Brownfields 2009  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Miami'AZ
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. In
2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help
states and communities around the country cleanup and
revitalize brownfields sites. Under this 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 Town of Miami was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in Gila County,
Miami (population 1,904) was founded in 1907 as a
copper mining camp. The mining industry provided the
8,000 to 10,000 town residents with all  the services of a
thriving community. With the decline of the mining
industry, jobs were lost, businesses closed, and the
town was left with most of its historic buildings
contaminated. Many  of these buildings, including the
cleanup site, are vacant and have not been properly
maintained. In addition to the impact of this
contamination, the town is affected by the legacy of
pollutants left behind by copper and precious metals
mining in the region. The poverty rate exceeds 23
percent. Cleanup of the Fitzpatrick/Barcon site will
reduce potential health hazards and help dispel the
negative image of the site. Once the site is cleaned up,
the town plans to redevelop it to include office space, a
visitors' center, and fine dining facility.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the Town of Miami for a
                   brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                   grant funds will be used to clean up the
                   Fitzpatrick/Barcon site at 53 Keystone Avenue.
                   Since its purchase in 1909, the facility has served a
                   wide range of purposes, including a saloon and
                   rooming house, storage facility, and senior and
                   youth centers. The property is contaminated with
                   hazardous materials used in the construction of the
                   site. Grant funds also will be used to provide health,
                   safety, and environmental services to area residents.

                   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 9 Brownfields Team
                   (415) 972-3091
                   EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: Town of Miami,AZ
                   (928) 425-5426

                   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-09-269
        May 09

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