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Brownfields 1998 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet
Washington, DC
EPA Brownfields Initiative
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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.
Background
EPA has selected the City of Washington, District of
Columbia, for a Brownfields Pilot. Approximately 71%
of the City's (District's) population (543,213) is minority
and the unemployment rate averages 8.2%. Over the past
10 years, the District has experienced significant declines
in retail/wholesale trade and the manufacturing, finance,
and real estate industries. In addition, approximately
157,000 residents left the District between 1970 and
1990. The District's economy is confined by its small
geographic area (63 miles), increased competition from
neighboring jurisdictions, and a restricted tax base (the
Federal government owns 41% of the land). The District
believes that reuse of vacant and available land is
essential to revitalizing the area's economy.
Although a comprehensive inventory has not been
completed, the District believes that it owns
approximately 10.8 million square feet of underused
industrial and commercial space. The Pilot plans to
target several properties in its Northeast and Southeast
quadrants for cleanup and redevelopment, including a
former coal storage and transfer facility located in
Northeast and a privately owned landfill located in
Southeast. Because the Northeast site is located within a
Federally sponsored Enterprise Zone, the former coal
storage and transfer facility project has access to
additional Federal and District funding opportunities.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 07/01/1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The District plans to target two sites in its
Northeast and Southeast quadrants for assessment,
cleanup and redevelopment.
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)814-3129
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf-lr)
Grant Recipient: District of Columbia
(202) 645-5677
Objectives
Because of the complexities and high interest within the
District government, the Health Department is the lead
agency for the project and will coordinate with the many
local government, public, and private stakeholders in the
District on cleanup and redevelopment.
The District's main objective is to create a long-term,
self-sustaining, efficient redevelopment program that
will serve to stimulate the local economy. To aid in this
initiative, the DC Department of Health formed a
Multi-Agency District Task Force to address
brownfields issues. The Pilot will lead the project and
has identified a range of activities it will pursue,
including establishing a brownfields database,
conducting site assessments, and administering
community outreach programs and activities.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
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These funds can be leveraged to assist in cleanup and
redevelopment. The privately owned landfill is located in
the Anacostia community in the Southeast area, which
has an unemployment rate of 15.9%-the highest in the
District.
•	Establishing a brownfields database to identify
sites and any use restrictions, and to track
cleanup activities, program accomplishments,
and other pertinent information;
•	Conducting at least two site assessments,
including site identification and characterization,
to form a comprehensive site assessment plan;
and
•	Administering a broad-based community
outreach effort, including public meetings,
forums, and notices.
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.
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EPA Brownfields Initiative
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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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.
Background
EPA has selected Washington, DC, to receive
supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilot. The District's economy is confined
by its small geographic area, increased competition from
neighboring jurisdictions, and a restricted tax base (the
Federal government owns 41 percent of the land). The
District believes that reuse of vacant and available land is
essential to revitalizing the area's economy.
The District City Council passed the Brownfields
Revitalization Amendment Act on December 5, 2000.
The Act establishes a regulatory and enforcement
program as well as a voluntary cleanup program and tax
and financial incentives. The District is developing
regulations to implement the Act. Supplemental funds
will assist the District in its efforts to remove the
uncertainty associated with the redevelopment of
potentially contaminated sites.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 04/01/2001
Amount: $100,000
Profile: The Pilot will target 2-3 commercially
valuable properties.
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)814-3129
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf-lr)
Grant Recipient: District of Columbia
(202) 442-9237
Objectives
The supplemental funding will be used to identify,
evaluate, prioritize, and assess brownfields.
Assessments will be conducted at 2 - 3 sites identified as
high-priority for redevelopment. The supplemental
funding also will be used to conduct forums that will
involve residents of areas surrounding sites targeted for
assessment. Pilot activities will support the continued
development of a comprehensive site assessment
program for the District of Columbia.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Continue to identify brownfields;
•	Determine the redevelopment potential of sites in
order to set site assessment priorities;
•	Conduct community forums in areas surrounding
priority sites to involve the community in
redevelopment planning; and
•	Conduct site assessments at 2-3 properties.
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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
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
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