Q \ Brownfields 2004 Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Grant Fact Sheet Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, 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 The City of Milwaukee was selected to receive a brownfields assessment grant, three cleanup grants, and a revolving loan fund grant. Milwaukee (population 596,974), a federal Renewal Community, has documented at least 485 acres of brownfields in the city. Although assessment activities and loan funds will be applied city-wide, the primary focus will be on neighborhoods with high concentrations of tax-delinquent brownfields properties. Up to 97 percent of residents of these areas are minorities, and unemployment rates range from 13 to 19 percent. Between 34 and 39 percent of residents of target neighborhoods live in poverty. The three cleanup sites all are in high-density neighborhoods where between 56 and 80 percent of residents are minorities and more than 39 percent of residents live in poverty. Cleanup and redevelopment of the primarily tax-delinquent sites will create employment opportunities in neighborhoods most in need. Businesses locating at these sites will increase city and state tax revenues, and remove health threats and blight that impact surrounding properties. Job creation in these communities also will reduce air emissions by giving community residents the option to walk to work. Assessment Grant $1,780,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to perform Phase I and Phase II site assessments and pursue inspection warrants for sites throughout the city, particularly those that are tax-delinquent. Petroleum funds will be used to perform the same tasks at sites contaminated with petroleum. Revolving Loan Fund Grant $1,000,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Milwaukee for a brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund, from which the city will provide loans and subgrants for cleanup projects along the Menomonee Valley and the 30th Street Industrial Corridor. The program will target industrial brownfields sites. 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) 886-7576 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds) Grant Recipient: Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, WI Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-04-181 Protection Agency Response (5105T) June 2004 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- (414) 286-5642 Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (414) 286-5642 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 560-F-04-181 June 2004 ------- |