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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Bay City, Ml
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. Addition-
ally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
Bay City was selected to receive a brownfields
cleanup grant. Bay City (population 36,817) is a port
city in eastern Michigan with access to Lake Huron via
Saginaw Bay. In its early years, the city flourished as
a lumber processing center, and later, the city's
economy was based on automobile component manu-
facturing, heavy machine operations, and shipbuilding.
The decline of the city's industrial facilities in recent
years has resulted in numerous vacant industrial sites
adjacent to the riverfront. Bay City has a median
household income 31 percent below the state average.
The city recently purchased 48 contiguous acres of
downtown waterfront property and is preparing a plan
for constructing a mixed-use development known as
Uptown at RiversEdge. Significant cleanup activities
Cleanup Grant
£003
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Bay City for a brownfields
cleanup grant. Grant funds will be used to clean
up petroleum contamination at the Labadie
property, which is one of the properties that the
city intends to redevelop as part of the Uptown
at RiversEdge waterfront redevelopment project.
Grant funds also will be used to conduct commu-
nity outreach and health monitoring.
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: Bay City, MI
989-894-8159
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, Bay City
has received brownfields funding for an assessment grant.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
will be necessary to prepare the Labadie property for
redevelopment. The site is contaminated with petro-
leum products from its historical use as an automobile
body shop. The city hopes that the Uptown at
RiversEdge complex will create jobs, attract visitors to
the city's riverfront, and spur reinvestment in a blighted
neighborhood.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-054
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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