Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact
Sheet
Sandusky, OH
RECOUERY.GOV
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 City of Sandusky was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Sandusky (population
27,844) is located in northern Ohio on the shore of
Lake Erie. The city has had a long and prosperous
heritage of industrial and commercial activity that was
facilitated by shipping and rail access near Lake Erie.
In recent years, the city has experienced more losses
related to industry closings than other cities in the
region. There are currently 55 acres of vacant, industrial
brownfields in Sandusky. They pose threats to the
health of area residents and to Lake Erie and East
Sandusky Bay, the city's major sources of water. More
than 15 percent of the population lives below the
poverty level. Cleanup of the former Sandusky Cabinets
site is expected to minimize threats to human health and
the environment from petroleum contamination, and
help the city move forward with redevelopment of the
property.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the City of Sandusky for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the former Sandusky
Cabinets site at 513 East Washington and 430 East
Market Streets. Former uses of the vacant site
include a lumber yard, a wood and metal cabinetry
manufacturing facility, and a filling station and auto
repair facility. The site is contaminated with
petroleum hydrocarbons and volatile and
semi-volatile organic compounds. Grant funds also
will be used for community involvement 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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Sandusky,OH
(419) 627-5827
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-09-039
May 09
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