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BROWN FIELDS
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
August 2005
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2005 NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM
SUMMARY & SUCCESS STORIES
Greeting from EPA New England's Regional Administrator 1
Overview 2
Key Brownfields Programs 4
Assessment Grant Program 4
Cleanup Grant Program 7
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program 10
Job Training Program 1 1
Targeted Assessment Program 12
State Site-Specific Assessments 1 7
Showcase Communities 19
Maps 20
Connecticut 20
Maine 21
Massachusetts 22
New Hampshire 23
Rhode Island 24
Vermont 25
Success Stories 26
Connecticut 26
Maine 27
Massachusetts 28
New Hampshire 29
Rhode Island 30
Vermont .' 31
Contacts 32
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Introduction
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
GREETINGS FROM EPA NEW ENGLAND
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ROBERT VARNEY:
We ore pleased to present the 2005 New England Brownfields Program
Summary and Success Stories. Brownfields sites are real properties that
are stigmatized by the possibility of environmental contamination. EPA's
Brownfields Program helps communities assess contamination and clean
up sites for reuse. This includes helping train residents of communities
impacted by Brownfields to pursue environmental remediation careers.
Started as an agency initiative in 1 994, EPA's Brownfields Program has
evolved into a collaborative effort among a wide range of federal, state
and local stakeholders. This report includes information on grants and
other assistance provided by EPA to our partners that are working on
Brownfields redevelopment efforts. We have included success stories
from across the six New England states — from rural areas to urban
ones, and maybe even your community!
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act, commonly known as "the Brownfields Law." This law made more sites eligible
for cleanup, including petroleum-contaminated sites, and expanded the grants for assessment,
cleanup and job training. The legislation also increased funding opportunities for nonprofit
groups and municipal, regional and state agencies collectively working to restore thousands
of Brownfields sites across New England.
Since 1994, the New England Brownfields Program has provided more than $107.9 million
to hundreds of communities, agencies and nonprofit groups around the region. In 2005,
EPA's Brownfields Program awarded 54 grants in New England totaling $ 1 1 .4 million. Specific
allotments include $9 million for hazardous substance assessment and cleanup, 52. 2 million
for petroleum-only assessment and cleanup funding and a S 1 98,500 Brownfields Job Training
Grant to the city of Bridgeport, Conn.
The Brownfields Program reflects a new model in environmental protection that is locally-based,
forges strong public-private partnerships and promotes innovation and creativity. The program
often relies on market incentives and private sector actions to restore blighted properties. This
approach empowers state and local ^environmental and redevelopment officials to oversee
Brownfields activities, ensuring that local solutions are created to solve local problems. EPA
estimates that every acre of reclaimed Brownfields saves 4.5 acres of greenspace and, on
average, every greenspace has doubled the value of surrounding properties.
EPA seeks to ensure that all citizens enjoy the benefits of a healthy environment and better
quality of life, and that no community or neighborhood bears a heavy burden of environmental
risks that may be detrimental to their health.
For more information about the Brownfields Program in New England, please read on and
also visit our website at www.epa.gov/newengland/brownfields.
Sincerely,
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Robert W. Varney
Regional Administrator
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OVERVIEW
Since its inception in 1 994, the EPA National Brownfields Program has spent over $700 million and
provided extensive technical assistance to help states, tribes, communities and other stakeholders
involved in economic redevelopment work together to put Brownfields sites back into active use. This
results-oriented program has changed the way contaminated property is perceived, addressed and
managed.
Brownfields are properties where expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the
presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. Brownfields
revitalization efforts give communities the tools to reduce environmental and health risks, reuse
abandoned properties, create a stronger local tax base, attract new businesses and jobs, create new
recreational areas and reduce the pressure to develop open space.
The EPA Brownfields Program funds grants, pilot programs and research efforts. It aims to minimize
legal issues, encourage partnerships, promote outreach, create job training programs and address
environmental justice concerns. Although Brownfields are usually urban properties, such as old
warehouses or abandoned factories, they are also found in rural areas, such as vacant mills or fields
where illegal dumping has taken place. Coordinated efforts are needed to revitalize these properties
and the neighborhoods surrounding them.
