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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