^ Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Silver City, NM
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 Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Silver City for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Silver City
Waterworks site at 1721 Little Walnut Road. The
property was built in 1887 as the town
's first water supply. It also has been used
as a maintenance shop and storage area,
but is currently vacant. The site is
contaminated with heavy metals and
inorganic contaminants.
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 6 Brownfields Team
(214)665-3172
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf
/brownfields/index.html)
Grant Recipient: Town of Silver City,NM
575-534-6368
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-13-176
May 2013
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