\ Brownfields 2013 Assessment and Cleanup
Grant Fact Sheet
Freeport, IL
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 City of Freeport for two
brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
prioritize sites and perform five Phase I and four
Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant
funds also will be used to develop cleanup plans
for three sites and support community outreach
activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
prioritize sites and perform five Phase I and five
Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant
funds also will be used to develop cleanup plans
for five sites and support community outreach
activities. Target areas for both grants will be the
city's East Side and the Rawleigh Corridor.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Freeport for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up Sites A, B,
and C in the Album Street Corridor on Block 8,
Lichtenberger's Addition. All three sites were
formerly used to manufacture kerosene vapor
lamps, operate an auto repair business, and house
a plating company. Sites A and B are
contaminated with volatile organic compounds
and hazardous chemicals that include arsenic,
cyanide, and mercury. Site C is contaminated with
chemicals that include benzene, cyanide, and
mercury. Grant funds at all three sites also will be
used to conduct health monitoring.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-13-127
May 2013
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the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-4747
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds/)
Grant Recipient: City of Freeport,IL
(815)235-8221
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-13-127
May 2013
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