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  Brownfields  2007

  Grant  Fact  Sheet

         Arlington,   TX


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 the
Brownfields 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Arlington was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. For decades, Arlington
(population 362,393), which is between Dallas and
Fort Worth, has been home to large-scale industrial
and manufacturing operations, most notably in the
central and east sectors of the city. When these areas
reached capacity about 30 years ago, development
began to shift to other parts of the city.  A current land
use analysis shows that the central and east sectors
contain about 16 percent of the city's total vacant land.
Because many brownfields in these sectors are less
than three acres in size, developers have tended to
show less interest in them. About 50 percent of the
residents in central and east Arlington are minorities,
and unemployment in central Arlington is nearly nine
percent. Assessment of brownfields will enable the city
 Assessment Grants
 $200,000 for hazardous substances
 $200,000 for petroleum

 EPA has selected the City of Arlington for two
 brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
 substances grant funds will be used to develop a
 preliminary inventory of brownfields sites,
 support community involvement activities, and
 conduct up to 35 Phase I environmental site
 assessments, and as many Phase II environmental
 site assessments as possible. 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 6 Brownfields Team
 214-665-6780
 http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields

 Grant Recipient: City of Arlington, TX
 817-459-6652

 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.
to create specific redevelopment plans as part of its
overall economic strategy to attract new jobs, increase
the tax base, and open new businesses, shops, and
restaurants in the neighborhoods impacted by
brownfields.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-07-009
                         May 2007
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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