United States Environ menial Protection LI M % Agency Brownfields 2017 Assessment Fact Sheet Port of Skagit, WA Grant Recipient Information Publication Information Name: Port of Skagit Phone: 360-757-9828 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-17-103 May 2017 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. 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 $195,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Port of Skagit for a brownfields assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct environmental site assessments and develop cleanup plans for the former Northern State Hospital site at 1890 Hub Drive in Sedro-Woolley. The hospital, located on 225 acres, operated from 1912 until 1973, when it was closed due to funding cuts. Grant funds also will be used to support community outreach 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. ------- |