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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
West Sacramento, CA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of West Sacramento (population 36,600) was
selected to receive an assessment grant. Assessment
grant funds will be focused on the blighted and eco-
nomically stagnant West Capitol Avenue Corridor area.
Prior to construction of Interstate/Business 80, the
corridor was the main route between Sacramento and
the San Francisco Region. West Capitol Avenue was
filled with highway commercial services, including gas
stations, repair shops, wrecking yards, motels, restau-
rants, and dry cleaners. When the major transportation
route moved to 1-80, the corridor became stagnant and
is now in a state of decline. Forty-two percent of West
Capitol Avenue Corridor residents have annual house-
hold incomes of less than $20,000, and the area has a
12 percent unemployment rate. The city plans to
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substance
EPA has selected the City of West Sacramento
for a brownfields assessment grant. The city will
use grant funds to conduct Phase I and Phase II
assessments of properties in the blighted and
economically stagnant West Capitol Avenue
Corridor area, which fell into decline with the
construction of a major new transportation route
through the city. Grant funds will also be used to
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 at:
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3188
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
Grant Recipient: City of West Sacramento, CA
916-617-4555
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
of West Sacramento 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.
redevelop the area as a central corridor with a dynamic
mix of retail and office development including housing,
transportation, and public facilities. The project entails
a community outreach effort that will provide ample
opportunities for community involvement.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA500-F-03-214
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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