A \ Brownfields 2009 Assessment Grant
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Utah Department of Environmental Quality
RECOUERY.GOV
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
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to
jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of
jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the
Brownfields Program to award grants to evaluate and
clean up former industrial and commercial sites. Under
this law, EPA will provide financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality was
selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant.
Abandoned or underused properties that are potentially
contaminated with petroleum, including gas stations,
above-ground storage tank properties, and bulk plants,
are common sights in nearly every community in the
state (population 2,500,000). These sites are often
located in or near low-income neighborhoods and
mixed commercial and industrial use areas. Many are
dilapidated and tend to have a significant blighting
influence on these rural communities. It is estimated
that there are more than 200 such properties in small
rural towns and the larger areas along the Wasatch
Front. Sensitive populations such as minorities and
children throughout the rural areas are
disproportionately impacted by environmental concerns
at these sites. Brownfield assessments will facilitate the
identification of real or perceived threats to human
health and the environment, and are expected to help
expedite redevelopment activities.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the Utah Department of
Environmental Quality for a brownfields assessment
grant. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will
be used to identify and prioritize sites, and complete
nine environmental site assessments throughout the
state. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
cleanup planning and public outreach programs.
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: Utah Department of Environmental
Quality
(801)536-4181
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-09-032
May 09
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