i JMU i Brownfields 2017 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet

J Southern Ohio Port Authority, Portsmouth, 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.
Assessment Grants
$150,000for hazardous substances
$150,000for petroleum
EPA has selected the Southern Ohio Port Authority for two brownfields
assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds
will be used to conduct six Phase I and four Phase II environmental site
assessments, and prepare four cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be
used to support community outreach activities. Community-wide
petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct the same tasks at sites
with potential petroleum contamination. Assessment activities will focus
on the City of Portsmouth.
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)886-9493
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
lds-and-land-revitalization-illinois-ind
iana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and)
Grant Recipient: Southern Ohio Port Authority, OH
(740) 935-2738
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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