EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. 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 Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$2,000,000
EPA has selected the City of Atlanta for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, which consists of three parcels at the intersection of Parrott Ave NW and Brick Plant Road NW. The cleanup site operated a brick-making factory from 1878 to 2010 when site operations were decommissioned, and site buildings were demolished. The site is littered with demolition debris, defective bricks, waste generated from the brick-making process, and battery carcass fragments. A large amount of contaminated fill also was placed in the Proctor Creek floodplain near the back of the site. The site is contaminated with volatile organic contaminants, heavy metals, and petroleum products. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community outreach activities that will include up to eight stakeholder committee meetings; six community meetings; and ten presentations at neighborhood and partner meetings.