| ^ \ Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Dubuque, IA 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. Cleanup Grant $200,000for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Dubuque for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Blum Property at 411 East 15th Street. The 0.3-acre cleanup site was occupied by a coffin company from 1884 until 1909, and later operated as a junkyard and metal recycling center from the 1950s until 2016. The site is contaminated with metals, PCBs, arsenic, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to 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 7 Brownfields Team (913)551-7265 EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-iowa-kansas- missouri-nebraska-and-nine-tribal) Grant Recipient: City of Dubuque, IA (563) 589-4272 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 _ . w__tp Environmental EPA 560-F-17-047 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |