E.P.A. Declares $400,000 in supplemental brownfields backing to help cleanup, redevelop Allentown location

PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 23, 2015) - Today the E.P.A. announced $400,000 in supplemental backing to the city of Allentown, Pa. to support an ongoing brownfields cleanup plan at the Allentown Metal Works Site.

The Allentown Revolving Loan Fund grant is one of 31 supplemental brownfields grants totaling $13.2 million that E.P.A. announced today for brownfields plans that are already receiving revolving loan funds and have a successful cleanup plan underway.

"These funds will help the Allentown community continue its successful brownfields cleanup work and redevelopment of the Allentown Metal Works site," said E.P.A. Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "EPA's Brownfields Plan empowers communities like Allentown and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields."

As a previous recipient of brownfields revolving loan funds, Allentown has already overseen the removal of drums, transformers and contaminated soil from the 17-acre location at 606 South ten^th St., Allentown. The supplemental backing will help increase the scope of the work to also include the abatement of lead-based paint, asbestos and other wastes.

EPA's Revolving Loan Fund provides a level of backing for cleanups that may not be accessible through traditional financing options or through other brownfields grants, serving as the gap financing needed to jump-start the redevelopment process. The supplemental funds help keep the cleanup momentum going so that more cleanups can be completed.

More information on EPA's Brownfields program: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

More information on Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grants: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/rlflst.htm

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