I jBt; | Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Watertown, NY 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 Watertown was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Located in upstate New York, Watertown (population 26,705) is in Jefferson County along the Black River. The city was once home to a variety of industries and manufacturing facilities that have since closed their doors. There are approximately 100 brownfields in the city, ranging from gas stations to former manufacturing facilities. Currently, the area near the target site is experiencing more economic hardship than the rest of the city. The area has a higher unemployment rate and lower median household income than the city average. Cleanup of the target site will be the first step toward redeveloping the property into a viable residential property, which will provide needed housing. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the City of Watertown for a brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the Ogilvie site at 148 North Pleasant Street. The site was formerly used as a dairy processing plant and an evaporator processing plant to condense whey. The site is contaminated with petroleum from a spill from the petroleum storage tanks in the eastern portion of the site. Grant funds also will be used to remove contaminated soil and treat contaminated groundwater at 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 2 Brownfields Team (212) 637-3260 EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields ) Grant Recipient: City of Watertown,NY (315) 785-7730 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 c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA 560-F-10-049 Protection Agency Response (5105T) April 2010 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |