| ^ \ Brownfields 2017 Assessment and Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, HI 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. Assessment Grants $200,000for hazardous substances $100,000for petroleum EPA has selected the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to update up to 99 existing Phase I environmental site assessments, conduct three Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare up to three cleanup plans. Tasks will focus on the five-mile City Center Section of the Honolulu rail transit project corridor. Cleanup Grants $600,000for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation for three brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up Tax Map Key 1-5-007-023 Areas A, B, and C at 533 and 537 Kaaahi Street. The three cleanup sites were historically an ancient Hawaiian fishpond and then filled with soil for railway use until the 1950s, when they were used for light industrial purposes. The sites are contaminated with arsenic and metals. 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) 972-3846 EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-california-a rizona-nevada-and-hawaii) Grant Recipient: Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, HI (808)768-6159 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 _ . w__tp Environmental EPA 560-F-17-064 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2017 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |