) Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Wl
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 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-4747
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/)
Grant Recipient: Redevelopment Authority of the City of
Milwaukee, WI
Cleanup Grant:
414-286-5693
Cleanup Grant:
414-286-8268
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.
Cleanup Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$400,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Redevelopment Authority of
the City of Milwaukee (RACM) for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Esser Paint
site at 1542-46 North 32nd Street and 3131 West
Galena Street. The site is part of a former paint
and stained glass manufacturing complex that has
been vacant since 1999. It is contaminated with
heavy metals, volatile organic compounds,
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and inorganic
contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to
support cleanup planning and community
involvement activities. Petroleum grant funds will
be used to clean up the Century City - Area B and
Area C sites located at 2725 West Hopkins Street.
Historically, these two adjacent parcels were home
to manufacturing facilities that produced auto
frames, military equipment, and electric motors.
They are contaminated with petroleum products.
Grant funds also will be used to support cleanup
planning and community involvement activities.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-12-118
May 2012
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