A \ Brownfields 2009 Assessment Grant
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Camden Redevelopment Agency, NJ
RECOUERY.GOV
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. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into
law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our
economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law
provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to
award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial
and commercial sites. Under this law, EPA will provide
financial assistance to eligible applicants through four
competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving
loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The Camden Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive two brownfields assessment grants. The City of
Camden (population 79,904) is a city with many historic
firsts, including the first commercial recording studio,
color TV, and drive-in movie. During World War II, it
was home to the largest, most productive shipyard in the
world. Today, this eight square-mile, densely populated
municipality contains at least 210 brownfield sites. The
majority of catalogued sites contain petroleum
contamination and historic fill with elevated levels of
metals and poly cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These
substances are found throughout the soils and
groundwater. The Agency is targeting the Interstate 676
and Federal Street Corridors, where about 54 percent of
families live below the poverty level. Eighty to 90 percent
of corridor residents are minorities. Brownfield
assessments are expected to facilitate site cleanup and
eventual reuse. The Agency plans to redevelop the
corridors with light industrial parks.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
$200,000 for petroleum (Recovery Act
Funding)
EPA has selected the Camden Redevelopment
Agency for two brownfields assessment grants.
Community-wide hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to conduct 10 Phase I and 4
Phase II environmental site assessments along the
Interstate 676 and Federal Street Corridors. Grant
funds also will be used to support community
outreach activities. Petroleum grant funds will be
used to perform the same tasks at sites with
potential petroleum contamination.
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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-4358
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Camden Redevelopment
Agency ,NJ
(856)757-7313
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-09-170
May 2009
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