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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Tucson, AZ
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, the President
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 pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Tucson was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. The majority of the
city's brownfields are located in or near the historically
significant, but underutilized and deteriorating down-
town area, including the Rio Nuevo District. About
19,108 of Tucson's 486,699 residents live in the Rio
Nuevo District target area, which is a federally desig-
nated Empowerment Zone. Forty percent of target
area residents are minorities, and 57 percent live in
low-income households. The district's unemployment
rate of eight percent is higher than that of the city as a
whole. The city is planning to redevelop the bulk oil
facility into a mixed-use retail and residential complex.
The maintenance facility will be transformed into
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Tucson for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to perform expanded Phase I site assess-
ments at a bulk oil storage facility and a bus
maintenance and refueling garage located in the
city's Rio Nuevo District. The funds also will be
used for community outreach and, if necessary,
for cleanup planning and selection.
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: Tucson, AZ
520-791-5414
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
greenspace that will complement the nearby re-
creation of the Mission San Agustin, which was the
first building in Tucson. The retail stores and the tourist
complex are expected to provide increased employ-
ment opportunities for local residents.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-098
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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