Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
™ Jersey C/fy Redevelopment Agency, NJ
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 Jersey City Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive three brownfields cleanup grants. Located directly
across the Hudson River from New York City, Jersey City
(population 241,789) was once a thriving manufacturing
center and shipping port. It was part of a transportation
infrastructure that included rail yards and the former
Morris Canal. Today, more than a third of the city"s
acreage has been identified as potential or known
brownfields. Sites range from very small lots to properties
larger than 200 acres. The city"s population density is
approximately 200 times the national average, and 66
percent of its residents are minorities. The area where the
target sites are located has the city"s highest percentage of
minority residents, a high poverty rate, and a significant
concentration of brownfields. When the target sites are
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop them as part of
Berry Lane Park, a recreational centerpiece for area
residents. Cleanup of the sites is expected to create
greenspace, improve property values, and serve as a
catalyst for change in the neighborhood.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Jersey City Redevelopment
Agency for three brownfields cleanup grants.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
clean up the 1.2-acre Berry Lane Park Hit or Miss
site at 942-946 Garfield Avenue, and the Berry
Lane Park MA & OK site at 968 Garfield Avenue,
which is less than an acre. Both sites formerly
operated as junkyards and are contaminated with
polyaromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Grant
funds for both sites will be used to import clean
soil to serve as caps, and implement institutional
controls. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
clean up the .3-acre Berry Lane Park Purple Fish
site at 990 Garfield Avenue. The site was formerly
a gas station and is contaminated with petroleum
and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds will
be used to remove an aboveground storage tank
and up to five underground storage tanks, and
implement institutional controls.
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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Jersey City Redevelopment
Agency ,NJ
(201) 547-5604
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
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-10-040
April 2010
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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 560-F-10-040
April 2010
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