Brownfields 2010  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Fort Wayne, IN
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 Fort Wayne was  selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in northeast Indiana,
Fort Wayne (population 251,291) is situated at the
confluence of the St. Mary"s, St. Joseph, and Maumee
Rivers. Long known as a manufacturing center, the city
has lost nearly 7,000 manufacturing jobs in the last five
years. This number continues to rise as  businesses close
and relocate. In addition to the city's inventory of 45
petroleum sites, the  state database lists nearly 400 leaking
underground storage tanks in Fort Wayne. The former
Hubcap Express site is located within Headwaters Park in
downtown Fort Wayne, which is visited by an estimated
500,000 people annually. It provides flood  control and
space for recreational activities and charitable events.
More than half of the residents in the surrounding
neighborhood are minorities.  Cleanup of the site is
expected to help the city continue its efforts to improve
and maintain the quality of Headwaters Park. Plans for
the park include an amphitheater and a footbridge
connecting it to future development across  the St.  Mary"s
River.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected the City of Fort Wayne for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
                     will be used to clean up the former Hubcap
                     Express site at 106 South Clinton Street. The site
                     was used as a  service station and truck rental
                     facility from the 1940s to the 1990s. Site soil and
                     groundwater are contaminated with gasoline and
                     diesel fuel. Grant funds also will be used for soil
                     confirmation sampling and quarterly groundwater
                     monitoring.
                     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)886-7576
                     EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Fort Wayne,IN
                     260-427-1127

                     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)
EPA 560-F-10-093
      April 2010

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