Brownfields 2011  Assessment  Grant Fact Sheet
                      , NV
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 Carlin was selected to  receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Carlin (population
2,322) is a small community in rural Elko County, in
northeastern Nevada on the banks of the Humboldt
River. The city initially was founded as a railroad town
and became the terminus for the Central Pacific
Railroad. Due to the decline in the railroad industry, the
facility closed in the mid-1900s, leaving behind vacant
land with known or suspected contamination. There
also are  298 mines in Elko County, many with
unsecured hazards. These mines are sources of air, soil,
groundwater, and surface water contamination.
Contamination from mining and railroad activities
poses potential threats to community health and the
area's water quality. The 10.9 percent unemployment
rate in Carlin is significantly higher than the county and
national rates. Brownfield assessments are expected to
increase public awareness and understanding of
contamination at sites, and facilitate eventual site
cleanup  and redevelopment.
                   Assessment Grants

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

                   EPA has selected the City of Carlin for two
                   brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                   hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
                   prioritize brownfield sites throughout the city and
                   perform at least nine Phase I and at least four Phase
                   II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
                   will be used to enforce institutional controls and
                   conduct community outreach and cleanup planning
                   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 9 Brownfields Team
                   415-972-3364
                   EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields)

                   Grant Recipient: City of Carlin,NV
                   775-754-6354

                   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-128-125
         May 11

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