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Brownfields and Land Revitalization
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.
$800,000
EPA has selected the Port of Bremerton for a Brownfields Multipurpose Grant. Grant funds will be used to conduct up to six Phase I and three Phase II environmental site assessments. Two of the Phase II assessments will take place at the former Kitsap Bank site and the former gas station and bulk oil storage site located at 619 and 620 Bay Street, respectively, in the City of Port Orchard. Grant funds also will be used to develop a cleanup plan for and conduct cleanup activities at the former gas station and metal fabrication site located at 525 Bay Street in Port Orchard. All three of these priority sites are located in the downtown Port Orchard waterfront, which is the target area for this grant. Grant funds also will be used to support community outreach activities.