United States
                   Environmental
                   Protection Agency
                   Washington, D.C. 20460
                                  Solid Waste
                                  and Emergency
                                  Response(5105)
EPA500-F-01-309
April 2001
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
&EPA
                                        Supplemental
                                                Assistance
California Technology, Trade and Commerce
                                                         Agency,  CA
 Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5105)
                                                       Quick Reference Fact Sheet
EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative isdesignedtoempowerstates, communities, and otherstakeholders
ineconomicredevelopmenttoworktogetherinatimelymannertoprevent.assess.andsafelycleanupbrownfieldstopromote
theirsustainable reuse. Brownfieldsareabandoned, idled,orunder-usedindustrialandcommercialfacilitieswhereexpansion
or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. EPAisfunding: assessment demonstration
pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over two years, with additional funding provided for greenspace), to test
assessment models and facilitate coordinated assessment and cleanup efforts at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels;
and job training pilot programs (each funded upto$200,000 over two years), to provide training for residents of communities
affectedbybrownfieldstofacilitatecleanupofbrownfieldssitesandpreparetraineesforfutureemploymentintheenvironmental
field; and, acleanup revolving loanfund program (eachfundedupto$1,000,000 overfiveyears)toprovidefinancial assistance
forthe environmental cleanup of brownfields. These pilot programs are intended to provide EPA, states, tribes, municipalities,
and communities with useful information and strategies astheycontinuetoseek new methodsto promote a unified approach
to site assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.
BACKGROUND
EPA has selected the California Technology, Trade
and Commerce Agency (TTCA), formerly called
the CaliforniaTrade and Commerce Agency (TCA),
to receive  supplemental  assistance  for  its
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot. The
State of California established the California Mill
Reuse Program, which is a publicly  supported
program to clean up and reuse closed and abandoned
wood products mill sites in the state. The California
program, implemented by TTCA, plans to conduct
assessment  activities  and develop  cleanup and
redevelopment plans for each targeted former mill
site.

An initial survey identified 100 abandoned or closed
mills in an area covering 25 counties, primarily in the
northern half of California.   Further investigation
revealed that the total number  of former mill sites in
California is  much higher—there are close to 600
sites in just one county.  The closure of timber mills
has resulted in the 25-county area having a much
lower average income than  the rest of the state.
The average unemployment rate is 10 percent and
the average poverty rate is 14.8 percent in these
mostly rural counties.
                                   PILOT SNAPSHOT
                                                         Date of Award: April 2001

                                                         Amount:  $150,000

                                                         Profile: The Pilot will target
                                                         former mill sites throughout the
                                                         state's rural communities for
                                                         assessment to facilitate site
                                                         cleanup and redevelopment.
                                    California Technology, Trade and
                                    Commerce Agency, California
                                    Contacts:
                                    California Technology, Trade
                                    and Commerce Agency
                                    (916) 323-2887
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA - Region 9
(415)744-2237
                                        Visit the EPA Region 9 Brownfields web site at:
                                     http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/index.html

                                      For further information, including specific Pilot contacts,
                                    additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
                                    publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
                                            http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES
With EPA's supplemental  assistance grant,  the
Pilot plans to continue strengthening public-private
partnership  efforts, promote the cleanup and
redevelopment of closed mill sites, and support the
long-term  economic  stability  of impacted  rural
communities.  The Pilot will add two new mill sites
to the California Mill Reuse Program (bringing the
total to nine participating sites)  and continue to
conduct environmental assessments as necessary.

The Pilot plans to:
• Complete Phase II environmental assessments on
  the McCloud site;

• Begin environmental assessments on two additional
  mill sites; and
• Provide continuing  community planning and
  technical assistance for each targeted mill site
  community.

The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been negotiated;
therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
 Brownfields Supplemental Assistance                     California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, California
 April 2001                                                                           EPA500-F-01-309

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