9 A \ Brownfields 2013 Area-Wide Planning Grant \^l^/ Fact Sheet Wausau, Wl 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 clean up and revitalize brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through competitive grant programs for brownfields site assessment, site cleanup, revolving loan funds, area-wide planning, and job training. Additional funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program EPA's Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program assists communities in responding to local brownfields challenges, particularly where multiple brownfield sites are in close proximity, connected by infrastructure, and limit the economic, environmental and social prosperity of their surroundings. This program enhances EPA's core brownfields assistance programs by providing grant funding to communities so they can perform the research needed to develop an area-wide plan and implementation strategies for brownfields assessment, cleanup, and reuse. The resulting area-wide plans provide direction for future brownfields area improvements that are protective of public health and the environment, economically viable, and reflective of the community's vision for the area. Recipients selected under this program will receive up to $200,000 in EPA grant funding. Project Description $200,000 EPA has selected the City of Wausau as a Brownfields Area-Wide Planning grant recipient. The city will work with the community and other stakeholders to develop an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for the East Riverfront District brownfields area. The East Riverfront District lies along the Wisconsin River and includes vacant former industrial riverfront properties. The city will conduct community involvement activities and existing conditions research that will lead to a plan for commercial, residential, and recreational mixed-use redevelopment of the brownfields, as well as construction of a bicycle/pedestrian trail adjacent to the river, restoration of a stream, and greenspace. Key project partners include the Marathon County Development Corporation, the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce, and various local community organizations and institutions of higher education. 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 312-886-4747 EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfiel ds/) Grant Recipient: City of Wausau,WI 715-261-6686 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 United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-13-022 Protection Agency Response (5105T) April 2013 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-13-022 Protection Agency Response (5105T) April 2013 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |