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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
Anderson County was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. The targeted adjacent
former mill properties are located in the Gossett Street
community in the City of Anderson in Anderson
County (population 182,825). The sites are in a
residential community that once provided housing,
recreational space and support services for mill
employees. The blighted conditions on the sites make it
difficult to promote reinvestment in the community.
Residents, especially those with young children, have
been leaving the area. The percentage of remaining
residents who live in poverty has been increasing.
According to the county's inventory of sites, there are
more than 140 brownfield properties in Anderson
County. Cleanup of the mill sites will reduce the risks
posed by site contaminants to residents and area
waterways. The community has established guidelines
for future uses of the sites, including senior housing, a
health care facility, and a commercial facility.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Anderson County for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 8.6-acre
Riverside Mill at 201 South Gossett Street,
Anderson. A textile mill operated at the site from the
early 1900s until about 1982. The site then housed a
silk-screening concern, retail services, and a
warehouse. Soil is contaminated with polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used
to clean up the 13.7-acre Toxaway Mill at 101 South
Gossett Street. A textile mill operated at the site
from the early 1900s until about 1982. The site was
subsequently used as a warehouse. Assessments
confirm the presence of semi-volatile organic
compounds, inorganic materials, and metals. Grant
funds for both sites will be used to remove and
dispose of contaminated debris, install at least
two-foot thick caps, and promote the sites for reuse.
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 4 Brownfields Team
(404) 562-8792
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region4/waste/bf)
Grant Recipient: Anderson County, South Carolina
864-260-4043
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-10-080
Apr 10
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