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Brownfield grants awarded by EPA

Kentucky communities receive total of $2 million

Contact:  Amanda LeFevre 800-926-8111

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 8, 2008) –– The Kentucky Brownfield Program in the Division of Compliance Assistance announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $2 million for 10 brownfield grants to Kentucky communities. Owensboro received three grants for cleanup activities at brownfield sites. Covington received one grant for cleanup and two assessment grants to inventory, characterize and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites. Louisville and Buffalo Trace Area Development District each received one assessment grant, while Letcher County Conservation District received two assessment grants.

Brownfields are properties that are abandoned or underutilized due to real or perceived contamination. They can include factories, abandoned gas stations, former dry-cleaning establishments, illegal dumps, mine-scarred lands and illegal drug labs. There are an estimated 8,000 brownfields in Kentucky.

According to statistics released from the EPA, 10 Kentucky communities authored a total of 16 grant applications to assess and clean up brownfield sites. This was more than twice the number submitted the previous year. Kentucky turned in more applications relative to its population than any other state in EPA Region 4, which covers the southeastern United States.

The Kentucky Brownfield Program offers grant support services, including grant-writing workshops and grant reviews. A series of grant-writing workshops will be held in early August for communities and organizations interested in applying for brownfield cleanup, assessment or revolving loan fund grants. For more information, contact Amanda LeFevre, Brownfield Program outreach coordinator, at 800-926-8111.

The Brownfield Program in the Division of Compliance Assistance is administered by the Department for Environmental Protection in the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.

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