<:    Brownfields  2003 Assessment and Cleanup
               Grant Fact  Sheet
               Culver City, CA
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
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
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

Culver City was selected to receive assessment and
cleanup grants. Culver City (population 38,800) is
surrounded entirely by the City of Los Angeles and is a
fully built-out city with no room to expand. The city has
targeted an area within a 42-acre city park that is
restricted from public use due to likely petroleum
contamination. Over 43 percent of Culver City
households receive income from Social Security,
Supplemental  Security Income, or retirement/public
assistance. Assessment and cleanup of the Boneyard
site will lead to a future park development project
requested by residents that includes an off-leash dog
recreation area. The park will increase recreational
opportunities for the public in a densely populated
urban area in need of greenspace. The city will continue
to reach out to the community, including
Spanish-speaking residents, during the assessment,
cleanup, and reuse planning phases of the project.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $50,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected Culver City for a brownfields
                   assessment grant. Grant funds will be used to
                   conduct assessment activities at an abandoned oil
                   field contaminated by petroleum. Grant funds also
                   will be used to conduct redevelopment planning in
                   conjunction with a community involvement program

                   Assessment Grant

                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected Culver City for a cleanup grant.
                   The cleanup grant will target the Culver City Park
                   Boneyard site at 9100 Jefferson Boulevard. The site,
                   which is over an acre in area, has a 75-year history of
                   oil field operations  and contains an abandoned tank
                   farm and oil pipes.

                   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: Culver City, CA
                   (310)253-5635

                   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 500-F-03-077
        Jun 03

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