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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 Coastal Range Food Bank, Inc. was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. The food bank
serves several rural, mountainous communities in
western Oregon, all of which are  within a 30-mile
radius of Blodgett. The combined population of the
service area is 8,931. The primary employer is the
logging industry, which in recent years has struggled
under changing economic conditions. These sparsely
populated forest communities are disproportionately
impacted  by environmental, geographic, and economic
factors that limit opportunities for commercial or
industrial employment. The target area is within the
most economically distressed portion of Lincoln
County. Half of the population lives below the poverty
level, and the median household income is well below
the state average. Once the site is cleaned up, the food
bank can construct additional food storage buildings
and expand its operations. Redevelopment also will
provide an example of how private and government
partnerships can empower rural communities.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $100,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the Coastal Range Food Bank, Inc.
                   for a brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
                   used to clean up petroleum contamination at an
                   abandoned property that was formerly used as both a
                   gas station and a country store. The food bank hopes
                   to redevelop the site into its new home and food
                   distribution center. Grant funds will pay for the
                   removal of two substandard underground storage
                   tanks and associated piping, excavation of about 100
                   tons of petroleum-contaminated soil, and installation
                   of groundwater monitoring wells.

                   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 10 Brownfields Team
                   (206)553-7299
                   EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/
                   sites/bf)

                   Grant Recipient: Coastal Range Food Bank,  Inc.,OR
                   (541)456-2141

                   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)
EPA 560-F-04-033
        Jun 04

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