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%Roanoke, VA
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
$200,000for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Roanoke for a brownfields assessment
grant. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used
to conduct seven Phase I and three Phase II environmental site
assessments, and develop two cleanup plans. Grant funds also will be
used to support community involvement activities, including preparation
of information sheets, project brochures, and a webpage. Assessment
activities will focus on the Roanoke Rail Corridor and the brownfield
corridor between the industrial Norwich neighborhood and the City of
Salem.
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 3 Brownfields Team
(215)814-3173
EPA Region 3 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
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yland-pennsylvania-Virginia-west)
Grant Recipient: City of Roanoke, Virginia, VA
(540)853-1104
Hie 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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