\ Brownfields 2013 Assessment and Cleanup
Grant Fact Sheet
**««* Greenville County Redevelopment Authority, SC
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.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Greenville County
Redevelopment Authority for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to prioritize
sites and conduct at least seven Phase I and three
Phase II environmental site assessments. Grants
also will be used to develop cleanup plans for
selected sites and conduct community outreach
activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
conduct the same tasks at sites with potential
petroleum contamination.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Greenville County
Redevelopment Authority for two brownfields
cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to clean up the former Poe Mill
Historical Plaza and the former Poe Mill
Educational Park located at the intersection of
Buncombe Road and A Street. These parcels were
once part of a larger property that operated as a
textile mill from 1896 to 1977. Assessments
conducted on the properties indicate the presence
of semi-volatile organic compounds and metals in
surface soil. 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 4 Brownfields Team
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-13-100
May 2013
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(404) 562-8789
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcr
a/bflr/brownfields.html)
Grant Recipient: Greenville County
Redevelopment Authority, SC
(864) 242-980 lext 115
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-13-100
May 2013
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