LEXINGTON, Ky. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of four projects in Kentucky for brownfields grants totaling $1,405,844. This funding will support underserved and economically disadvantaged communities across the country in assessing and cleaning up contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
This funding will support underserved and economically disadvantaged communities across the country in assessing and cleaning up contaminated and abandoned industrial and commercial properties. Approximately 50 percent of selected recipients will be receiving EPA Brownfields Grant funding for the first time and more than 85 percent are located in or serving small communities.
The grant recipients in Kentucky include:
Danville – $300,000 Assessment Grant will be used to develop a brownfields site inventory and conduct 11 Phase I and between six and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop between five and 10 cleanup plans and support community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on the city’s urban core. Priority sites include a former post office building, two former service stations, a vacant school, and a vacant former commercial facility.
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. — $500,000 Cleanup Grant will be used to clean up the CSX Ravenna Railyard located at 499 Kirkland Avenue in the City of Irvine. The cleanup site operated as a railyard and coal sorting facility for over 100 years. It is contaminated with metals, inorganic contaminants, and volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds co-mingled with petroleum hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to support community outreach activities.
Lake Cumberland Area Development District — $300,000 Assessment Grant will be used to develop a site inventory, conduct eight Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments and prepare four cleanup plans and one area-wide plan. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community outreach activities. Assessment activities will focus on Main Street’s Downtown Square and the Veterans Memorial Park District in the City of Burkesville. Priority sites include a former textile factory, a former skating rink warehouse, and a former Pepsi bottling and distribution facility. Coalition partners are Cumberland County and the City of Burkesville.
Owsley County Alliance for Recreation and Entertainment — $305,844 Cleanup Grant will be used to clean up the Booneville/Seale Theater located at 165 North Mulberry Street in the City of Booneville. The cleanup site was constructed in 1947 and operated as a movie theater until 1985. The site has been vacant and primarily used as storage by the former owners since 1985. It is contaminated with metals and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds also will be used to support community outreach activities.
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