W Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, Wl 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. 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. Community Description On June 29, 2006, the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, loaned $650,000 to 1818 LLC to assist with cleanup costs associated with the Kramer International Foundry Site. This loan was made possible through a $1,000,000 EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant awarded to the Milwaukee Redevelopment Agency in 2003. The cleanup, which was completed in September 2006, involved the removal of petroleum and volatile organic compound contamination from the property. In addition to EPA funding, 1818 LLC also leveraged over $6,000,000 in redevelopment funding through federal, local and private partnerships. The Kramer International Foundry Site will be redeveloped into a mixed-use retail and commercial building, and a multi-unit affordable housing development; the project has already created 213 jobs. For more information about this loan or the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund, contact the EPA Region 5 Brownfields Coordinator at (312) 886-7576. Assessment Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority for a brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be used to conduct assessment activities at sites contaminated by hazardous substances and petroleum. The city is targeting high-poverty neighborhoods of the Aldermanic District. Grant funds also will be used for community outreach and redevelopment planning. Cleanup Grant $400,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Milwaukee for two cleanup grants totaling $400,000. The cleanup grants will be used for cleanup activities at the King & Haley and Airline Yards sites. Airline Yards is a 40-acre former rail-switching and car-stacking facility and is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. The King & Haley site was used for a variety of commercial and light industrial uses and is contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $1,000,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from which the Redevelopment Authority will provide loans and subgrants to conduct cleanup activities. The Redevelopment Authority plans to leverage this grant with other financing to build an eco-industrial park in the Menominee Valley. Contacts United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 500-F-03-135 Protection Agency Response (5105T) June 2003 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- 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) 886-7576 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds) Grant Recipient: Milwaukee, WI, Redevelopment Authority City of (414) 286-5820 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 EPA 500-F-03-135 June 2003 ------- |