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Brownfields 2002 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet
San Bernardino County, California
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 San Bernardino County for a
Brownfields Assessment Pilot. San Bernardino County
(population 1,621,900) is located east of Los Angeles in
the high-growth area of southern California.
The target site for this Pilot is Cooley Ranch, a
county-owned, former landfill that is adjacent to the
Santa Ana River. The county hopes to transform the
landfill into an open space area that is accessible to the
public and planted with native vegetation for wildlife
enhancement along the river. The population in the
vicinity of the site is over 60 percent minority.
Redevelopment of this site will demonstrate the
successful balance of greenspace creation and
community-friendly, sustainable development.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 05/01/2002
Amount: $200,000
Profile: San Bernardino County, California. The
Pilot targets the Cooley Ranch Landfill for
assessment and reuse into an open space area that is
accessible to the public and planted with native
vegetation for wildlife enhancement along the Santa
Ana River.
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 9 Brownfields Team
(415)972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region9/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: County of San Benito,CA
(909) 387-2591
Objectives
The objective of this Pilot is to revitalize the landfill
area while restoring and preserving the scenic beauty
and wildlife habitat of the adjacent Santa Ana River
within the context of the county's Santa Ana River
parkway master plan.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Developing plans consistent with county
standard and integrated with the regional plan;
•	Preparing environmental characterization,
sampling and analysis, health and safety, quality
assurance, community outreach, and
environmental justice plans;
•	Conducting site characterization activities;
•	Conducting multi-lingual community outreach;
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Developing a viable cleanup and reuse strategy.
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.
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Washington, DC 20450
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