\ Brownfields 2006 Assessment, Cleanup and
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Fact Sheet
Belvidere, IL
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders 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 Belvidere was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants, a brownfields cleanup
grant, and a brownfields revolving loan fund grant.
Located 75 miles west of Chicago, Belvidere (population
23,352) is experiencing development pressure as the
Chicago population expands west. A target area for
development is the Kishwaukee River Brownfield
Redevelopment Area, a four-parcel, 11-acre brownfield
area in downtown Belvidere on the southern bank of the
Kishwaukee River, which had been a commercial and
industrial job center at the turn of the previous century.
The community has the city's most significant poverty,
devalued property, suburban flight, and potential health
issues. When brownfields are assessed and cleaned up,
they will be part of a mixed-use development project that
will include affordable housing for renters and owners, a
restaurant, residential and commercial mixed use, and
open space. Redevelopment of the city's brownfields will
provide the catalyst for a larger downtown mixed-use
development, restore neighborhood property values,
create jobs, protect the water quality of the Kishwaukee
River, and open up riverfront recreational opportunities.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Belvidere for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances and petroleum grant funds will be used
to perform Phase I and Phase II environmental site
assessments, and cleanup planning for several
sites. Funds also will be used for a health survey,
biomonitoring program, and community
involvement activities.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Belvidere for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the former
American Small Business property at 606 Meadow
Street, which is contaminated with metals,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, manganese,
and PCBs. The site has a 100-year history as a
foundry, and its proximity to the Kishwaukee
River is a concern. Funds also will be used for a
health survey, biomonitoring program, and
community involvement activities.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant
$1,000,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Belvidere for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
from which Belvidere will provide loans and
subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
contaminated with hazardous substances. The
majority of the revolving loan fund will be used at
the Kishwaukee River Brownfield Redevelopment
Area.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-091
May 2006
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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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Belvidere,IL
(815)547-5210
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-091
May 2006
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