Brownfields 2009 Assessment Grant  Fact Sheet
               Lewisville, TX
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 Lewisville was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Lewisville (population
92,850)  is a Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
suburb. The city was an agricultural center that saw
rapid industrial and commercial development beginning
in the 1950s. The areas most saturated with these uses
have been designated as Brownfields  Planning Areas,
and make up roughly 30 percent of the city's surface
area. The city also is home to three active landfills and
one inactive landfill, which encompass more than 1,200
acres. Many businesses have recently left the area.
Brownfield assessments are expected to alleviate
environmental concerns at several sites in the city and
facilitate their redevelopment.
                   Assessment Grants

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances
                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the City of Lewisville for two
                   brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                   hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
                   inventory brownfields, and conduct 20 Phase I and 3
                   Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds
                   also will be used to identify potential cleanup
                   approaches and support community outreach
                   activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
                   conduct the same tasks at sites with potential
                   petroleum contamination.

                   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 Lewisville,TX
                   (972)219-3417

                   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-09-210
        May 09

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