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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Southeast Iowa
Regional Planning
Commission
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 Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission
(SEIRPC) was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. The SEIRPC represents Des
Moines, Henry, Lee, and Louisa Counties (combined
population 110,000). Between 1993 and 2004, three of
the four counties in the region lost 11 percent of their
labor force, while the U.S. and state labor forces grew.
The targeted communities lost 7.5 percent of their
populations between 1990 and 2000. Many potentially
contaminated sites within the region's four largest cities
are located in older residential areas, exposing citizens
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Southeast Iowa Regional
Planning Commission for a brownfields assessment
grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to perform three Phase I and five Phase II
environmental site assessments, and conduct
community involvement activities in the region.
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: Southeast Iowa Regional
Planning Commission
319-753-5107, ext. 206
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.
to potential hazards. At the same time, the properties
are in advantageous locations for commerce or
recreation, near the Mississippi River or transporta-
tion and business corridors. Assessment of the area's
brownfields is expected to allow the region to make
informed decisions about the sites and aid in reuse
planning and redevelopment efforts.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-168
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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