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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.
Assessment Grant
$433,600for hazardous substances
$166,400for petroleum
EPA has selected the Tuscola County Economic Development
Corporation for a brownfields assessment coalition grant.
Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
conduct 17 Phase I and 11 Phase II environmental site assessments.
Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct seven
Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds of
both types also will be used to create and maintain a brownfields
inventory that will result in the identification of an estimated 60 sites;
prioritize sites; prepare six cleanup plans; and support community
engagement activities, including five kickoff and 24 stakeholder
meetings. Assessment activities will focus on the communities of Caro,
Harbor Beach, Marlette, Sebewaing, and Vassar. Coalition partners are
Huron and Sanilac Counties.
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 5 Brownfields Team
(312)886-9493
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
lds-and-land-revitalization-illinois-ind
iana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and)
Grant Recipient: Tuscola County Economic Development Corporation,
MI
(989) 673-2849
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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