Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Marysville, WA
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 Marysville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in the Central Puget
Sound region, Marysville (population 31,938) is
approximately 30 miles north of Seattle. For much of its
existence, the city had been a rural area known for
farms and lumber production. Although farms still
operate, the logging industry is no longer a factor in the
local economy. Brownfields that resulted from the city's
sawmill heritage and numerous vehicle service centers
now blight the downtown core. Two area mills have
closed within the past two years and remain vacant. In
addition to contributing to economic blight in the city
core, the mill closings resulted in job losses. The city's
per capita income is lower than the state and national
averages. Brownfields contamination may be affecting
the fishing and environmental resources of the
American Indian Tulalip Tribes reservation, which is
directly west of the city. When the target former
sawmill site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it
as a mixed-use commercial, office, and residential area.
Redevelopment is expected to strengthen the
downtown's role as a business and commercial center,
stimulate investment in the city, and create jobs.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Marysville for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Crown
Pacific/Interfor Pacific site at 60 State Avenue. The
vacant 10.1-acre property historically was a sawmill,
log yard, and boat manufacturing facility. It is
contaminated with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, methylene chloride, and waste motor
oil. Grant funds also will be used to conduct
groundwater monitoring and 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 10 Brownfields Team
(206)553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/
sites/bf)
Grant Recipient: City of Marysville,WA
(360)363-8000
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-09-232
May 09
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