Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
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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 Coon Rapids was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located just north of
Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Coon Rapids (population
61,956) is a historic community on the Mississippi River
that has seen a significant decrease in its commercial base.
Many of the early commercial and industrial areas, which
experienced growth during the 1960s through the 1990s,
have become outdated and abandoned. The city"s
population has not increased in the past 10 years,
primarily due to an aging community and the low
inventory of quality market-rate housing. The state has
identified nearly 600 sites of potential environmental
concern in the city. Minority residents are
disproportionately concentrated in the areas most
impacted by brownfields. The city has cut staffing and
service levels because of the loss of industry-related jobs
and cuts in funding from state sources, and does not have
the resources for brownfield assessments. Assessment of
brownfields is expected to serve as a catalyst for
redevelopment projects in the target area and leverage
private investment in redevelopment projects.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Coon Rapids for two
brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
conduct a brownfields inventory and perform up
to 10 Phase I and approximately five Phase II
environmental site assessments in the target area
along the five-mile Coon Rapids Boulevard
Corridor. Grant funds also will be used to develop
cleanup plans for two sites and conduct
community outreach activities. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to conduct 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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Coon Rapids,MN
763-767-6458
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-10-113
April 2010
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