^    Brownfields 2011  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Council Bluffs, IA
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 Council Bluffs was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located along the Missouri
River in western Iowa, Council Bluffs (population 58,588)
has had significant links to agriculture and heavy
machinery manufacturing. The area's railroad system
encouraged industrial  facilities to locate along the rail
lines that traverse the community. The Katelman Foundry
opened in 1925 to manufacture farm implement products,
and later converted to  producing essential products for
World War II. Its abrupt closing in 2005 left behind many
underused buildings across properties in the midst of an
established residential neighborhood. Known and
perceived contamination at the site deters potential
investment in the area and surrounding  neighborhoods.
The target area has a median household income of
$28,315, and 19.8 percent of residents live below the
poverty level. Cleanup of the target site will reduce threats
to neighborhood residents and is expected to allow the
city to move forward with plans to redevelop the site into
greenspace and a community garden.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the City of Council Bluffs for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the former
                     Katelman Foundry site along 2nd and 3rd Avenues
                     and 11th Street. The 3.8-acre site was used for
                     metal fabrication and foundry activities for 80
                     years. Site soil and groundwater are contaminated
                     with metals, organic contaminants, and other
                     hazardous materials. Grant funds also will be used
                     to conduct 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
                     (800) 223-0425
                     EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region7/cle anup/brownfields
                     )
                     Grant Recipient: City of Council Bluffs,IA
                     (712) 328-4629

                     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)
EPA560-F-128-105
       May 2011

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