Brownfields  2010 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
               Daytona Beach,  FL
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 Daytona Beach was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located on the Atlantic
Coast of northeastern Florida, Daytona Beach (population
64,211) has an economy based largely on tourism. In the
current economic downturn, tourism has been one of the
first industries to decline. Passenger traffic at Daytona
Beach International Airport decreased 33 percent between
June 2008 and June 2009, and the amount of tourism
dollars spent in the city during the past few years has
decreased by 8.7 percent. Nearly 25 percent of the city"s
residents live below the poverty level, and 35.6 percent of
residents are African-American. The unemployment rate
in Daytona Beach is higher than the state and national
rates. The four target Community Redevelopment Areas
contain many abandoned and underused sites, including
salvage yards, former gas stations, and manufactured gas
plants. These brownfield sites impact the local tax base
and property values. Brownfield assessments are expected
to promote site cleanup and redevelopment.
                     Assessment Grants

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances
                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected the City of Daytona Beach for
                     two brownfields assessment grants.
                     Community-wide hazardous substances grant
                     funds will be used to inventory brownfield sites,
                     conduct 15 Phase I and three Phase II
                     environmental site assessments, and develop two
                     cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be used to
                     conduct community outreach and public health
                     monitoring activities. Community-wide petroleum
                     grant funds will be used to conduct the same tasks
                     at sites with potential petroleum contamination.
                     The city is targeting four Community
                     Redevelopment Areas for assessment.
                     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
                     (404) 562-8792
                     EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region4/was te/bf)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Daytona Beach,FL
                     386-671-8613

                     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-10-068
      April 2010

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