Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
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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.
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
312-886-4747
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/)
Grant Recipient: City of Wausau, WI
715-261-6686
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.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Wausau for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the former Cloverbelt
Coop Services site at 1202 1st Street. The
two-acre site was first developed in the late 1800s
for lumber storage and later used for storing and
dispensing petroleum. It has been vacant since
2005. Soil and groundwater are contaminated with
petroleum. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct community outreach activities.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-12-120
May 2012
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