Brownfields  2012 Multi-Purpose Grant  Fact
               Sheet
               Missoula County, MT
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.

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 8 Brownfields Team
(303)312-6706
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields/)

Grant Recipient: Missoula County, MT
406-258-3688

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.
                     Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant

                     $279,712 for hazardous substances
                     ($79,712 for assessment; $200,000 for
                     cleanup)

                     EPA has selected Missoula County for a
                     brownfields multi-purpose pilot grant. Hazardous
                     substances grant funds will be used to assess and
                     clean up the Missoula County Courthouse property
                     located at 220 West Broadway. The site is
                     contaminated with metals and inorganic
                     contaminants. Assessment grant funds will be used
                     to conduct a Phase II environmental site
                     assessment, develop a cleanup plan, and engage
                     the community about the project. Cleanup grant
                     funds will be used to clean up the site, conduct air
                     clearance sampling, oversee the cleanup project,
                     and prepare reports. Redevelopment of the
                     Courthouse is expected to enable the County to
                     offer new and improved public services, including
                     a new emergency operations center, a vastly
                     expanded Sheriffs Headquarters, new space for
                     jury deliberation and court mediation,  and four
                     modernized district courtrooms. Redevelopment
                     of this property also is expected to improve the
                     building's energy efficiency and meet LEED
                     accreditation standards.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-12-164
      May 2012

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