Brownfields 2009 Assessment Grant
Fact Sheet
Coshocton Port Authority, OH
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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 Coshocton Port Authority was selected to receive
two brownfields assessment grants. Coshocton County
(population 36,976), nestled in the hills of central Ohio,
contains a mix of industrial urban and rural areas that
are affected by the presence of blighted industrial
properties. The lack of developable land, due to the
large number of vacant brownfield sites, is limiting
redevelopment in an already economically challenged
area. The county's per capita income level is lower than
state and national averages, and about 1,800 jobs have
been lost in the past few years. Due to the county's rural
nature and the location of the limited urban centers,
local communities are unable to use their resources to
address contamination at brownfield sites. Brownfield
assessments are expected to allow the county to better
understand environmental issues at sites, and better
serve affected communities by encouraging site cleanup
designs.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
$200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the Coshocton Port Authority for
two brownfields assessment grants. Grant funds will
be used to conduct a brownfields inventory and
perform between five and six Phase I and five Phase
II environmental site assessments for hazardous
substances and petroleum contamination. Grant
funds also will be used to conduct health monitoring,
cleanup planning, and community outreach 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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Coshocton Port Authority,OH
(740) 622-7005
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-09-262
May 09
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