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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant  Fact Sheet

      Jamestown,  CO


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 Town of Jamestown was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located about 12 miles
northwest of the City of Boulder, Jamestown (popula-
tion 283) is a small, primarily residential community
settled in the 1870s as a mining camp. Gold, silver, and
fluorospar were mined from the area, but most mines
and mills were abandoned after the 1960s. Today, the
town's unemployment rate is 16 percent, and its
residents are largely sustained by employment in
Boulder. The Elysian Park site is next to James Creek,
which flows into Lefthand Creek, the source of
drinking water for about 20,000 residents in areas
northeast of Boulder. Contamination from the target
site poses  a threat to the creek and those who use the
park. Following the site's cleanup, the town plans to
improve the recreational and entertainment facilities in
 Cleanup Grant
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 EPA has selected the Town of Jamestown for a
 brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
 grant funds will be used to clean up the five-acre
 Elysian Park site located at the east end of Main
 Street in Jamestown. The site was used to process
 ore beginning in the late 19th Century. In the 1950s,
 it was the site of a mill and tailings impoundment.
 Site soil is contaminated with metals.
 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 8 Brownfields Team
 303-312-7074
 http://www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields

 Grant Recipient: Town of Jamestown, CO
 303-449-1806

 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 park, including a pavilion for musical events and a
playground. Cleanup of the site is expected to reduce
risks to human health and the environment, including
the potential contamination of James Creek.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-08-178
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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