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Brownfields 1998 Assessment Pilot Fact Sheet
Montebello, CA
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 the City of Montebello for a
Brownfields Pilot. Montebello plans to target
approximately 100 acres of industrial land in the
southeast corner of the City. According to City records
and grading maps, the site was used as a landfill until
1970. Fear of potential environmental liability and health
hazards have precluded redevelopment of the site.
Although economic progress has been made on nearby
sites, the targeted area has remained underdeveloped.
The site is adjacent to a predominantly Hispanic
neighborhood characterized by low to moderate income
levels and higher-than-average unemployment rates. The
City believes that cleanup and redevelopment of the site
will serve to restore economic vitality and increase
employment opportunities for local residents.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 07/01/1998
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets 100 acres of industrial land
in the southeast corner of the City.
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: City of Montebello,CA
(213)887-1390
Objectives
Montebello plans to clean up and restore the targeted
area in order to stimulate the local economy and provide
needed jobs for the surrounding community. Pilot
funding will be used to conduct environmental
assessments in the target area, encourage a
public-private team approach, and analyze alternative
cleanup and reuse strategies.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Conducting environmental assessments to
determine the extent of contamination and the
scope and costs of cleanup;
•	Creating cost-effective cleanup and
redevelopment plans in partnership with the
private sector and local, State, and Federal
agencies;
•	Evaluating sustainable, alternative financing
sources for the project; and
•	Conducting community outreach activities such
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 500-F-98-233
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as public meetings and workshops to share
information on the cleanup planning and
redevelopment process.
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.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
EPA 500-F-98-233
Jul 98

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