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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant and two brownfields
cleanup grants. Located in southern California, Los
Angeles (population 3,600,000) is a federally desig-
nated Renewal Community and includes a federally
designated Empowerment Zone. The area targeted for
assessment is the Los Angeles River Sustainability
Focus Area, where most sites have had a variety of
industrial uses during the past 100 years. The poverty
rates in these predominantly Asian, Pacific Islander, or
Hispanic neighborhoods range from 20.4 to 37.3
percent. The area is blighted with abandoned and
underused properties. Assessment of brownfields is
expected to catalyze the revitalization of a key area
along the Los Angeles River. The East Wilmington
Park site is in a neighborhood near the twin ports of
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Los Angeles for a
brownfields assessment grant. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to conduct screening of about
80 industrial and commercial properties in the Los
Angeles River Sustainability Focus Area, and
perform four Phase II environmental site assess-
ments. Grant funds also will be used to support
community involvement activities.
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Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances'
EPA has selected the City of Los Angeles for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the East
Wilmington Park at Sanford and Dominguez
Avenues. The 1.6-acre site was formerly a railway
right-of-way that included an electrical substation,
above-ground tanks, and an oil well. It is contami-
nated with volatile organic compounds, PCBs, and
metals. Grant funds also will be used to clean up
the South Los Angeles Wetlands Park at 5413
Avalon Boulevard, which has been used as a
railcar and vehicle maintenance facility since
1908. The nine-acre site is contaminated with
hazardous substances, including volatile organic
compounds. Grant funds also will be used to
support community involvement activities at both
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
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-190
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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Los Angeles and Long Beach. The poverty rate is 40.8
percent, and the unemployment rate is 13 percent in
this area. When the East Wilmington site is cleaned
up, the city plans to redevelop it as open space, sports
fields, and a playground. The South Los Angeles
Wetlands Park site is in a neighborhood primarily
comprised of African-American, Hispanic, and Asian
or Pacific Islander residents. The estimated unemploy-
ment rate is 14 to 16 percent, and about 35 percent of
residents live in poverty. When the Wetlands Park site
is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it into a park.
Grant Recipient: City of Los Angeles, CA
213-978-0850
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 negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
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