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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Delavan, Wl
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 Delavan (population 7,956) was selected to
receive five brownfields cleanup grants. The five
target properties are all part of the Ann Street
Brownfield Railroad Corridor, a four-block, approxi-
mately 14-acre corridor of light industrial/commercial
properties in a mixed-use area within one-quarter of a
mile of historic downtown Delavan. The corridor is
considered low- to moderate-income and has become a
stable residential area for much of the city's Hispanic
population. Twenty-five percent of the residents in the
surrounding neighborhood (population 1,077) are
Hispanic. More than 16 percent are low-income. Over
the years, the rail corridor housed a variety of manu-
facturing operations, bulk oil storage firms, auto paint
Cleanup Grants
$1,000,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Delavan for five
brownfields cleanup grants. The cleanup grants
will be used to clean up groundwater and soil
contamination, involving chlorinated solvents,
aromatic hydrocarbons, and metals, at five
properties (725, 829, 915, and 917 Ann Street and
231 South Seventh Street), reflecting five separate
cleanup grants, in the Ann Street Brownfield
Railroad Corridor.
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: Delavan, WI
262-728-1891
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
and salvage facilities, consumer cooperatives handling
creosote, grain, and chemicals, and a rail yard depot,
fueling and storage area. These operations have left
behind contaminated, blighted properties that pose a
health and safety threat to the community. Redevelop-
ment plans for the area include a mix of high-density
land uses, including commercial, retail, residential, and
greenspace. Preliminary assessments indicate that the
tax base within this corridor would increase at least
$250,000 if the blight were removed.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-126
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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