Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant  Fact Sheet
               Clinton County, Ml
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

Clinton County was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. Located in Michigan's heartland,
Clinton County (population 69,909) transitioned from a
primarily agricultural to a manufacturing-based economy
in response to the growth of the automotive industry. As
the automotive industry declined, the county experienced
massive job losses and plant closures. This economic
downturn created numerous brownfield sites located
primarily in areas with sensitive populations. The state has
documented about 1,200 brownfields in Clinton County.
The county has identified an additional 300 sites,
including salvage yards, dry cleaners, and auto repair
shops. These sites pose potential threats to the health and
welfare of residents and to the rivers, streams, and
sensitive wildlife habitats in the area. The county has a
higher unemployment rate and lower median household
income than the national averages. Brownfield
assessments are expected to support the county"s efforts to
facilitate cleanup and redevelopment planning.
                     Assessment Grants

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

                     EPA has selected Clinton County for two
                     brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                     hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
                     perform 10 Phase I and eight Phase II
                     environmental site assessments and eight baseline
                     environmental assessments. Petroleum grant funds
                     will be used to perform eight Phase I and seven
                     Phase  II environmental site assessments and six
                     baseline environmental assessments. Grant funds
                     also will be used for cleanup planning and
                     community outreach 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).

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

                     Grant Recipient: Clinton County,MI
                     517-669-1345

                     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-10-101
      April 2010

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