] Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Lincoln West Haymarket Joint Public Agency, Lincoln, NE
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.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Lincoln West
Haymarket Joint Public Agency for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the former
Scrap Metal Recycling Facility located at 550 N
Street, and the Jaylynn Former Manufactured Gas
Plant and Lumber Yard located at 660 N Street.
The former scrap metal recycling facility site also
has been used for bulk oil storage and railroad
operations, and is contaminated with volatile
organic compounds, heavy metals, and PCBs. The
former manufactured gas plant site also has been
used as a lumber yard and scrap metal recycling
facility, and is contaminated with volatile organic
compounds and heavy metals. Grant funds also
will be used to support community outreach
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 7 Brownfields Team
913-551-7357
EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region07/cl
eanup/brownfields/index.htm)
Grant Recipient: City of Lincoln West Haymarket
Joint Public Agency,NE
(402)441-7855
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
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