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Brownfields 2006 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Trenton, Ml
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 Trenton was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. Located along the Detroit River, ten
miles south of the City of Detroit, Trenton (population
19,584) historically was associated with heavy industry,
including shipbuilding in the 1800s, steel mills during the
two World Wars, and, more recently, automobile
manufacturing. With the closings of the steel mills and
supporting industries, Trenton is left with abandoned
buildings, neglected properties, and closed businesses. At
the same time, the city is experiencing a steady decline in
its population. Today, Trenton is a divided city. The
southern portion of the city contains neighborhoods
interspersed with parks and access to the Detroit River,
while the northern portion consists almost entirely of
industrial properties. Trenton identified at least five
high-priority potential brownfields sites that occupy more
than 260 acres, approximately 55 percent of developable
land within the city. The sites along the Detroit River, an
American Heritage River, contaminate the sensitive river
habitat and block access to the riverfront. The larger sites
on the north side of the city represent eyesores that are
visible for miles and pose significant environmental,
health, and safety threats to surrounding communities.
Redevelopment of north Trenton's industrial brownfields
as well as the brownfields in south Trenton will help
return valuable properties back to the tax rolls, reduce
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Trenton for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to perform five
to eight Phase I and six to eight Phase II
environmental site assessments, and two to four
baseline environmental assessments. Grant funds
also will be used to support cleanup and
redevelopment planning and 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 5 Brownfields Team
(312) 886-7576
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds)
Grant Recipient: City of Trenton, Michigan
(734) 675-6500
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-06-121
May 2006

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threats to human health and the ecology of the Detroit
River, and improve the appearance and appeal of the city's
communities.
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