Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant  Fact Sheet
               Bothell, WA
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 to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this 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 Bothell was selected to receive a brownfields
cleanup grant. Bothell (population 32,400) will clean up
the target site, which is located along Horse Creek. The
creek discharges into the Sammamish River, a major,
salmon-bearing waterway. The site also is located at the
nexus of a new Bothell downtown district. Within a
one-mile radius of the site, 16 percent of residents live
below King County's median household income. Cleanup
of the site is expected to reduce threats to human health
and the environment, and facilitate transportation
improvements and future redevelopment of the site and
nearby areas. Cleanup also is expected to help determine
and reduce the source of surface water contamination. The
planned reuse of the property includes a roadway and
mixed residential, retail, and public spaces.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the City of Bothell for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the Bothell
                     Landing Commercial Center site, which is located
                     near the intersection of Bothell Way, NE, and
                     Woodinville Drive. The site housed two service
                     stations between the 1930s and the 1970s, and is
                     now used for retail and commercial space. The
                     site is impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons and
                     chlorinated volatile organic compounds. Grant
                     funds also will be used for groundwater cleanup.
                     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 10 Brownfields Team
                     (206)553-7299
                     EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL
                     EANUP.NSF/sites/bf)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Bothell,WA
                     (425) 489-3387

                     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)
EPA560-F-09-192
      May 2009

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