] Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
~ Plant City Community Redevelopment Agency, FL
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 Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Plant City was selected to receive three brownfields
cleanup grants. Plant City (population 32,922) is located
east of the City of Tampa. The Redevelopment Agency is
targeting three sites in the Midtown District of the
Community Redevelopment Area (population 5,438) for
cleanup. The Midtown District is one of the most
economically disadvantaged areas of the city. It is home to
the city's largest concentration of brownfields, many
empty and underused buildings, and vacant parcels of
land. More than 66 percent of area residents are
minorities, and the family poverty rate in the area is nearly
28 percent. Cleanup of the Hydraulic Hose, Stock
Lumber, and Gro Mor sites will reduce health risks to
area residents, and remove the environmental stigma
associated with the sites. Once the sites are cleaned up, the
Redevelopment Agency's plan calls for a mixed-use,
pedestrian-friendly area with residential, business, and
entertainment venues.
Cleanup Grants
$300,000 for hazardous substances
$300,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Plant City for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Hydraulic
Hose/JWH-Telco Property at 617 and 619 South
Evers Street. The site's historical use as a gas
station has contaminated soil and groundwater
with petroleum. Hazardous substances and
petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the
Stock Lumber property at 305 South Evers Street
and 415 and 508 South Collins Street. The site's
historical uses include lumber yards, auto repair
facilities, and a fertilizer warehouse. The site is
contaminated with arsenic and petroleum products.
Hazardous substances grant funds also will be
used to clean up the Gro Mor property at 307
South Evers Street. The site operated as a fertilizer
production facility for nearly 90 years.
Assessments revealed the presence of cadmium
and dieldrin in shallow groundwater. Grant funds
also will be used to support community outreach
activities at all three sites.
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 4 Brownfields Team
(404) 562-8792
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region4/was te/bf)
Grant Recipient: Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Plant City,FL
(813)659-4209
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
E PA 560-F-128-044
May 2011
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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)
E PA 560-F-128-044
May 2011
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