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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 Guam Environmental Protection Agency was
selected to receive two brownfields assessment grants.
The island of Guam (population 150,000) is a
209-square-mile island approximately 3,800 miles west of
the State of Hawaii. Due to its isolation, the economy of
Guam is driven mainly by tourism and, to a lesser extent,
military expenditures. Recently, Guam has experienced
serious economic hardship. The unemployment rate on
the island has increased from 2.8 percent in 1990 to 15
percent. The per capita income is $12,722, and 20 percent
of residents live below the poverty level. The 19 villages
of Guam are home to the remnants of numerous camps,
depots, and other military facilities dating to World War
II. Today, contaminated materials remaining from past
military activities pose potential threats to the
environment and residents of the island. Because Guam is
an island, land and potable water are precious
commodities, as well as limited resources. Assessment
and eventual cleanup of the island's brownfields will
enable redevelopment of these sites and create new jobs
and tax revenues, which will benefit the entire island
community.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Guam Environmental
Protection Agency for two brownfields assessment
grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to conduct community outreach activities,
develop an inventory of sites, perform Phase I and,
if required, Phase II environmental site
assessments in at least three of the 19 island
villages, and establish land use initiatives and
institutional controls. Petroleum grant funds will
be used to perform the same tasks at sites with
potential petroleum contamination.
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 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Guam Environmental Protection
Agency
(671)475-1644
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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