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Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact
Sheet
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidz
Rancheria, CA
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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. 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 Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the
Trinidad Rancheria was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The Trinidad Rancheria is a
federally recognized Indian Tribe with 250 members
and is located near the City of Trinidad. Members of
the Trinidad Rancheria are descendants of three
northern California tribes: the Yurok, Wiyot, and
Tolowa. The City of Trinidad and the Trinidad
Rancheria depend upon the local tourist economy and
the fishing industry. Members of the Trinidad
Rancheria have household and per capita incomes
below the state median, and 70 percent of adults live
below the poverty level. Subsistence fishing and
seaweed gathering at ancestral sites along the coastline
in Trinidad Bay are essential to physical health and
cultural well-being. The harbor has been designated an
"Area of Special Biological Significance" by the state
for kelp beds located in the bay. When the target site is
cleaned up, the Trinidad Rancheria plans to build a new
pier on the property. The new pier is expected to
provide professional and recreational fishing
opportunities.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
EPA has selected the Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Trinidad Pier
and Harbor at 1 Bay Street, Trinidad. The
60-year-old pier includes a mooring field, boat
launching, and cleaning and maintenance facilities. It
is discharging creosote and creosote-derived
poly cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Trinidad Bay.
Grant funds will be used to deconstruct the pier, and
remove and recycle materials from the site.
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: Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, CA
(707)677-0211
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-09-278
May 09
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