I JSL \ Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Fairborn, OH
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 City of Fairborn was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located 10 miles northeast of
Dayton in west-central Ohio, Fairborn (population
32,370) is the host community to Wright Patterson Air
Force Base and Wright State University. Fairborn thrived
after World War II as a residential neighborhood for the
base and later the university. When Interstate 675 and SR
844 were completed during the 1980s, they opened new
housing opportunities, and shifted residents and
commercial and manufacturing operations to locations
outside of Fairborn. This resulted in a loss in both
population and economic development opportunities. The
city's per capita income is now $18,662, well below the
county and state levels. Cleanup of the target site will
reduce environmental concerns and clear the site for
redevelopment. Once the site is cleaned up, Wright State
University plans to use it to build an emergency medical
personnel training center that will draw students from
throughout the country. The center is expected to create
jobs and catalyze development of hotels and other service
industries in the area.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Fairborn for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 54-acre
CEMEX Cement Plant site at 506 East Xenia
Drive. During operation of the cement plant
between the 1920s and 1997, cement was mixed
for multiple industrial uses and stored on the site,
which is over a sole-source aquifer. The main
contaminants on the property are metals and
volatile organic compounds. Grant funds also will
be used to support community involvement
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 Fairborn,OH
(937) 754-3030
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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Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	May 2009
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