^    Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
               Pike County, IN
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

Pike County was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup
grant. Pike County (population 12,855) is in the
southwestern corner of Indiana. Its economy was based
on the area"s rich natural resources, which supported the
agricultural, timber, coal, and oil industries. Since the
1960s, the coal and oil mining industries have
significantly declined, leaving numerous abandoned
mines and oil fields. The wood manufacturing industry
also has declined in the past decade. The target site is in
the City of Petersburg. More than half the residents of
Petersburg have low-to-moderate incomes, and median
household incomes are well below the state average.
Cleanup of the target site will reduce potential risks to
human health and the environment. The county"s goal is
to return the site, which is located at a gateway to  the city,
to productive reuse and back  onto the Pike County tax
rolls.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected Pike County for a brownfields
                     cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used
                     to clean up the former Jean"s Junction property at
                     714 North 9th Street in the City of Petersburg. The
                     site is a former gas station that operated for many
                     years until the 1960s and used multiple
                     underground storage tanks containing various
                     fuels. Soils and groundwater are contaminated
                     with petroleum hydrocarbons.  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 5 Brownfields Team
                     (312)886-7576
                     EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)

                     Grant Recipient: Pike County,IN
                     (812)367-8455

                     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-10-095
      April 2010

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