Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact  Sheet
               Brea, 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 City of Brea was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Brea (population 40,176) is located in
Orange County, where the current economic slowdown
has resulted in deep budget cuts. The targeted Brea
"Rails to Trails" project site is a non-operational
railroad right-of-way. The site was used for more than
100 years as a rail line and covers 13 acres in a
commercial, industrial, and residential area. Sensitive
populations expected to use the trail corridor include
school-aged children and senior citizens. Assessment of
the target site will allow the city to determine the extent
of contamination at the site. Eventual site cleanup and
reuse as a recreational trail are expected to expand the
city's park system and connect a wide range of
community amenities.
                   Assessment Grant

                   $141,085 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the City of Brea for a brownfields
                   assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances
                   grant funds will be used to perform a Phase II
                   environmental site assessment of the Brea "Rails to
                   Trails" project site - Union Pacific Railroad portion
                   located between State College and Brea Boulevards.
                   Grant funds also will be used to support 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
                   (213)244-1821
                   EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: City of Brea,CA
                   (714) 671-4403

                   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-10-158
        Apr 10

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