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 Brownfields  2003

 Grant Fact Sheet

          Carson, 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. 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate  mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Carson was selected to receive an assess-
ment grant. Carson (population 89,730) is located in
southern California near the City of Los Angeles.
During the middle of the century, when the area was
an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County, many
environmentally problematic land uses went un-
checked. Seventeen landfills and 88 junkyards now
occupy more than 600 acres in the city. Low-income
neighborhoods grew around these potentially contami-
nated sites, contributing to the area's economic dis-
tress. The racial makeup of the city is unique in that
the African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and
Latino populations each make up greater than 25
percent of the population. The city has been aggres-
sively pursuing the development of a 93-acre area
known as the  110/405 Mixed Use Project. This area
   Assessment Grant
   $200,000 for petroleum

   EPA has selected the City of Carson for a
   brownfields assessment grant. The city intends to
   use grant funds to plan for and conduct targeted
   Phase II environmental site assessments at
   several sites located within the 110/405 Mixed
   Use Project that are potentially contaminated
   with petroleum products.
   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 Carson, CA
   310-233-4800

   Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
   of Carson also received brownfields funding for assessment
   and revolving loan fund grants.

   The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
   negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
   are subject to change.
currently houses landfills, a material waste recycling
facility, and other businesses such as a nursery and
auto auction facility. The area has great redevelopment
potential because of its proximity to major transporta-
tion arteries. The city hopes to redevelop the site into a
large-scale retail, light industrial, and entertainment
complex, which will create an estimated 4,400 new
jobs.
                                                   Solid Waste and
                                                   Emergency Response
                                                   (5105T)
                         EPA 500-F-03-064
                         June 2003
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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