Brownfields grants are the foundation of EPA's Brownfields Program. These grants fund environmental
assessments, cleanups and job training activities. The Brownfields Assessment Grant Program provides
funding for inventories, planning, environmental assessments and community outreach. The Brownfields
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program distributes funding to capitalize loans that are used to
clean up Brownfields. The Brownfields Job Training Grant Program provides environmental training
for residents of Brownfields communities. The Brownfields Cleanup Grant Program funds cleanup
activities to both municipalities and nonprofit organizations.
EPA announced the first Brownfields Action Agenda in 1 995, which outlined the activities EPA would
commit to further Brownfields redevelopment efforts. In 1997, the Brownfields National Partnership
Action Agenda was announced, which formalized Brownfields efforts and dedication to Brownfields
redevelopment across various federal agencies and non-federal Brownfields organizations. In 2002,
the Brownfields National Partnership Action Agenda was updated. It is an agreement between EPA
and 21 other federal agencies and departments that promotes more than 100 commitments for
cooperative work to help communities more effectively prevent, clean up and reuse Brownfields. The
agenda is available online at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/partnr.htm
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act, which authorizes up to S250 million per year for Brownfields grants, including up
to S50 million for state funding. The law also allows for the assessment and clean up of low-risk,
petroleum-contaminated sites.
Brownfields reuse and redevelopment remain among President Bush's and EPA Administrator Steven
Johnson's top priorities. By cleaning up and reinvesting in Brownfields, development pressure is token
off undeveloped, open land— which both improves and protects the environment and human health.
Nationally, the program has awarded funding to over 800 communities, stimulating over $5 billion in
funds leveraged for cleanup and redevelopment. With many new jobs created in some of the nation's
most under-served and impoverished neighborhoods, it is easy to understand how this program nas
gained the continuous support of decision-makers at all levels of government.
Over the past 11 years, EPA New England has received $107.9 million for work in dozens of
communities in the six states across the region—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
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Rhode Island and Vermont. Over $420 million in private investments has also been leveraged. Almost 550
students have graduated from the nine Brownfields job training programs, with many finding successful
jobs in the environmental technology field or choosing to continue their education.
The 2005 New England Brownfields Program Summary and Success Stories highlights some of the region's
exceptional stories of Brownfields revitalization.
SUMMARY OF BROWNFIELDS FUNDING IN NEW ENGLAND
PROGRAM FUNDING DISTRIBUTION BY STATE (1994-2005)
PROGRAM CT ME MA NH • Rl VT TOTAL
ASSESSMENT GRANTS $6,989,130 $3,709,017 $14,520,13152,429,000 $1,703,000 $3,660,000 533,010,278
CLEANUP GRANTS $2,685,500 $418,000 $3,924,883 $600,000 $800,000 SO $8,428,383
CLEANUP REVOLVING LOANS $6,750,000 $3,400,000 510,468,000 $3,451,790 $5,300,000 51,000,000 530,369,790
JOB TRAINING $1,198,500 5200,000 51,747,035 $0 $350,000 $0 53,495,535
TARGETED ASSESSMENTS $1,722,470 5426,339 53,143,869 5398,926 $414,217 $266,621 56,372,442
STATE BROV/NFHDS FUNONG $4,861,268 $3,096,154 56,407,315 $5,431,024 $3,747,860 $1,484,399 $25,028,020
SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES $300,000 SO 5600,000 SO $300,000 SO 51,200,000
TOTAL $24,506,868 $11,249,510 $40,811,233 $12,310,740 $12,615,077 $6,411,020 $107,904,448
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KEY BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS
Assessment Grant Program
The Brownfields Assessment Grant Program awards grants to local, tribal, and state
governmental entities to conduct assessment and related activities at Brownfields properties.
An important goal of this program is to assist recipients in developing a long-term strategy
for brownfields reuse. Grantees are selected through a national competition.
