] Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Los Angeles Community 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 Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Los Angeles was selected to receive two brownfields
cleanup grants. The Redevelopment Agency, which
serves the City of Los Angeles (population 3.8 million),
will clean up the Slauson Wall site in South Los
Angeles, an area disproportionately impacted by
brownfields and other environmental issues. The high
number of current and former industrial properties has
left a legacy of contaminated sites. Almost 98 percent
of area residents are Hispanic, Latino, or
African-American. The median family income is less
than half the national average, and 39 percent of
residents live below the poverty level. The
Redevelopment Agency was required to pay $84
million to address the state's budget deficit, resulting in
cutbacks in programs such as brownfield cleanups.
When the Slauson Wall site is cleaned up, the Agency
plans to redevelop it with affordable housing, a park,
and a school. The Redevelopment Agency also will
clean up the Wilmington Industrial Park site in
Wilmington. The target site is located over the 1920-era
Wilmington Oil Field, where a number of inactive and
vacant oil drilling sites are located near residential
areas. Approximately 90 percent of area residents are
Hispanic, Latino, or African-American. The median
Cleanup Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Los Angeles for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Slauson Wall
Multi-Use Development site at S. Los Angeles and
Wall Streets. The site has been used since the early
1920s for a variety of industrial purposes, including
manufacturing, printing, and metal plating. The site
is contaminated with volatile organic compounds,
tetrachoroethene, and xylenes. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Wilmington Industrial
Park Block 27 site at 522 N. McFarland Avenue in
the Wilmington community. The site was previously
used as a marine salvage business and is
contaminated with petroleum products. Grant funds
also will be used at both sites to install and operate a
soil vapor extraction system, and conduct
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3364
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Los Angeles,CA
(213) 977-2687
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-128-121
May 11
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family income is less than half the national average, and
41 percent of residents live below the poverty level.
When the target site is cleaned up, the Agency plans to
redevelop it for industrial use. Cleanup and
redevelopment are expected to encourage new private
investment and increase property values.
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