Brownfields  2009 Assessment  Grant Fact  Sheet
               Weiv Smyrna Beach, FL
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 City of New Smyrna Beach was selected to receive
two brownfields assessment grants. First settled in
1768, New Smyrna Beach (population 23,161) is one of
the oldest European-settled communities in Florida. In
1892, the arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway
enhanced the area's economy, which was based on the
tourism, citrus, and commercial fishing industries. New
Smyrna Beach became an ideal retirement community
and a bustling tourist destination. Recent financial
declines, however, have affected the city's economy.
The number of tourists has decreased, businesses have
closed, and every corridor in the city has potential
brownfields that blight New Smyrna Beach's natural
beauty. Many of these sites are located near residential
retirement communities or adjacent to the city's
waterways and beaches. The city's retired and elderly
residents are more susceptible to environmental impacts
from brownfield sites. Brownfield assessments are the
first step in identifying and reducing threats to human
health and the environment, and will help the city
develop appropriate cleanup and reuse plans.
                   Assessment Grants

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances
                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the City of New Smyrna Beach for
                   two brownfields assessment grants.
                   Community-wide hazardous substances and
                   petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct 10
                   Phase I and 5 Phase II environmental site
                   assessments. Grant funds also will be used to
                   conduct cleanup planning and support community
                   outreach activities.

                   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: City of New Smyrna Beach,FL
                   (386)424-2112

                   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-09-231
        May 09

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