. Petro-
leum grant funds will be used to perform the same
tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamina-
tion.
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 7 Brownfields Team
800-223-0425
http://www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/brownfields
Grant Recipient: City of Coralville, IA
319-248-1700
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.
will empower the city with the knowledge to recog-
nize and eventually address threats to the health,
safety, and welfare of its residents and environment.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-164
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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