[CPEO-BIF] LAS VEGAS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY SITE CLEANUP COMPLETE

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US EPA Region 9

For Immediate Release: December 20, 1999

For the complete press release go to:
http://epainotes1.rtpnc.epa.gov:7777/r9/r9press.nsf/news

LAS VEGAS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY SITE CLEANUP COMPLETE
(excerpts)

Nation's First Cleanup Funded By EPA's Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund

(San Francisco) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
city of Las Vegas today announced that the cleanup of the National Guard
Armory site in Las Vegas is complete, thus clearing the way for
redevelopment.  The site is the first in the nation to benefit from EPA's
new Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund.  The cleanup, which involved
removal of over 600 cubic yards of soil contaminated with hazardous waste
and petroleum hydrocarbons, cost $50,000.  The city plans to make the site
a community center with space for a senior center, a small business
incubator, a cultural center and retail stores. 

The former National Guard Armory is a 3.6-acre site at the southeast
intersection of Eastern and Stewart Avenues in Las Vegas.  The Nevada
National Guard used the site from 1948 to 1997 for general operations,
vehicle maintenance, and storage.  The National Guard ceased operations at
the site and returned the property to the city of Las Vegas in late 1997.

In 1998 and early 1999, with the help of EPA's Brownfields Assessment Pilot
grant, the city conducted soil and groundwater sampling.  The sampling
indicated that soil contamination was limited to about 600 cubic yards of
soil in the immediate vicinity of a hydraulic lift that had been on the
site.  Groundwater had not been contaminated.

The neighborhoods in the immediate vicinity of the Armory site are
predominantly Hispanic, with high unemployment and poverty rates.  Through
the site's small business incubation center, the city hopes to provide
opportunities for new community-based enterprises, as well as a community
meeting place and cultural center.  A similar project, the Las Vegas
Business Center, produced more than 75 jobs. 

For the complete press release go to:
http://epainotes1.rtpnc.epa.gov:7777/r9/r9press.nsf/news


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