Brownfields  2009 Revolving  Loan Fund Grant
               Fact Sheet
              National City, CA
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 National City was selected to receive a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. National City
(population 61,194) is adjacent to San Diego Bay just
south of downtown San Diego. It is estimated that there
are more than  200 brownfield properties within the city
limits, a legacy of industrial land-use activities in the area.
These sites negatively impact local sensitive natural
resources, including San Diego Bay and the Sweetwater
Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, and pose a risk to area
residents. The diverse nature of industrial activity has
resulted in releases of abroad range of contaminants,
including volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds,
PCBs, and heavy metals. About 61 percent of National
City residents  are Hispanic. The median household
income for city residents is 39 percent below the state
median. Cleanups funded through the RLF grant will
reduce exposure to contaminants and create opportunities
for redevelopment.
                     Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                     $800,000 for hazardous substances
                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected the City of National City for a
                     brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                     will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund
                     from which the City of National City will provide
                     loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities
                     for sites contaminated with petroleum and
                     hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be
                     used to document and oversee cleanups.
                     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 9 Brownfields Team
                     (415) 972-3091
                     EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web  site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro  wnfields)

                     Grant Recipient: City of National City,CA
                     (619)336-4255

                     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-09-240
      May 2009

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