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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 City of Sacramento was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The site targeted for cleanup is
in the River District of Sacramento (population 445,335).
The River District is a historically industrial area of the
city with low-income residential areas nearby. The former
power station targeted for cleanup has been unusable for
decades. It is currently fenced off from the public and a
blighting influence on the Sacramento River waterfront.
The site is immediately north of a recently completed
waterfront park and a quarter of a mile from the Old
Sacramento Historic District. Despite its excellent
location, there are no funds available to clean up the site
due to economic conditions in the state. The Sacramento
Museum of History, Science, and Technology has
proposed redeveloping historic buildings on the site and
developing a Powerhouse Science Center. The center will
include a planetarium, a dome theater, exhibits, and
classroom space that are expected to attract an estimated
350,000 school children and 200,000 people from the
general public each year. Cleanup of the target site is
expected to enable this redevelopment project to move
forward.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Sacramento for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Jibboom
Street Power Station site at 450 Jibboom Street. A
steam-generating power plant operated on the site
from approximately 1909 to 1954. The site is
contaminated with fuel oil and heavy metals.
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: City of Sacramento,CA
(916) 808-5519
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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