I 40U ) Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Buckley, WA
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
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.
Community Description
The City of Buckley was selected to receive a cleanup
grant. This city of 4,410 people has targeted a downtown
site for cleanup and reuse as a multi-use public park.
Unemployment in this community of low- to
moderate-income residents is higher than the state
average. Cleanup of the stockpile is necessary prior to
infrastructure improvements and creation of a proposed
Buckley/White River Multi-Use Skate Park, which is
expected to attract new businesses to the downtown and
help spur the local economy. The Buckley/White River
Community and other local groups that have already been
involved in the cleanup and reuse planning will continue
to be involved in the project.
Cleanup Grant
$64,750 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Buckley for a
cleanup grant totaling $64,750. The cleanup grant
will target a 55,000-square-foot contaminated soil
stockpile located next to the U.S. Post Office on
South River Avenue in downtown Buckley.
Formerly a right-of-way for the railroad, this
city-owned property now contains a pile of
construction waste. Soil tests reveal petroleum in
the stockpile, which came from an old gas station.
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 10 Brownfields Team
(206)553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CL
EANUP.NSF/sites/bf)
Grant Recipient: City of Buckley,WA
(360) 829-1921 ext200
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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