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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 Newark for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Royal
Recovery site at 43-57 Clifton Street. The
half-acre site was formerly used for a variety of
activities, including waterproofing, wool
processing, and precious metals recovery. The site
is contaminated with mercury, cadmium, and
polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will
be used to remove two underground storage tanks
and conduct community engagement activities.
Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the
former Lionetti Oil site at 123-131 Riverside
Avenue. The site was used for industrial purposes
starting in the 1940s, and later operated as a
heating fuel oil transfer station until 1993. It is
contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons
and semi-volatile organic compounds. Grant funds
also will be used to remove 10 aboveground
storage tanks and conduct community engagement
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 Newark, New Jersey
973-733-6575
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-14-120
May 2014
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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-14-120
May 2014
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