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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Eureka, 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 Eureka was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in northern
California along scenic Humboldt Bay, Eureka (popula-
tion 26,128) is a federally designated Enterprise
Community. It is a state historic landmark, rich with
Victorian architecture, working harbors, and marinas.
Because the city's resource-based economy is in
transition, many people are shifting to lower-paying
jobs, and nearly 24 percent of residents live below the
poverty level. The seven miles of Eureka waterfront
have been the site of many industrial operations, which
have left behind blight and threats of contamination to
Humboldt Bay. When Parcels 1, 2, and 3 of the
Waterfront Drive Connection site are cleaned up, the
city plans to build a roadway that will facilitate devel-
opment of housing, commercial and recreational fishing
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Eureka for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up Parcels 1, 2,
and 3 of the Waterfront Drive Connection, from J
to G Streets. The parcels were formerly used for a
lumber mill, cement storage silos, commercial
fishing support facilities, metal recycling, and
railroad facilities. Soil and groundwater are
contaminated with metals, PCBs, and other
contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct community involvement 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: City of Eureka, CA
707-441-4194
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.
facilities, and offices along the waterfront area. The
waterfront revitalization project is expected to link a
recreation area, Halvorsen Park, with the historic Old
Town area. Redevelopment of the Waterfront Drive
sites is expected to create jobs in tourism, fishing, and
the arts, and improve Humboldt Bay's water quality.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-187
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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