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 ------- |