Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Emeryville Redevelopment Agency, 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. 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 Emeryville Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive three brownfields cleanup grants. Located in the
heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, Emeryville
(population 10,000) is a geographically small city
bisected by four freeways, two state highways, and the
Union Pacific Railroad line. Located on the densely
populated Bay shore, the city is a historically industrial
area with limited open space. Emeryville is rapidly
redeveloping into a commercial and residential
community with a diverse population that is growing at
a rate expected to be more than twice the rate of
Alameda County. The median household income of
residents is significantly less than that of the county.
The city is focusing on development of additional
housing and creation of park and recreational facilities.
When the Horton Landing Park site is cleaned up, the
Agency plans to construct a pedestrian bicycle bridge
that will connect the Park Avenue District with the Bay
Street retail and residential development. Cleanup of the
Greenway at 59th Street is expected to close the last gap
in the northern portion of the Emeryville Greenway.
When the 48th Street Community Garden site is cleaned
up, the Agency plans to use it as a community garden
that will be designed, built, and maintained by
volunteers. Cleanup of the three sites is expected to
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Emeryville Redevelopment
Agency for three brownfields cleanup grants.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
clean up Horton Landing Park on Horton Street near
Stanford Avenue and 53rd Street. The vacant site
was previously used as part of a railyard and its
groundwater is contaminated with arsenic, cadmium,
and volatile organic compounds. Hazardous
substances grant funds also will be used to clean up
the Greenway at 59th Street. The vacant site is part
of the Emeryville Greenway in the North Hollis
neighborhood and has been contaminated by spills
and weed abatement. Hazardous substances grant
funds also will be used to clean up the 48th Street
Community Garden at 1042 48th Street. The vacant
site was originally part of Temescal Creek before the
creek was channelized. It is contaminated with
metals spilled from adjacent properties and from
contaminated backfill.
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: City of Emeryville Redevelopment
Agency,CA
(510)596-4356
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-09-281
May 09
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