x>«^ 4B-7) Brownfields 2013 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet ^ Wauwatosa, Wl Sfe1 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 petroleum EPA has selected the City of Wauwatosa for a brownfields assessment grant. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to prepare an inventory of brownfield sites and conduct from five to eight Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to complete two cleanup plans, conduct area-wide planning, and support community outreach activities. The city intends to focus assessment activities on sites located within the Mayfair and Burleigh Corridors. 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 312-886-4747 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region5bro wnfields/) Grant Recipient: City of Wauwatosa, WI 414.479.3531 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-13-132 May 2013 ------- |