Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant  Fact Sheet
               Cftar/otte, NC
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 Charlotte was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in southwestern
North Carolina, Charlotte (population 687,456) has
been one of the fastest growing cities in the south. In its
effort to expand redevelopment to areas outside of the
center city, Charlotte is targeting the Business Corridor
Revitalization Area (BCRA) for assessments. The
BCRA is home to more than 400 potential brownfield
sites, including 100-acre rail yards, 45 dry cleaning
operations, 163 leaking petroleum underground storage
tank sites, and dozens of other industrial properties. The
area also contains 200 miles of creeks and streams and
1,400 acres of parks and greenspace. Runoff from
potentially contaminated sites flows into the creeks,
which flow through five parks used primarily by
minority and low-income residents. Brownfield
assessments are a key step toward realizing the city"s
goal to create a safe and prosperous environment for
BCRA residents, and are expected to  spur site cleanup
and redevelopment.
                   Assessment Grants

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

                   EPA has selected the City of Charlotte for two
                   brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                   hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will
                   be used to conduct 14 Phase I and 12 Phase II
                   environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
                   will be used for cleanup planning and 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 4 Brownfields Team
                   (404) 562-8792
                   EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
                   (http: //www. epa.gov/region4/waste/bf)

                   Grant Recipient: City of Charlotte,NC
                   704-336-3602

                   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-10-078
        Apr 10

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