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BROWNFIELDS UPDATE - JANUARY, 2011

The Missoula Brownfields Committee invites applications for hazardous waste cleanup funding from Missoula’s Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund. Missoula’s Brownfields RLF was recently recapitalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and at this writing, approximately $900,000 is available for loans and grants.

Available as low-interest loans to private entities—or, potentially, grants to nonprofit or public landowners—the money may be used to help redevelop polluted “brownfields” within Missoula city limits. Individuals, businesses, and non-profits that are not responsible for a given site’s pollution are eligible to apply.

A brownfield is any property where real or perceived environmental contamination is inhibiting reuse. Owners or prospective purchasers of polluted properties may seek Brownfield Program assistance with:

• soil contamination cleanup;
• asbestos cleanup;
• meth contamination;
• methane abatement;
• etcetera

Application Process

Applications will not be accepted without a pre-application letter having been previously submitted. The following documents outline the application procedures and guidelines for eligibility and participation on the Missoula Brownfields Program:

• Application Checklist
• Application Guidelines
• Additional Guidelines

For more information contact John Adams by phone (406-258-3688) or by email (jadams@co.missoula.mt.us). 

Announcements and Additional Information:

• Missoula Brownfields Frequently Asked Questions: FAQs
• Missoula’s Brownfields Program depends heavily upon funding by—and therefore complies with regulations promulgated by—EPA. For more information on EPA’s Brownfields Program, including those portions that Missoula has participated in, see http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or contact EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team, (303) 312-6982.
• Missoula has previously pursued three types of EPA funding. Extensive information on both types of funding is available from EPA, or, for a short run down, see:
  • Revolving Loan Fund
  • Cleanup Grant
  • Assessment Grant
• The City’s Brownfields Program is currently assisting in the cleanup of two sites:
  • Former Champion Sawmill Site
  • White Pine Sash Site

Contact Information:

• Brownfield Program - John Adams, 406 258-3688, jadams@co.missoula.mt.us
• EPA Grant Information, brownfields news and events, publications and links - http://www.epa.gov/brownfields or contact EPA Region 8 Brownfields Team, (303) 312-6982.
• The Missoula Area Economic Development Corporation manages the Brownfields Program’s Revolving Loan Fund, and is a good source of information on the program.

If you would like to receive a quarterly Brownfields newsletter, please email a request to jadams@co.missoula.mt.us, or call (406) 258-3688.



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