I JBt | Brownfields 2004 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
Livermore Redevelopment Agency, CA
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 Livermore Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive a brownfields assessment grant. Livermore is a
city of 76,700 residents, located between the Central
Valley and San Francisco. Historical demand for services
from travelers prompted the development of the
downtown area. However, demand decreased as alternate
highways were improved or built, and many downtown
businesses closed. The area now has many vacant and
underutilized lots, and suffers a high crime rate. The
downtown target area consists of 522 parcels of land with
2,500 residents, 35 percent of whom are minorities. The
unemployment rate in the area is 18 percent, compared to
two percent for the entire city. The target area has
potential contaminants, including PCE from drycleaning
operations, petroleum-based contaminants from
auto-related businesses and gas stations, and other
hazardous materials. The city plans to redevelop the area
into a performing arts center, multi-screen theater,
housing, artists' lofts, retail space, offices, and greenspace.
The area will also be enhanced to accommodate
multi-modal transportation. Redevelopment is expected to
create 1,500 new long-term jobs and 4,500 short-term
jobs, stimulate economic development, and contribute to
the local tax base.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Livermore Redevelopment
Agency to receive a brownfields assessment grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds and petroleum
grant funds both will be used to perform Phase I
and II assessments at sites to be selected within the
downtown Livermore redevelopment target area.
Grant funds also will be used to conduct cleanup
planning and community outreach 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 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: City of Livermore
Redevelopment Agency,CA
(925) 960-4143
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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Environmental	anH Fmempn™	EPA 560-F-04-144
Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	June 2004
Washington, DC 20450	Kesponse (si us )

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