Senator Graham Press Release
Contact: Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
Date: 05/12/2006
Graham Announces $1.2 Million to Redevelop Brownfield Sites in South Carolina
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced $1.2 million in brownfield grants for Columbia, Florence, Greenville, and Rock Hill. Brownfield grants promote the redevelopment of abandoned and contaminated or potentially contaminated industrial and commercial waste sites.
Columbia
The City of Columbia will receive a $200,000 hazardous substances grant to conduct public involvement activities, inventory sites, perform environmental site assessments, monitor resident health, and develop cleanup and redevelopment plans for affected neighborhoods in the city’s Empowerment Zone.
The city will also receive a $200,000 petroleum grant to perform similar tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination, especially in the East Central City and Eau Claire/North Columbia communities.
Florence
The City of Florence will receive a $200,000 hazardous substances grant to conduct community outreach, perform environmental site assessments, and develop cleanup and redevelopment plans for a 20-acre area known as the Triangle.
The city will also receive a $200,000 grant to clean up hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum contamination at the former Bush Recycling site.
Greenville
The City of Greenville will receive a $200,000 hazardous substance grant to support health monitoring activities, conduct community outreach, perform environmental site assessments, and develop cleanup and redevelopment plans in the West Greenville/Reedy River corridor.
Rock Hill
The Catawba Regional Council of Governments will receive a $200,000 hazardous substances grant to inventory and prioritize brownfield sites, conduct community outreach, perform environmental site assessments, and develop reuse plans for sites in the urban core of Rock Hill.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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