Brownfields 2009 Assessment and
Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Springfield, MO
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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
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to
jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of
jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the
Brownfields Program to award grants to evaluate and
clean up former industrial and commercial sites. Under
this law, EPA will provide financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The City of Springfield was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants and a brownfields
cleanup grant. Springfield (population 151,580) is
concentrating its brownfields efforts in the Jordan
Valley area in the center city. The target area is the
oldest part of the city and has traditionally been
dependent on industrial, manufacturing, and
commercial businesses. A former rail corridor extends
through the area, which also includes 219 pre-1960 gas
stations. Methamphetamine labs are an additional
community health threat. Brownfields have affected
economic conditions for the area's neighborhoods and
commercial properties by decreasing property values,
lowering tax revenue, and reducing investor confidence.
In the target area, 29 percent of residents live below the
poverty level, 10 percent are unemployed, and the
median household income is less than half the state
median. Brownfield assessments are expected to help
the city move forward with its 25-year plan for
transforming the Jordan Creek Corridor into a civic
park and community gathering place. When the
high-priority Jordan Valley site is cleaned up, it is
expected to be redeveloped as part of the 300-acre
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Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
$200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the City of Springfield for two
brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
perform a minimum of 15 Phase I and a minimum of
5 Phase II environmental site assessments, conduct
cleanup planning, and support community outreach
activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct the same tasks at sites with potential
petroleum contamination.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
EPA has selected the City of Springfield for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Jordan
Valley West Meadows Site 4 at 309 North Main.
Since 1900, the site has historically been used as a
railyard and included paint shops, kilns, and other
facilities. It is contaminated with heavy metals,
arsenic, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
Grant funds also will be used to conduct community
engagement activities.
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 7 Brownfields Team
(800) 223-0425
EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/brown fields)
Grant Recipient: City of Springfield, Missouri
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-09-078
May 09
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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-09-078
May 09
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