^ Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Sutter Creek, 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 Sutter Creek was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Sutter Creek (population
2,300) is a small community in California's historic
Mother Lode mining district in the Sierra Nevada
foothills. It grew and flourished with an economy based
on the hard rock gold mining industry and later, the timber
industry. The last mines closed in the 1950s, and the
timber industry is now only a minor employer. Since the
close of the mining industry and downturn in the timber
industry, the economy of Sutter Creek has stagnated. The
city now depends on its attraction as a historic gold
country town with employment in the tourism and service
industries. The Knight Foundry Complex was the first and
last water-powered foundry in the country, and is on the
National Register of Historic Places. When the target sites
are cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop them as a
preservation skills training center for traditional industrial
metal-working crafts, and a living history educational
experience for the public. Redevelopment is expected to
help continue the historic legacy of Sutter Creek, sustain
the economy, and bring new businesses to the
community.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Sutter Creek for
three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the
Pipe Shop, Machine Shop, and Foundry Room of
the Knight Foundry Complex at 81 Eureka Street.
The complex was a water-powered cast iron
foundry and machine shop from 1872 until it
closed in 1996. It is contaminated with arsenic,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and metals.
Grant funds 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).
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Sutter Creek,CA
(209) 267-5647
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-09-153
May 2009
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