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4^7) Brownfields 2014 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
* Rochelle, IL
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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.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Rochelle for two
brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds
will be used to perform approximately 12 Phase I
and from five to seven Phase II environmental site
assessments. Grant funds also will be used to
maintain an inventory of brownfield sites,
prioritize sites based on redevelopment potential,
prepare two hazardous substances and two
petroleum cleanup plans, and conduct 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
312-886-7257
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region5brow nfields/)
Grant Recipient: City of Rochelle,IL
815-562-6161
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-14-149
May 2014
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