Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Red Wing, MN
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 Red Wing was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in southeast
Minnesota on the west bank of the Mississippi River, Red
Wing (population 15,625) was developed in the
mid-to-late 19th century with a heavy emphasis on
industrial development, including pottery and shoe
manufacturing. Many of the industries began on the
Mississippi River frontage and tributary rivers and
streams. These industrial uses have left a significant
legacy of environmental contamination and sites on which
industrial wastes have been disposed. The state has
identified 600 sites of potential environmental concern in
the city, many in areas with the highest numbers of
minority and low-income residents. In recent years, the
city has lost more than 800 industry-related jobs and
continues to face layoffs. The city"s median household
income is lower than the state average, and reduced state
funding has forced city budget and staff cuts. Brownfield
assessments will support the goals of the city"s
Downtown Action Plan, and are expected to facilitate
redevelopment and leverage private investment.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Red Wing for two
brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
conduct a brownfields inventory and perform up
to 10 Phase I and up to five Phase II environmental
site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to
develop cleanup plans for two sites and conduct
community outreach activities. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to conduct the same tasks at
sites with potential petroleum contamination.
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 Red Wing,MN
651-385-3617
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-10-195
April 2010
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