I ^ | Brownfields 2008 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet \ Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation, Baltimore, MD PRO*4' 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. 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. Community Description The Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation (CALC) was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. CALC, a non-profit affiliate of the National Aquarium Institute, is targeting a waterfront site along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in the City of Baltimore (population 651,154). The site was created by filling a shallow flat in the river with construction and demolition debris from various projects around the city. It is located across the river and south of the Cherry Hill community. About 98 percent of Cherry Hill's residents are minorities, and the unemployment rate in this community is 18.2 percent. Cleanup of the site is expected to help improve the water quality of the Middle Branch River. This project is expected to help the CALC move forward with plans to develop an Animal Care and Conservation Education Center, a waterfront and environmental demonstration park, and a public-access trail and fishing pier. The state already has invested more than $5 million in the CALC project, and development of the site is expected to create jobs, and generate tax and tourism revenues. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Center's 13-acre Middle Branch site at 101 West Dickman Street in Baltimore. The site is located along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River and is contaminated with heavy metals, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and semi-volatile organic compounds. 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 3 Brownfields Team (215)814-3129 EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bf-lr) Grant Recipient: Center for Aquatic Life and C onservation,MD (410) 576-3809 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 c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-08-050 nil- a ancl Emergency .. Protection Agency Response (5105T) Mar 08 Washington, DC 20450 ^ v ' ------- |