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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Lancaster County, PA
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. Addition-
ally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
Lancaster County was selected to receive an assess-
ment grant. The county (population 470,700) is known
for its fertile farmland and its Amish and Mennonite
religious communities. In addition to a vital agricultural
industry, Lancaster County is home to more than 800
manufacturing firms, which employ about a third of the
county's workforce. The 60 municipalities in the
county all have populations under 100,000. Through its
Land Recycling Initiative, the county has built partner-
ships with a wide range of stakeholders involved in
brownfields redevelopment. This grant will continue
work begun under a previous brownfields assessment
grant to promote sustainable reuse of brownfields in
the county.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Lancaster County for a
brownfields assessment grant. The county will
use hazardous substances grant funds for up to
five Phase I assessments and two Phase II
assessments at sites to be selected from the
county's brownfields inventory. Petroleum
funding will be used to conduct up to five Phase I
assessments and up to two Phase II assessments
of sites with potential petroleum contamination.
Areas to be targeted include the City of
Lancaster, boroughs within the county, and inner-
ring suburbs.
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 3 Brownfields Team
215-814-3129
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Grant Recipient: Lancaster County, PA
717-299-8333
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, Lancaster
County has received brownfields funding for assessment
grants.
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)
EPA500-F-03-118
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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