^ Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Atlantic City, NJ
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 Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Atlantic City for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the South
Boulevard Promenade site at South Boulevard and
North Raleigh Avenue. The one-acre site is
undeveloped land that became contaminated with
heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
and organic contaminants when contaminated
historic fill was used to raise the elevation of the
site and surrounding area. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Riverside Business
Park site located along North Riverside Drive and
Absecon Boulevard. The 11-acre site was home to
multiple gas stations and restaurants, and a steel
manufacturing facility was located on the central
portion of the property. The site soil is
contaminated with metals, polyaromatic
hydrocarbons, and volatile organic compounds.
Grant funds also will be used to conduct
community involvement 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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Atlantic City,NJ
609-347-5404
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-13-082
May 2013
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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-13-082
May 2013
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