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  '4^7 ]    Brownfields  2014 Cleanup  Grant Fact  Sheet
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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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