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Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact
Sheet
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidi
Rancheria, CA

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. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into
law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The
Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our
economy, and create or save millions of jobs. This law
provided stimulus funds to the Brownfields Program to
award grants to evaluate and clean up former industrial
and commercial sites. Under this law, EPA will provide
financial assistance to eligible applicants through four
competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving
loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad
Rancheria was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup
grant. The Trinidad Rancheria is a federally recognized
Indian Tribe with 250 members and is located near the
City of Trinidad. Members of the Trinidad Rancheria are
descendants of three northern California tribes: the Yurok,
Wiyot, and Tolowa. The City of Trinidad and the
Trinidad Rancheria depend upon the local tourist
economy and the fishing industry. Members of the
Trinidad Rancheria have household and per capita
incomes below the state median, and 70 percent of adults
live below the poverty level. Subsistence fishing and
seaweed gathering at ancestral sites along the coastline in
Trinidad Bay are essential to physical health and cultural
well-being. The harbor has been designated an "Area of
Special Biological Significance" by the state for kelp beds
located in the bay. When the target site is cleaned up, the
Trinidad Rancheria plans to build a new pier on the
property. The new pier is expected to provide professional
and recreational fishing opportunities.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
EPA has selected the Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Trinidad
Pier and Harbor at 1 Bay Street, Trinidad. The
60-year-old pier includes a mooring field, boat
launching, and cleaning and maintenance
facilities. It is discharging creosote and
creosote-derived polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons to Trinidad Bay. Grant funds will be
used to deconstruct the pier, and remove and
recycle materials from the site.
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/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,CA
(707) 677-0211
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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Environmental	anri Fmpflpn™	EPA 560-F-09-278
Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	May 2009
Washington, DC 20450	Kesponse (si us )

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