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  Brownfields  2008

  Grant Fact  Sheet

               Corona

      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 Corona was
selected to receive two brownfields assessment grants.
Located in southern California, Corona (population
148,000) was incorporated in 1896 and historically has
been an agricultural area. In the 1950s, it was home to
a large citrus industry, whose land was later overtaken
by industrial and housing developments and some
mining operations. Between 1990 and 2000, the city's
population grew by 65 percent. Today, 25 percent of
city households have low or moderate incomes, and 53
percent of residents are minorities. Many heavy
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the Redevelopment Agency of
 the City of Corona for two brownfields assessment
 grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
 used to create a brownfields inventory and conduct
 about seven Phase I and up to three Phase II
 environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
 will be used to support community outreach
 activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
 perform the same tasks at sites with potential
 petroleum contamination.
 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 Corona, CA
 951-736-2466

 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.
industrial and agricultural properties have indications
of environmental contamination and attract illegal
activities such as dumping. There are at least six
leaking fuel tank sites at operating or former gas
stations in the city, which also has a history of oil
drilling. The city's brownfields efforts will focus on
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-08-185
                        April 2008
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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the redevelopment of five new corridors, which
include the city's low- and moderate-income neighbor-
hoods. Assessment of brownfields will clarify environ-
mental concerns and is expected to help spur sustain-
able brownfields reuse in these target areas.

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