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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Buckley, WA
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. 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. 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 Buckley was selected to receive a cleanup
grant. This city of 4,410 people has targeted a down-
town site for cleanup and reuse as a multi-use public
park. Unemployment in this community of low- to
moderate-income residents is higher than the state
average. Cleanup of the stockpile is necessary prior to
infrastructure improvements and creation of a pro-
posed Buckley/White River Multi-Use Skate Park,
which is expected to attract new businesses to the
downtown and help spur the local economy. The
Buckley /White River Community and other local
groups that have already been involved in the cleanup
and reuse planning will continue to be involved in the
project.
Cleanup Grant
$64,750 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Buckley for a
cleanup grant totaling $64,750. The cleanup
grant will target a 55,000-square-foot contami-
nated soil stockpile located next to the U.S. Post
Office on South River Avenue in downtown
Buckley. Formerly a right-of-way for the
railroad, this city-owned property now contains a
pile of construction waste. Soil tests reveal
petroleum in the stockpile, which came from an
old gas station.
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 10 Brownfields Team
206-553-2100
http://www.epa.gov/rlOearth click on
"Superfund," scroll down, and click on
"Brownfields"
Grant Recipient: City of Buckley, WA
360-829-1921x200
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
of Buckley 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.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-061
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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