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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Emeryville, 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 City of Emeryville was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Emeryville (population
9,500) is a 1.2-square-mile city on the eastern shore of
San Francisco Bay. It has a diverse and rapidly in-
creasing population. The median household income in
the city is significantly lower than the county median,
and the poverty and unemployment rates are signifi-
cantly higher than the county rates. Over the past nine
years, the city has had considerable success in clean-
ing up and fully or partially redeveloping about 155
acres of brownfields. About 85 acres of brownfields
still remain scattered around the Park Avenue District.
These brownfields continue to release contaminants
into the groundwater and air, and interfere with the
city's efforts to improve the quality of life in
Emeryville. The stigma attached to the sites impedes
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Emeryville for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to conduct up to
five Phase I and two to three Phase II environmen-
tal site assessments. The city plans to focus on
sites along the Emeryville Greenway in the Park
Avenue District, and potential open space and
housing sites.
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: City of Emeryville, CA
510-596-4356
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.
redevelopment. Assessment of the area's brownfields
is expected to help remove that stigma and provide
opportunities for redevelopment.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-186
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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