San Antonio, TX, Gains E.P.A. Investment Grant

DALLAS - (May 28, 2015) Today, the E.P.A. announced the city of San Antonio is one of 146 communities across the country to be awarded a total of $54.3 million in investment grants. These grants will provide communities with backing to assess, clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment. The city will gain $400,000 for hazardous waste and petroleum contamination funding.

"Brownfields sites are community assets that can foster economic development by reuse and involve community members in the process," said E.P.A. Regional Administrator Ron Curry. "We are pleased to equip communities with the tools to address environmental challenges in their neighborhoods."

The backing will help San Antonio assess brownfields sites, which are abandoned sites that are difficult to redevelop because of the presence or potential presence of contamination. The assessment will focus on 3 priority areas to restore urban waterways, attract business, construct new multifamily housing and sustainably reuse existing buildings. By creatively combining accessible resources, the city secured over $470 million to advance community goals which will help ensure revitalize these areas.

Since its inception in 1995, EPA's brownfields plan has leveraged in excess of $22 billion from a variety of public and private sources for cleanup and redevelopment activities. This equates to an average of $17.79 leveraged per E.P.A. brownfield dollar expended. These investments have resulted in approximately 105,942 jobs nationwide. EPA's Brownfields Plan empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields sites.

More about the Brownfields Plan in E.P.A. Region 6:

http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf/brownfields/

Connect with E.P.A. Region 6:

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eparegion6

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/EPAregion6

Activities in E.P.A. Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.htm

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