United States Environ menial Protection LI M % Agency Brownfields 2017 Cleanup Fact Sheet Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, MT Grant Recipient Information Publication Information Name: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Phone: 406-768-2322 Office: United States Environmental Protection Agency Land and Emergency Management (5105T) Washington, D.C. 20460 EPA Information Region: EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team Phone: 303-312-6184 Publication Number: Publication Date: EPA 560-F-17-051 May 2017 Website: https://www.epa.aov/brownfields/brownfields-and- land-revitalization-reaion-8 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. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes for a brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up the former Poplar Sludge Pit at 101 Indian Highway in Poplar. The cleanup site was a sludge pit for approximately 45 years and once contained an aboveground crude oil tank. The site is contaminated with petroleum, benzene, naphthalene, and other volatile and semi-volatile compounds. Grant funds also will be used to finalize a cleanup plan. 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. ------- |