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Kitsap County, 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
Kitsap County was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant and two cleanup grants. The population
of Kitsap County (231,969) has doubled over the last 25
years, outpacing the county's land and growth
management programs. At the same time, the cutbacks at
the U.S. Navy facility, the county's economic base, have
resulted in the loss of over 10,000 jobs. Approximately
one-third of the eligible work force in the two targeted
communities, Navy Yard City (population 2,685) and
Gorst (1,500), is unemployed. Twenty-one percent of the
population is disabled, more than 20 percent of families
live below the poverty level, and 40 percent of families
receive some form of public assistance. Assessment and
cleanup of the numerous LUST sites, typically located
adjacent to marine, estuarine, and riparian environments,
will help the county to address potentially severe
ecological impacts and improve the aesthetic and
economic health of existing commercial areas. Cleanup in
Navy Yard City will generate new buildable land and
create access points between the city and shipyard,
enhancing redevelopment prospects. Cleanup at the Gorst
Estuary will provide public access and recreational
opportunities in the estuary, and stimulate additional
community planning in the area.
Assessment Grant
$50,000 for hazardous substances
$150,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Kitsap County for a brownfields
assessment grant. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to conduct site assessments,
remediation and reuse planning, and community
involvement activities at parcels along Charleston
Beach Road in Navy Yard City that are
contaminated with hazardous substances
co-mingled with petroleum. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to perform the same tasks at parcels
of the project that are contaminated with
petroleum. Petroleum funding will also be used to
inventory and prioritize leaking underground
storage tank (LUST) sites county-wide, perform
up to 10 Phase I and up to five Phase II site
assessments, prepare redevelopment plans for up
to two sites, and conduct community outreach
activities.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected Kitsap County for a brownfields
assessment grant. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to conduct site assessments,
remediation and reuse planning, and community
involvement activities at parcels along Charleston
Beach Road in Navy Yard City that are
contaminated with hazardous substances
co-mingled with petroleum. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to perform the same tasks at parcels
of the project that are contaminated with
petroleum. Petroleum funding will also be used to
inventory and prioritize leaking underground
storage tank (LUST) sites county-wide, perform
up to 10 Phase I and up to five Phase II site
assessments, prepare redevelopment plans for up
to two sites, and conduct community outreach
activities.
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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: Kitsap County,WA
(360) 337-7181
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.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
EPA 560-F-04-141
June 2004

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