Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact
               Sheet
               Moundsville, WV
                                                                                        RECOUERY.GOV
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. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into
law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our
economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law
provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to
award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial
and commercial sites. Under this law, EPA will provide
financial assistance to eligible applicants through four
competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving
loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.

Community Description

The City of Moundsville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in the northern
panhandle of West Virginia, Moundsville (population
9,998) is a small community with a rich industrial and
manufacturing history. The decline in the area's
once-booming industrial and manufacturing  sectors,
including glass, coal, and steel production, led to a
region-wide decline in population, jobs, and economic
growth.  In Moundsville, 22.4 percent of residents live
below the poverty level. The median household income in
the city is significantly lower than the state and national
medians. Sites such as the targeted parcel are constant
reminders of the decline in the region's prosperity.
Cleanup of the target site will reduce the threat of
contamination and provide an opportunity to educate the
public and businesses about environmental health issues.
It also will represent the first  step in realizing plans for
redeveloping the area into a plaza for the arts, education,
and culture.
                                                     Cleanup Grant

                                                     $200,000 for hazardous substances
                                                     (Recovery Act Funding)
                                                     EPA has selected the City of Moundsville for a
                                                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                                                     grant funds will be used to clean up the former
                                                     Fostoria Glass Plant site at the intersection of First
                                                     Street and Route 250. Opened in 1891, the
                                                     Fostoria Glass Plant produced handmade
                                                     glassware for nearly 100 years. Site buildings and
                                                     soil are contaminated with arsenic, metals, and
                                                     inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be
                                                     used to support 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 3 Brownfields Team
                                                     (215)814-3129
                                                     EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site
                                                     (http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf -Ir)

                                                     Grant Recipient: City of Moundsville,WV
                                                     (304)845-6300

                                                     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-09-206
      May 2009

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