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EPA’s Brownfields Mission. Empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to inventory , assess , safely clean up , and sustainably reuse brownfields .
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EPA’s Brownfields Mission • Empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work together in a timely manner to inventory, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reusebrownfields. • Provide financial and technical assistance for brownfield revitalization, including grants for: • Environmental Site Assessments • Cleanups (Direct Cleanups or Revolving Loan Funds) • Job Training
Brownfields Definition “...real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potentialpresence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.”
Brownfields Process • Identify Property • AssessEnvironmental Conditions • Phase I assessment • site visit, interviews, records search • Phase II assessment • sampling and testing • Cleanup • Sustainable Redevelopment
2009 Brownfield Funding ASSESSMENT GRANTS CLEANUP Revolving Loan Fund GRANTS $100 Million* 2009 Economic Stimulus Direct CLEANUP GRANTS JOB-TRAINING GRANTS $78 Million* Communities TRAINING, Research and technical Assistance GRANTS $50 Million States & Tribes Targeted Brownfields Assessments STATE & TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAM GRANTS *25% For Petroleum
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