Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant Fact  Sheet
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 Saltillo was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants. Saltillo (population 418) is
a small,  rural community located in southwestern
Tennessee. The presence of several vacant, abandoned,
and underutilized sites has hindered redevelopment and
economic expansion in the city. These sites constitute a
significant percentage of available commercial land area
within the city. Losses in the  manufacturing base,
particularly the closing of a blue jeans plant, have had
profound economic effects on Saltillo. The city"s
unemployment rate is  12.4 percent, and the average
household income is less than half the state"s median
household income. Brownfield assessments are expected
to serve  as a catalyst for developing a systematic and
proactive approach to  site cleanup and redevelopment in
Saltillo.
                     Assessment Grants

                     $117,000 for hazardous substances
                     $133,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected the City of Saltillo for two
                     brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                     hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
                     inventory sites and conduct five Phase I and three
                     Phase II environmental site assessments.
                     Petroleum grant funds will be used to inventory
                     sites and conduct eight Phase I and four Phase II
                     environmental site assessments. Grant funds also
                     will be used to conduct cleanup planning, health
                     monitoring, and 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) 562-8792
                     EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/region4/was te/bf)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Saltillo,TN
                     731-687-3682

                     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-10-085
      April 2010

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