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Brownfields 2001 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet
Davenport, IA
EPA Brownfields Initiative
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.
Background
EPA has selected the City of Davenport for a
Brownfields Assessment Pilot. The city also was selected
to receive additional funding for assessments at
brownfield properties to be used for greenspace
purposes. Davenport has targeted 2,450 acres along the
Mississippi River for this Pilot. The economic base of
Davenport (population 98,256) moved away from the
river decades ago, and many manufacturing operations in
the project area closed, leaving an estimated 100 sites
that have possible environmental problems.
Within the Pilot area, the city has identified two specific
areas, including a wetland, for reclamation and
enhancement using greenspace funding under the Pilot.
The area includes a wide range of land uses, including
undeveloped riverside parcels, active manufacturing
facilities, and idled facilities such as former coal
gasification plants, packing houses, lumber yards, and
rail yards. The area also includes undeveloped riparian
habitats. The 8,271 residents in and near the Pilot area
are 11 percent minority, with a poverty rate of 19
percent, and a per capita income of $9,972. The
economy of the targeted area has been relatively stagnant
compared to the rest of Davenport.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 04/01/2001
Amount: $200,000
$50,000 for Greenspace
Profile: The Pilot targets brownfields in a 2,450-acre
abandoned industrial area located along the
Mississippi River. Sites to be assessed will be
selected with the goal of increasing affordable
housing in the city and revitalizing community
centers.
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 7 Brownfields Team
(800)223-0425
EPA Region 7 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region7/cleanup/brown fields)
Grant Recipient: City of Davenport,IA
(319)326-7711
Objectives
The city's long-term objective is to redevelop the
riverfront and increase affordable housing in and near
the Pilot area. As part of this objective, the Pilot will
establish the West Davenport Brownfields Partnership
Team (BPT), identify candidate sites, complete Phase I
and Phase II environmental site assessments, and
evaluate cleanup options. The BPT will provide
strategies for public participation, propose candidate
sites, set criteria for selection of sites that will receive
detailed assessments, and present recommendations to
the city.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Establishing the West Davenport Brownfields
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
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and Emergency
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Partnership Team to provide overall guidance for
the Pilot;
•	Identifying candidate sites within the target area;
•	Conducting Phase I environmental site
assessments at approximately 30 sites; and
•	Conducting Phase II environmental site
assessments and cleanup planning at four sites.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
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