I ^ | Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Lakewood Housing Authority, CO
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.
Community Description
The Lakewood Housing Authority was selected to receive
a brownfields cleanup grant. In the late 1800s, a rail
corridor was constructed through the center of Lakewood
(population 141,937), which is west of Denver. During
the past 50 years, activity along the corridor declined,
leaving behind many contaminated sites. Much of the
contaminated land along the rail corridor is slated for
mixed use and housing redevelopment because the land is
near planned future transit stations. Redevelopment plans
are hindered by environmental contamination and
inadequate infrastructure. The target site is in the Two
Creeks neighborhood just south of the rail line. The
presence of many brownfield sites in this neighborhood
has raised residential health concerns and slowed
economic development. Two Creeks has a higher
percentage of minority residents and a lower median
income than the rest of the city. Site cleanup is expected
to facilitate the Housing Authority's redevelopment plans,
which include the creation of mixed-income housing, a
community services building, and three acres of outdoor
recreational space.
Cleanup Grant
$189,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Lakewood Housing
Authority for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the
Lamar Station Apartments site at 6150 West 13th
Avenue. The five-acre site was used for a variety
of industrial, auto-related, and commercial
purposes until it became vacant in 2004. The site's
long history of auto-related use has resulted in
subsurface 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 8 Brownfields Team
(303)312-7074
EPA Region 8 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region8/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Lakewood Housing Authority,CO
303-987-7581
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
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-128-108
May 2011

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