Brownfields  2003 Assessment  Grant Fact  Sheet
               Mount Clemens, Ml
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Mount Clemens was selected to receive an
assessment grant. The city, which is located less than
10 miles from Detroit, has a long industrial history. The
city will target petroleum-contaminated sites in
outdated and underused industrial areas that need to be
cleaned up and redeveloped. The city's land area is 98
percent developed and 11 percent is in industrial use.
Mount Clemens' population of 17,300 has been
declining over the past two decades, and the city's
unemployment rate is significantly higher than the
surrounding county. The cleanup and redevelopment of
assessed sites is expected to improve job opportunities
for local residents and encourage private investment.
The Mount Clemens Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority will continue to involve residents in
brownfields planning meetings and community
outreach meetings.
                   Assessment Grant

                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the City of Mount Clemens for a
                   brownfields assessment grant. The city will use grant
                   funds to prepare an inventory of sites with suspected
                   petroleum contamination and will conduct Phase I
                   and Phase II assessments at petroleum-contaminated
                   sites within its industrial corridor. Grant funds also
                   will be used to initiate a site prioritization process
                   that will involve the community in project oversight
                   and planning.

                   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
                   (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                   EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
                   (312)886-7576
                   EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: Mount Clemens, MI, City of
                   (586)469-6816

                   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.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-139
        Jun 03

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