X"1^ Brownfields 2009 Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund .2IS/ Grant Fact Sheet Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Wl RECOUERY.GOV 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. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed. On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial and commercial sites. Under both laws in Fiscal Year 2009, EPA will provide financial assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Community Description The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM) was selected to receive two brownfields assessment grants, three brownfields cleanup grants, and a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. Located in eastern Wisconsin along Lake Michigan, Milwaukee (population 596,974) was built around a foundation of robust industrial activity dominated by die cast companies, machine tool manufacturers, and tanneries. The decline in the city's traditional manufacturing base over the last three decades has left numerous vacant and underutilized brownfields. RACM has documented approximately 300 acres of brownfields, including 145 tax-delinquent sites and many small neighborhood sites such as dry cleaners and gas stations. RACM is targeting the city's community development block grant area for assessment. Sixty-nine percent of area residents are minorities, and 28 percent live below the poverty level. Assessment of this area's brownfields will help RACM evaluate levels of contamination and cleanup options. The three sites targeted for cleanup are all in distressed neighborhoods. Assessment Grants $200,000 for hazardous substances (Recovery Act Funding) $200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act Funding) EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide grant funds will be used to perform six Phase I environmental site assessments each for hazardous substances and petroleum sites, and an undetermined number of Phase II assessments. Grant funds also will be used to obtain access to sites and conduct community outreach activities. Cleanup Grants $600,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee for three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the 104 East Nash Street site. This former electroplating facility is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, metals, and PCBs. Grant funds also will be used to clean up the 2055-63 North 30th Street site. With a variety of past uses, the site is contaminated with metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to clean up the 31st and Galena site. The site was used for a variety of commercial and industrial activities and is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and metals. Grant funds from each cleanup grant also will be used to conduct community outreach activities. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $1,000,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Redevelooment Authoritv of United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20450 Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5105T) EPA 560-F-09-077 May 2009 ------- Once the East Nash Street site is cleaned up, the city plans to reuse it as greenspace for the surrounding neighborhood. Once the North 30th Street site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop the site as an urban agricultural business. When the 31st and Galena site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it as a mixed-income residential development. The central portion of the city, targeted by the revolving loan fund (RLF) grant, is the location of a majority of Milwaukee's brownfields. Cleanups funded through the RLF are expected to remove blight from distressed neighborhoods and jump-start neighborhood economic development efforts. the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee will provide loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be used to oversee cleanups and support community involvement activities. 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: Redevelopment Authority of the CityofMilwaukee,WI (414)286-5642 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-09-077 May 2009 ------- |