| ^ \ Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Mitchell County, GA 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. Cleanup Grant $30,000for hazardous substances $170,000for petroleum EPA has selected Mitchell County for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the former Glausier Street Gas Station site at 334 Glausier Street in Pelham. The cleanup site operated as a filling station and automobile service center until the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners acquired the site in 2007. It is currently vacant. Soil is contaminated with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons. Groundwater is contaminated with benzene. Grant funds also will be used to prepare a health and safety plan, establish institutional controls for groundwater, and support community engagement activities, including the development of a community involvement plan. 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 4 Brownfields Team (215)814-3173 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-alabama-flor ida-georgia-kentucky-mississippi-north-0 ) Grant Recipient: Mitchell County, GA (229) 336-2061 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 _ . w__tp Environmental EPA 560-F-17-138 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |