Brownfields 2010 Assessment Grant  Fact Sheet
               King County, WA
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

King County was selected to receive two brownfields
assessment grants. As of September 2009, 15,514
brownfield sites had been identified in King County
(population 1,884,200). More than 70 of these sites  are
located in the targeted White Center-Boulevard Park area.
Brownfield sites in the target area consist primarily  of
small neighborhood businesses, including former gas
stations, dry cleaners, and heating oil distributors. Many
sites are located near residential areas, posing risks to
residents from exposure to contamination. In the White
Center-Boulevard Park area, 47 percent of residents are
minorities, making the target area one of the most diverse
in the county. The area has struggled to attract economic
development, and brownfields present environmental and
financial barriers to property reuse. Brownfield
assessments are an important first step toward site cleanup
and reuse, and are expected to catalyze community
redevelopment.
                     Assessment Grants

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances
                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected King County for two
                     brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
                     hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds
                     will be used to conduct four Phase I and five Phase
                     II environmental site assessments throughout the
                     county, with a focus on the unincorporated White
                     Center-Boulevard Park area. Grant funds also will
                     be used to conduct cleanup planning 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 10 Brownfields Team
                     (206)553-7299
                     EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL
                     EANUP.NSF/sites/bf)

                     Grant Recipient: King County,WA
                     206-296-8476

                     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)
EPA560-F-10-171
      April 2010

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