EPA Brownfields Grants For Wisconsin Site Investigation and Cleanup

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $4.2 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties in Wisconsin. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. The Wisconsin brownfields grants were distributed as follows:

• Madison, Site Assessment, $400,000
• Madison, Cleanup, 800 North Block of East Washington Avenue, South Site, $200,000
• Madison, Cleanup, 800 North Block of East Washington Avenue, North Site, $200,000
• Marathon County, Site Assessment, Hazardous Substances, $200,000
• Marathon County, Site Assessment, Petroleum, $200,000
• Neenah, Site Assessment, Petroleum, $200,000
• Neenah, Site Assessment, Hazardous Substances $200,000
• Milwaukee, Cleanup, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Century City - Area C, $200,000
• Milwaukee, Cleanup, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Century City - Area B, $200,000
• Milwaukee, Cleanup, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Esser Paint site, $200,000
• Wausau, Cleanup, Former Cloverbelt Coop Services Site, $200,000
• Wauwatosa, Site Assessment, Hazardous Substances, $200,000
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Site Assessment, $500,000
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Revolving Loan Fund, $900,000
• Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, Revolving Loan Fund, $200,000

The Wisconsin grants are part of the EPA’s $69.3 million 2012 nationwide brownfields grants to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies, create jobs and protect public health.

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