Brownfields 1998 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet
Lakewood, CO
EPA Brownfields Initiative
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.
Background
EPA has selected the City of Lakewood for a
Brownfields Pilot. Lakewood (population 136,985) is
located on the western edge of the Denver Metropolitan
Area. The City's early development revolved around the
West Colfax Avenue transportation corridor, which
remains a prominent but aging commercial district.
Historic land use within the corridor has resulted in soil
and groundwater contamination from multiple sources.
The Lakewood Pilot will target the West Colfax
Revitalization Area (population 32,137). The 1990
Census revealed that 13% of residents in the target area
lived below the poverty line, and 6.4% were
unemployed. The target area is located in a
State-designated Enterprise Zone.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 07/01/1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets the West Colfax Avenue
transportation corridor, a prominent but aging
commercial district.
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 8 Brownfields Team
(303)312-7074
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Lakewood,CO
(303)987-7190
Objectives
Lakewood's objective is to develop a commercially vital
area surrounded by safe and attractive neighborhoods.
The City plans to eliminate real and potential risks to
human health and the environment; redevelop polluted
sites to benefit affected communities both economically
and environmentally; and raise public awareness and
interest in brownfields redevelopment opportunities
through public forums in affected neighborhoods. Pilot
funding will be used to conduct environmental
investigations on targeted brownfields sites, and to
develop cleanup plans for specific sites.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Developing a central database of environmental
information related to brownfields properties;
• Performing environmental assessments on
priority properties; and
• Designing cleanup plans for assessed properties
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 500-F-98-228
Jul98
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with redevelopment potential.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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.
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