United States Environ menial Protection LI M % Agency Brownfields 2007 Cleanup Fact Sheet Gig Harbor; WA Grant Recipient Information Publication Information Name: City of Gig Harbor Phone: (253) 851-6170 Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 EPA Information Region: EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team Phone: 206-553-7299 Publication Number: Publication Date: EPA 560-F-07-059 May 2007 Website: https://www.epa.aov/brownfields/brownfields-and- land-revitalization-washinaton-idaho-oreaon-and-alaska Overview of the 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. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Gig Harbor for a brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Eddon Boatyard Park at 3711 Harborview Drive. The site is contaminated with heavy metals, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and PCBs. Contamination is from operations at an adjacent boatyard between the 1940s and 1980s. Funds also will be used to conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities. 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). The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant application; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of the information. The cooperative agreement is negotiated after the selection announcement. Therefore, the funding amount and activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. ------- |