Brownfields  2011  Revolving  Loan  Fund Grant
               Fact Sheet
               WestAllis, 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.

Community Description

The City of West Allis was selected to receive a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. West Allis
(population 60,600), a first-ring suburb of Milwaukee, has
been impacted by its long history as an industrial
community and the presence of former industrial and
commercial facilities, including closed foundries and
properties currently used as salvage yards. The
environmental impacts and blight associated with these
brownfields have affected the city's growth efforts and
resulted in the decline of adjacent neighborhoods. The
loss of large manufacturing facilities has caused
economic hardship. Between 1997 and 2007, the number
of manufacturing jobs in West Allis declined by 51
percent. Cleanup and redevelopment conducted through
the RLF grant are expected to attract new investment to
West Allis, help the city grow, and create jobs for
residents.
                     Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                     $750,000 for hazardous substances
                     $250,000 for petroleum
                     EPA has selected the City of West Allis for a
                     brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                     will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
                     from which the City of West Allis will provide
                     loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities
                     for sites contaminated with hazardous substances
                     and petroleum. Grant funds also will be used for
                     marketing, cleanup planning, and community
                     involvement activities. The city will focus on the
                     Eastern Industrial Corridor and a truck terminal
                     corridor along the city's busiest highway.
                     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 West Allis,WI
                     (414) 302-8468

                     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)
E PA 560-F-128-096
       May 2011

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