Brownfields 2013 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet <* Wrightsville Borough Municipal Authority, PA 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 Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Wrightsville Borough Municipal Authority for a brownfields assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances grant funds will be used to perform assessment activities at the former Electroplaters of York site at 209 East Willow Street. The six-acre site operated as an electroplating facility from 1968 to 2004. Grant funds also will be used for community outreach activities and cleanup planning. 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 3 Brownfields Team 215-814-3246 EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf -lr/) Grant Recipient: Wrightsville Borough Municipal Authority,PA 717-252-2768 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-13-091 May 2013 ------- |