Brownfields 2014 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet Sherwood, OR 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 City of Sherwood for a brownfields assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct an environmental site assessment of a 25-acre portion of the former Frontier Leather Tannery at 14647 SW Oregon Street. The former tannery operated from 1947 to 1999. Between 1956 and 1972, a portion of the property was leased to a manufacturer of lead-acid batteries. The property has been vacant since operations ceased in 1999. Grant funds also will be used to develop a cleanup plan 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 10 Brownfields Team 206-553-2580 EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site (http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL EANUP.NSF/sites/bf) Grant Recipient: City of Sherwood,OR 503-625-4204 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-14-164 May 2014 ------- |