Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Augusta Canal Authority, GA
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.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Augusta Canal Authority for
a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the
former Sibley Mill at 1717 Goodrich Street in the
City of Augusta. Originally constructed in 1881,
the mill operated as a textile mill until it closed in
2006. Prior to that, the site was used by
Confederate States of America's Powder Works
for the manufacture of gunpowder, ammunition,
and other war materials. Hydroelectric power is
still generated from the turbines at the site. The
site is contaminated with heavy metals and
semi-volatile organic compounds. Grant funds also
will be used to conduct 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 4 Brownfields Team
(404) 562-8789
EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcr
a/bflr/brownfields.html)
Grant Recipient: Augusta Canal Authority,GA
706-823-0440 ext 1
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-13-105
May 2013
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