\    Brownfields 2010 Assessment and  Cleanup
               Grant Fact Sheet
               Saint Paul Port Authority,  MN
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 Saint Paul Port Authority was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants and three brownfields
cleanup grants. Saint Paul (population 287,151) has about
1,000 acres of brownfields that range in size from less
than an acre to dozens of acres. They are mostly
concentrated along transportation corridors where large
industrial job centers were formerly located, and are
sources of contamination that threaten residents,
groundwater, and the Mississippi River. Job losses due to
the closing and downsizing of major manufacturing
facilities have altered the economic and cultural
landscape of the target areas.  These areas have great
ethnic and cultural diversity. Approximately 50 percent of
residents are minorities, including African-Americans,
Latinos, and Hmong, and  19 percent of residents live
below the poverty level. One  of the key strategies  of the
city"s Comprehensive Plan is the redevelopment of five
corridors, including the target areas for assessment and
cleanup. Assessment of brownfields is expected to
determine contaminants of concern, facilitate
implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, and catalyze
redevelopment. When the 3M Parcel 2, 4, and 5 sites are
cleaned up, the Port Authority plans to redevelop them for
light industrial use that is expected to create more  than
500 jobs.
                     Assessment Grants $200,000 for
                     hazardous substances $200,000 for
                     petroleum
                     EPA has selected the Saint Paul Port Authority for
                     two brownfields assessment grants.
                     Community-wide hazardous substances grant
                     funds will be used to perform from six to 10 Phase
                     I and four to six Phase II environmental site
                     assessments in three target areas: the Phalen, Great
                     Northern, and Rice Street Corridors. Grant funds
                     also will be used to prepare two to four cleanup
                     plans and conduct community involvement
                     activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
                     conduct the same tasks at sites with potential
                     petroleum contamination. Cleanup Grants
                     $600,000 for hazardous substances EPA has
                     selected the Saint Paul Port Authority for three
                     brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to  clean up 3M Parcel 2 at
                     Arcade Street and Minnehaha Avenue. The
                     12.1-acre site was formerly a lumber yard,
                     printing facility, and tape manufacturing plant,
                     and is contaminated with volatile organic
                     compounds. Grant funds also will be used to clean
                     up 3M Parcel 4 at 900 Bush Avenue. The 5.4-acre
                     site was formerly a lumber and steel
                     manufacturing facility and  an abrasives factory,
                     and is contaminated with benzene and arsenic.
                     Grant funds also will be used to clean up 3M
                     Parcel 5 at 878 Russell Street. The  11.4-acre
                     property was formerly a lumber company, iron
                     foundry, and machine shop. It is contaminated
                     with metals and volatile organic compounds.
                     Grant funds for all three sites also will be used to
                     conduct community involvement activities.
                     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).
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-10-115
      April 2010

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                                                        EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
                                                        (312)886-7576
                                                        EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                                                        (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)

                                                        Grant Recipient: Saint Paul Port Authority,MN
                                                        (651)224-5686

                                                        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-10-115
      April 2010

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