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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. 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 Camden Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive three brownfields cleanup grants. The City of
Camden (population 79,904) is a city with many
historic firsts, including the first commercial recording
studio, manufacturing of the first color TV, and the first
drive-in movie theater. During World War II, it was
home to the largest, most productive shipyard in the
world. Today, this eight-square-mile, densely populated
city contains at least 210 brownfields. The
unemployment rate is 15.9 percent, 35.5 percent of
residents live below the poverty level, and 82.7 percent
of residents are minorities. In the Cooper Grant
neighborhood, the property that contains the three target
sites is across the street from a day care facility. The
Cooper Grant neighborhood is on the National Register
of Historic Places. When the three sites are cleaned up,
they will be the location of 10 new homes and become
part of a larger project that also will contain open space
for a park and recreational use. Redevelopment is
expected to generate tax revenue and begin the process
of revitalizing the Cooper Grant neighborhood.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Camden Redevelopment
Agency for three brownfields cleanup grants.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
clean up three sites within the larger ABC Barrel
facility: 324-330 North Front Street, the 300 block of
North Second Street, and 121-123 Penn Street in the
Cooper Grant neighborhood. The facility was used
as a worsted mill, steam laundry, and drum
refurbishing facility. The target sites are
contaminated with organic compounds and metals.
Grant funds will be used to remove contaminated
soil and materials.
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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Camden Redevelopment Agency,NJ
856-757-7313
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-10-039
Apr 10
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