Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, SD
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 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in north-central South
Dakota, the Cheyenne River Reservation (population
12,000) is the fourth-largest Native American reservation
in land area in the nation. Most of the reservation covers
two counties, Dewey and Ziebach, which historically are
among the most disadvantaged counties in the nation.
About 88 percent of the Native American residents living
in the service area of the reservation are unemployed. The
Tribal Brownfields Inventory for the reservation lists
more than 180 sites, most of which are abandoned
buildings and open dumps. The site targeted for cleanup
is an eyesore, poses risks to public health and the
environment, and inhibits redevelopment in the
community. The community is interested in constructing
a new community building at the site with space to house
the reservation"s fire truck. Cleanup of the target site is
expected to facilitate its reuse, which in turn is expected to
create jobs for tribal members.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the
Old White Horse Day School site located off
Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 4 (White Horse
Road) in the Community of White Horse. From
1952 to 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs built,
maintained, and ran the school. The site building is
contaminated with metals, PCBs, and inorganic
contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct reuse 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 8 Brownfields Team
(303)312-7074
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region8/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, SD
605-964-3102
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-10-154
April 2010
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