This document outlines the grant funding objectives, evaluation criteria, nomination criteria and the application process for nominating a site for brownfield assessment grant funding.
If you have a potential brownfield site, and wish to apply for grant funding to be used for assessments, please download and complete this form.
Contact Timothy Robinson, Project Manager, at 517.265.5141 or via email: trobinson@theledc.org
In May 2009, Lenawee County was awarded a $200,000 Brownfield Hazardous Substances Assessment Grant from the U.S. EPA using Recovery Act Funding. In April 2010, Lenawee County was awarded a $200,000 Brownfield Petroleum Assessment Grant from the U.S. EPA.
The U.S. EPA defines a brownfield site as, a 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 2009 grant provides funding through July 2012 to identify, assess, and determine a plan to clean up sites that have been contaminated.
For example, former manufacturing plants, blighted properties, or other sites with potential contamination are required to have an environmental assessment completed on the property before it can be redeveloped or turned into green space.
The LEDC, which administers the County's Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, is now looking for eligible sites to add to the inventory of potential brownfield sites. These sites, if eligible, will be considered for grant funding for an environmental assessment.
Sites will have to be prioritized because of the limitations of the grant, and the priority will be given to:
• Sites with developer interest
• Sites with redevelopment potential
• Sites that present an imminent danger to human health
• Sites that will benefit the community
• Sites that are located in designated development zones
• Redevelopability/constructability
The completed assessments will determine the extent of the suspected contamination on those sites, control contaminant exposure and migration, and prepare the site for clean up and redevelopment. These grants do not include funding for cleaning up the site, but this is the first step in the process. After the hazardous substances grant is completed, Lenawee County will then be able to apply for additional grant funding.
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