Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact  Sheet
               New Iberia, LA
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 Iberia was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. New Iberia (population
32,981)  was founded by Spaniards in 1779 on the banks
of Bayou Teche in southern Louisiana. The city, a
major tourist destination, was adversely affected by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 and Gustav in
2008. More than 27 percent of residents live below the
poverty  level, which is more than double the national
figure. Family income is 30 percent  less than the
national average. Cleanup of the target site will reduce
threats to human health and the environment and is
expected to result in reuse of the site as community
greenspace and increase interest in redevelopment of
surrounding properties.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the City of New Iberia for a
                   brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
                   will be used to clean up the one-acre Timeless
                   Treasures site at 121 Bridge Street. The former
                   antiques store site has been vacant for several years
                   and was a gasoline station and automobile service
                   shop for almost 40 years. It is contaminated with
                   petroleum and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Grant
                   funds also will be used for community outreach
                   activities. Cleanup will involve a soil in situ green
                   technology that does not require transportation of
                   debris to a landfill.

                   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 6 Brownfields Team
                   (214) 665-6780
                   EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region6/brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: City of New Iberia,LA
                   (337) 369-2300 ext 8

                   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)
EPA560-F-09-181
        May 09

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