I JBt | Brownfields 2005 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Passaic County, NJ
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
Passaic County was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. The county's population of 489,000 is
comprised of over 40 percent minorities and
approximately 27 percent immigrant residents. Cities
within the county, such as Passaic and Paterson, present
pockets of poverty. Over 22 percent of their citizens live
below the poverty line, and approximately 12 percent are
unemployed. There are a number of areas in the county
that were historically centers of industrial activity that are
now greatly diminished. Passaic County has over 700 sites
on the state's known contaminated site list. While they
occur throughout the county, they predominate the older
urban areas of Paterson, Passaic, and Clifton.
Redevelopment will promote green building techniques,
enhance property values, encourage new job
opportunities, and reduce threats to human health.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Passaic County for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to identify and select brownfields sites within
the county's municipalities, and conduct Phase I
and Phase II site assessments. Funds also will be
used for 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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-4309
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region02/br ownfields/)
Grant Recipient: Passaic County,NJ
(973)881-4427
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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