Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Delavan, Wl 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. On January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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 Delavan was selected to receive two cleanup grants. This city of 8,100 people has targeted two sites in the city's industrial corridor for cleanup in conjunction with a comprehensive master plan. Most residents of the area surrounding the corridor are young families renting homes or elderly people living on fixed incomes. More than 20 percent are minorities. Residents of the county in which Delavan is located have a per capita income that is 20 percent below that of the surrounding counties. The cleanup and commercial reuse of Site #9 will attract professional services firms to the mixed-use neighborhood and spur cleanup and reuse of the remaining ten parcels in the corridor. Cleanup of the Borg facility will create new open space in an urban neighborhood. The city is conducting community meetings and other community involvement activities to help plan the Ann Street Railroad Corridor redevelopment project. Cleanup Grant $400,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Delavan for two cleanup grants totaling $400,000. The cleanup grants will target the 2.2-acre Borg facility at 902 Wisconsin Street and the 919 Ann Street property, also known as Site #9. Both parcels are former bulk petroleum storage facilities in the city's Ann Street Railroad Corridor. Environmental contaminants at these sites include solvents, petroleum, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 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: Delavan, WI, City of (262) 728-5585 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 500-F-03-081 June 2003 ------- |