Brownfields 201 1  Cleanup Grant  Fact Sheet
    ™          Jersey C/fy Redevelopment Agency, NJ
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 Jersey City Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Located directly
across the Hudson River from New York City, Jersey
City (population 241,789) was once a thriving
manufacturing center and shipping port. It was part of a
transportation hub that included rail yards and the
former Morris Canal. Today, more than a third of the
city's acreage has been identified as potential or known
brownfields. Sites range from very small lots to
properties larger than 200 acres. The city's population
density is approximately 200 times the national
average. Almost 19 percent of residents live below the
poverty level, and 66 percent of residents are
minorities. When the targeted Dwight and Ocean site is
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with 70 units
of affordable housing with Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $200,000 for petroleum

                   EPA has selected the Jersey City Redevelopment
                   Agency for a brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum
                   grant funds will be used to clean up the Dwight and
                   Ocean site at 451-457 Ocean Avenue and 79-81
                   Dwight Street. The 0.4-acre property was formerly
                   used for residential and retail purposes and as a
                   service station. It is contaminated with
                   petroleum-related products. Grant funds will be used
                   to remove four underground storage tanks, dispose
                   of contaminated soil, and conduct 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 2 Brownfields Team
                   (212) 637-3260
                   EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region2/brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: Jersey City Redevelopment
                   Agency ,NJ
                   (201) 547-5604

                   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)
E PA 560-F-128-024
         May 11

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