The City of Rancho Cordova has been selected to receive two brownfields assessment grants that are awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Brownfields are abandoned or under-used industrial and commercial properties where redevelopment is complicated by possible environmental contamination.
Rancho Cordova’s two grants, which total $400,000, will be used to identify and revitalize sites in the south Sunrise and Folsom Boulevard corridors. There are an estimated 15 hazardous substances sites and 44 petroleum release sites, encompassing 6,445 acres in the City. The first grant of $200,000 will be used to establish an inventory of sites, conduct environmental site assessment, and support community outreach activities. The second $200,000 grant will be used at sites with potential petroleum contamination.
“This is exciting news for the City,” said Curt Haven, Economic Director for the City of Rancho Cordova. “The funding will allow us to identify brownfields sites so they can be cleaned up. This will enable more development opportunities for both the public and private sectors.”
For more information, please contact Micah Runner, the City’s Redevelopment Manager, at (916) 851-8783.
This is the first time the City’s Redevelopment Agency has applied for the competitive brownfields grants. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites.
The City of Rancho Cordova, CA was incorporated in 2003. City Hall is located at 2729 Prospect Park Drive; (916) 851-8700 (phone), (916) 851-8787 (fax), www.cityofranchocordova.org (website).