EPA Region 7 Administrator to Announce Brownfields Funding for Jordan Valley West Meadows Cleanup in Springfield, Mo. (MO)
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NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
(Kansas City, Kan., June 7, 2011) - EPA Region 7
Administrator Karl Brooks will recognize the City of Springfield,
Mo., this week for being selected to receive EPA Brownfields
funding for the cleanup of hazardous substances at Jordan Valley
West Meadows.
A tour of the targeted property for news media
will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8. A
formal announcement and news conference will follow at 11:30 a.m.
at the west end of the Butler Rosenbury & Partners parking lot,
319 N. Main Avenue.
Nationwide, EPA is providing more than $76
million to clean up and revitalize communities through its
Brownfields program. Springfield was among 214 applicants
nationwide for Brownfields assessment, cleanup and revolving loan
funds.
Through EPA’s Brownfields program,
Springfield will be able to turn a vacant contaminated former
railyard and eyesore into a natural wetland open space, greenway
trails, and restored riparian corridor. This corridor will serve as
flood control for the community, and take more than 100 acres and
150 properties out of the floodplain. Funds will also be used for
cleanup planning and community outreach.
WHAT: Brownfields Funding Announcement for
Springfield’s Jordan Valley West Meadows
Cleanup
WHEN: 11:30 a.m., June 8, 2011 (Tour for news
media will begin at 11:00 a.m.)
WHERE: West end of Butler Rosenbury &
Partners parking lot, 319 N. Main Avenue.
A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by
the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance,
pollutant, or contaminant.
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