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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$250,000 for hazardous substances
$250,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Green Bay Redevelopment Authority for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant. Hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up nine parcels at the 14-acre Shipyard site, located at 100 W Mason Street, 505-531 S Broadway, 239 Arnd Street, and 119 Bridge Street. The Shipyard site is located along the Fox River's western shore. From the 1930s to the 1980s, the southern section of the site was used for coal storage and transfer of goods between rail cars and cargo ships. The northern section was used primarily as a storage yard/distribution facility where coal, lumber and other materials also were transferred between cargo ships and rail cars. The western section was used for a variety of industrial and commercial operations including a foundry, gas station, auto repair shops, and electrical repair shop. It is currently vacant and most structures have been demolished. The site is contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, hexavalent chromium, volatile organic compounds, and cyanide. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community outreach activities.