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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 Signal Hill for a
Brownfields Pilot. Signal Hill was also selected to
receive additional funding for assessments at
Brownfields properties to be used for greenspace
purposes. Signal Hill, in southern California, has a
population of 9,133, with 40 percent being minorities.
Approximately 60 percent of the city's 1,408 acres
contains properties with real or perceived contamination
that has resulted from various industrial uses. In
addressing its brownfields, the city would like to build on
the enthusiasm surrounding the proposed Long Beach
Sports Park, which is slated to be built near the center of
Signal Hill and is a result of the City of Long Beach's
Brownfields Pilot. Widespread public support for the
sports park has raised interest in revitalizing the economy
and redeveloping the brownfield properties in Signal
Hill.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 05/01/2000
Amount: $200,000
$50,000 for Greenspace
Profile: The Signal Hill Pilot will inventory 840
acres of potential brownfield properties and select at
least five high-priority sites for assessment and
cleanup and redevelopment planning. In addition, the
Pilot will use greenspace funding to select up to five
sites for assessment and planning.
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 Signal Hill,CA
(562)989-7375
Objectives
The city plans to target at least five high-priority sites to
serve as models for redevelopment. One of the
candidate sites is a 41-acre area that is adjacent to the
site of the proposed sports park. This area consists of a
number of separate parcels that share a history similar to
that of the sports park location-multiple industrial uses
that have left a strong potential for materials co-mingled
with petroleum hydrocarbons and debris. The Pilot will
inventory the city's brownfields, select at least five
high-priority sites, and conduct Phase I and Phase II site
assessments at targeted sites. One of the city's goals for
the Pilot is to coordinate involvement of property
owners, residents, city planners, and other stakeholders
in creating a redevelopment plan.
The city's master plan includes expanding its
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greenspace from 22.5 acres to 45 acres, which will
include parks, playgrounds, trails, gardens, habitat
restoration, and greenspace preservation. Pilot funding
will be used for assessment, restoration planning, and
community outreach.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
•	Developing an inventory of potential sites and
ranking them in order of priority;
•	Identifying at least five high-priority sites on the
basis of stakeholder support, qualification for
Pilot funding, and potential for redevelopment;
•	Conducting Phase I and Phase II assessments on
the selected sites;
•	Creating a community and business interaction
plan to encourage participation in all phases of
the Pilot program, including conducting public
seminars and workshops; and
•	Identifying a maximum of five sites for possible
greenspace restoration.
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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