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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.
Community Description
The Oroville Redevelopment Agency was selected to
receive two brownfields assessment grants. The City of
Oroville (population 14,684) is located in the northern San
Joaquin Valley along the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. The Agency will focus assessment efforts on
the Downtown Gateway Brownfields Redevelopment
Project Area. This 618-acre area is adjacent to the Feather
River, which flows through the city. There are an
estimated 75 brownfields in the downtown area, including
former agriculture and lumber processing facilities,
transportation-related facilities, and abandoned
commercial operations. The dramatic decline of the
lumber and mining industries in the region has
significantly impacted the city"s economy. The
unemployment rate is higher than 17 percent, and the
poverty rate is 33 percent. The city has developed a
Five-Year Implementation Plan to create economic
opportunities for redevelopment centered around the
restoration of the historic downtown and older
commercial and industrial areas adjacent to the Feather
River. Assessment of brownfields is essential for
advancing the plan.
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Oroville Redevelopment
Agency for two brownfields assessment grants.
Community-wide hazardous substances and
petroleum grant funds will be used to develop an
inventory of brownfields, prioritize sites for
assessment, and conduct up to 20 Phase I and 10
Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant
funds also will be used for community outreach
and cleanup planning 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
(213)244-1821
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Oroville Redevelopment
Agency,CA
530-538-2405
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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Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	April 2010
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