EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, Tribal Nations, 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 California Department of Toxic Substances Control for a Brownfields Community-wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes. Community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct five Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to prepare five cleanup plans and conduct site selection and community engagement activities. The target area for this grant includes Los Angeles County and Orange County, the Inland Empire region east of Los Angeles, and the Southern Border Region, which extends from San Diego County into San Bernardino County. Priority sites include a former gas and oil facility and auto repair shop in South Gate, a 1-acre former chemical storage and fueling station in Santa Fe Springs, the former Alondra Landfill in Compton, the former Ramona Elementary School in San Bernardino, and a former welding shop in National City.