I jBt; | Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Rochester, NY
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 Rochester was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Rochester (population
206,886) contains about 6,000 commercial and industrial
properties, of which 20 to 50 percent have environmental
concerns. There are more than 1,000 acres of brownfields
that require cleanup. The city has lost 12.7 percent of its
population since 1990 and has experienced a long-term
decline in assessed property values in many
neighborhoods. It also has experienced massive job losses
in its traditional industries and major employers continue
to close facilities. An estimated 29 percent of residents
live in poverty. When the Scio Street site is cleaned up,
the city plans to sell it to an adjacent property owner to
create additional production space. Cleanup and
redevelopment of the site are expected to create about 10
new jobs, expand the tax base, and catalyze additional
redevelopment.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Rochester for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up 62-64 Scio Street, a
quarter-acre parcel that has served as a warehouse
and storage unit since the 1910s. It is
contaminated with petroleum products. Grant
funds also will be used to implement institutional
controls and conduct 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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: City of Rochester,NY
(585) 428-5978
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)	April 2010
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