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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
St. Paul, MN
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA'sBrownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield 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. On January 11, 2002, President George
W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields 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 St. Paul was selected to receive two
cleanup grants. The city has targeted brownfields
properties that will link several neighborhoods and the
downtown with 85 miles of bicycle and pedestrian
trails. The projects also will restore a natural conser-
vation area and provide access to two ceremonial
caves of cultural significance to the Mdewakanton
Dakota Community. The minority population of this
formerly industrialized area nearly doubled between
1990 and 2000, and with rising unemployment, about 16
percent of residents now live in poverty. Communities
surrounding the targeted properties have been guiding
the revitalization of the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary,
and a large number of partners are involved in the
cleanup and reuse. The steering committee of the
Cleanup Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances "
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of St. Paul for cleanup
grants totaling $400,000. The cleanup grants will
be used to clean up hazardous substances on the
10-acre Recreation Property and petroleum on
the Conservation Property, both of which are
part of the 27-acre Bruce Vento Nature Sanctu-
ary along the Mississippi River. These sites are
contaminated with heavy metals and polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or petroleum
related to former industrial and railroad 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 at:
www.epa.gov/brownfields.
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of St. Paul, MN
651-266-8510
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
of St. Paul has not received brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
Lower Phalen Creek Project will continue to spear-
head outreach and community involvement activities.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-03-195
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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