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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Chula Vista
Redevelopment
Agency, CA
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 Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista
was selected to receive two brownfields assessment
grants. Located south of San Diego, Chula Vista
(population 223,423) is focusing its brownfields
efforts in Southwest Chula Vista, which was originally
an agricultural area. Today, it contains a mix of
industrial, commercial, and residential land uses that
include plating and auto repair shops, recycling
operations, and auto wrecking yards. There also
appears to be a long history of dumping along the Otay
River within or near the target area. The poverty rate
in this community is 16.5 percent, and 74 percent of
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Chula Vista for two brownfields
assessment grants. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to create a brownfields inven-
tory and to conduct from 12 to 15 Phase I and up
to five Phase II environmental site assessments in
Southwest Chula Vista. Petroleum grant funds will
be used to perform the same tasks at sites with
potential petroleum contamination. Grant funds
also will be used to support 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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3091
http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Chula Vista, CA
619-476-5341
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.
residents are Hispanic. Health factors related to
environmental conditions are higher than average.
Within this area, there are more than 300 facilities that
use or generate hazardous substances and about 39
leaking underground storage tanks. Assessment of
brownfields will provide information about environ-
mental concerns in Southwest Chula Vista and is
expected to help expedite redevelopment.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-184
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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