Brownfields 201 1  Assessment Grant  Fact Sheet
    ™          Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Located in southern
California, Los Angeles (population 3.8 million) has many
urban areas affected by brownfields. The city is targeting
the Wilmington and Pacoima neighborhoods, which are
residential areas near industrial sites and oil fields.
Located near the Port of Los Angeles, Wilmington is
highly industrialized. It has a history of oil production
dating back to the 1920s and contains many active and
inactive oil wells. On the northern edge of the city,
Pacoima contains landfills and large vacant parcels that
have turned into illegal dumps. In these areas, open land
is lacking due to crowded housing conditions. Residents
in both neighborhoods are predominantly minorities and
have lower per capita income and higher poverty rates
than the nation. Assessment of brownfields will help the
city identify human health risks and is expected to
facilitate redevelopment plans. Redevelopment plans
include the creation of affordable housing in Wilmington,
and a riverfront walkway, bicycle route, and parks in
Pacoima.
                     Assessment Grants

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

                     EPA has selected the City of Los Angeles for two
                     brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                     hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds
                     will be used to perform six Phase I and four Phase
                     II environmental site assessments. Grant funds
                     also will be used to conduct cleanup planning,
                     prioritize brownfields, and support 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 9 Brownfields Team
                     415-972-3364
                     EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Los Angeles,CA
                     (213) 978-0872

                     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-128-119
       May 2011

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