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.
$1,500,000
EPA has selected the Centralina Council of Governments to lead a Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant. Grant funds will be used to conduct 30 Phase I and 16 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop 10 cleanup plans and two area-wide plans, and support community engagement activities. Assessment activities will focus on textile mill villages in the Town of Spencer and the Cities of Mount Holly and Albemarle. Priority sites include the 8-acre Dawson Drying and Finishing Facility, the 178-acre North Carolina Finishing Company, the 4-acre Adrian Mill, and the 7-acre Madora Mill. Non-lead coalition members include the Town of Spencer and the City of Mount Holly.