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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 Fort Worth for a
Brownfields Pilot. Established in 1849, Fort Worth has
grown from an army outpost to a 308-square-mile
business center with a population of approximately
484,500. Fort Worth is a diverse community with a 43
percent minority population. Approximately 17 percent
of the city's population lives below the poverty level.
Fort Worth has historically been known for its cattle
industry. During its more recent past, however,
manufacturing, distribution, and technology activities
have become a major part of the city's economy. As
businesses have come and gone, urban industrial lands
have been abandoned in favor of property outside the
inner city. Fort Worth does not have extensive large
brownfields; rather, much of the abandoned properties
were formerly small-to-medium manufacturing
operations and illegal dumping sites.
The Pilot will focus on the most industrialized parts of
the city, with specific emphasis placed on Council
Districts 2, 5, and 8, primarily in the eastern portions of
the city. The minority populations in these communities
(currently 69 percent, 65 percent, and 76 percent,
respectively) have borne the brunt of the city's
brownfields. Virtually all forms of commerce, except for
convenience stores and gas stations, have vacated the
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 03/12/1999
Amount: $200,000
Profile: The Pilot targets small- to medium-sized
brownfields in the most industrialized areas
throughout the eastern portions 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 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region6/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Fort Worth,TX
(817) 561-3799
Objectives
With the aid of the Pilot, the city plans to create a strong
and multi-disciplinary network to undertake brownfields
assessment, cleanup and redevelopment. Although the
city currently has no formal brownfields program, the
Pilot efforts will combine with other city efforts to
emphasize code compliance, property redevelopment,
and sustainability issues. Fort Worth has already taken
several steps to create incentives for redevelopment
within or adjacent to the targeted areas (e.g., designated
federal enterprise zone, tax increment financing districts,
tax abatement program). Initial Pilot efforts will focus
on organizing the community to assist with site
identification and assessment. The Pilot will also create
a geographical information system (GIS) database
where environmental information is available in a
real-time manner.
Activities
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
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area. These islands of small- to medium-sized abandoned
properties have contributed to the deterioration of the
neighborhood because of fewer job opportunities,
potential increased health and safety hazards, and
increased neighborhood crime.
•	Identifying brownfield sites in conjunction with a
network of government, private, and community
stakeholders;
•	Conducting at least ten Phase 1 assessments and
three Phase II assessments;
•	Preparing site cleanup design plans;
•	Involving the public in site selection, assessment,
and cleanup planning activities; and
•	Developing a brownfields database to aid in
long-term tracking of cleanup and end use
activities.
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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Brownfields 1999 Supplemental Assessment
Pilot Fact Sheet
City of Ft. Worth, TX
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 Fort Worth to receive
supplemental assistance for its Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilot and additional funding for
assessments at brownfields properties to be used for
greenspace purposes. The city has grown from an army
outpost to a 308squaremile business center with a
population of approximately 484,500. It is a diverse
community with a 43 percent minority population.
Approximately 17 percent of the city's population lives
below the poverty level. Historically, Fort Worth has
been known for its cattle industry. More recently,
however, manufacturing, distribution, and technology
activities have become a major part of the city's
economy. Most of city's brownfields formerly were small
and mid-sized manufacturing operations and illegal
dumping sites.
The Pilot targets the most industrialized parts of the city,
with specific emphasis on three districts in the eastern
portion of the city. The minority populations in these
communities (currently about 70 percent) have borne the
brunt of impacts from the city's brownfields. Virtually all
forms of commerce, except for convenience stores and
gas stations, have vacated the area. Islands of
brownfields have contributed to the deterioration of the
target neighborhoods by decreasing job opportunities,
increasing health and safetv hazards, and servine as
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 04/01/2001
Amount: $150,000
$50,000 for Greenspace
Profile: The Pilot targets the most industrialized
parts of the city, with specific emphasis on three
districts in the eastern portion of the city that
represent some of the poorest neighborhoods in 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 6 Brownfields Team
(214) 665-6780
EPA Region 6 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region6/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Fort Worth,TX
(817)871-8136
Objectives
The city's objective is to build upon Fort Worth's
progress to date in planning for brownfields
redevelopment and building public support and
participation in the process. Supplemental funds will be
used to continue the identification and assessment of
brownfields sites and to expand public involvement
efforts. Greenspace funds will be used to conduct two
Phase I and two Phase II environmental site assessments
on brownfields with potential reuse as greenspace. Four
possible greenspace projects have been identified,
including a minor league ballpark and surrounding open
space, a public golf course, a neighborhood park, and a
downtown civic square.
Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:
• Continuing to identify potential brownfields and
incorporate them into the city's database;
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centers for increased neighborhood crime.	• Conducting Phase I assessments of seven
additional properties;
•	Conducting Phase II assessments of three
additional properties; and
•	Expanding public involvement and developing
"success stories" to be submitted to
brownfields-related publications.
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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