Generally, grants are awarded for up to 5200,000 to assess properties for co-mingled
hazardous waste or petroleum contamination. The figures in the tables that follow are
cumulative totals of all grants that communities across New England received since 1994,
organized by state.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport $1,000,000
Bristol 5200,000
Capitol Region Council of Governments $400,000
Danbury $200,000
East Hampton $175,000
Griswold $200,000
Haddam $156,000
Hartford $550,000
Meriden 5200,000
Middletown 5400,000
Valley Council of Governments 5325,000
Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Agency 541 7,000
New Britain 5200,000
New Haven 5267,000
New Milford $350,000
Norwich $350,000
South Central Regional Council of Governments $200,000
Stamford $200,000
Torrington $199,130
Wir.sted / Winchester $550,000
MAINE
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments $200,000
Bath $400,000
Brewer $350,000
Brunswick $150,000
Ellsworth $200,000
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments $200,000
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Lewiston 5625,000
Maine State Planning Agency $199,01 7
Portland $535,000
Sanford $200,000
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission $200,000
Westbrook $450,000
MASSACHUSETTS
Attleboro $200,000
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission $300,000
Boston '$737,000
Brockton $750,000
Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority $293,710
Chelsea $200,000
Chicopee $200,000
Colrain $235,862
Everett $200,000
Fitchburg $200,000
Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority $400,000
Franklin Regional Council of Governments $200,000
Gardner $200,000
Great Barrington $350,000
Greenfield $320,000
Haverhill $400,000
Holyoke $250,000
Lawrence $400,000
Lowell $600,000
Lynn $350,000
Mansfield $200,000
Marlborough $350,000
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection $200,000
Merrimack Valley Planning Commission $400,000
Methuen $200,000
Montachusett Valley Regional Planning $550,000
Mystic Valley Redevelopment Authority $950,000
New Bedford $800,000
Norfolk County $400,000
North Adams $140,770
Northampton $200,000
Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Authority $350,000
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Salem $200,000
Somerville $550,000
Springfield $800,000
Taunton $400,000
Walpole $200,000
Westfield 5175,000
West Springfield $200,000
Worcester $267,789
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Claremont $200,000
Concord $90,000
NH Department of Environmental Services $350,000
Nashua $473,000
Nashua Regional Planning Commission $200,000
NH Office of State Planning $400,000
North Country Council $200,000
Southwest Regional Planning Commission $516,000
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston $200,000
Providence $250,000
Rl Department of Environmental Management $400,000
Rl Economic Development Corporation $600,000
Warwick $150,000
Woonsocket $103,000
VERMONT
Bennington County Regional Commission $200,000
Burlington $700,000
Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission $200,000
Lamoille County Planning Commission $200,000
Northwest Regional Planning Commission $400,000
Rutland $200,000
Rutland Regional Planning Commission $400,000
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission $210,000
Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission $600,000
Windham Regional Commission $550,000
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Environmental Protection
Agency New England
Cleanup Grant Program
Funds are awarded to eligible local, state, tribal and nonprofit entities to conduct cleanup
activities on eligible brownfields properties. Grants are for up to $200,000 per property.
Entities must own the property at the time of award to be eligible for funding. The figures
in the tables that follow are cumulative totals of all grants that municipalities and nonprofit
organizations across New England received since 1994, organized by state.
MUNICIPALITIES
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Chrome Engineering Site, 405 Central Avenue $200,000
Mt. Trashmore, 329 Central Avenue £200,000
Pacelli Trucking Site, 79- 19 Trowell Street and
310-318 Eagle Street
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
Georgetown
Management Area Site, 1 5 North Main Street
Greenwich
Cos Cob Power Plant, 22 Sound Shore Drive
Middletown
Portland Chemical Works Site, 680 Newfield Street (rear) $200,000
New Britain
207 Oak Street $60,000
New Haven
Brewery Building, 456 - 458 Grand Avenue $200,000
New Milford
Century Enterprise Center, Housatonic Avenue and
Aspetuck Ridge Road $200,000
Shelton
The Shelton Farm and Public Market, '00 East Canal Street $200,000
Stamford
Seaboard Equities Building, 1 Dock Street $25,500
114 Manhattan Street $200,000
Vernon
Hockanum Mill Site, 200 West Main Street
MAINE
Lewiston
W.S. Libbey Mill Site, 6 Mill Street
$200,000
$200,000
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Portland
Bayside Rail Yard
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Boston Redevelopment Authority, Belle Isle Coastal Preserve,
Saratoga Street
Brockton
Montello Auto Body, 1 66 East Ashland Street
389 Warren Avenue
Greenfield
Food and Fuel Site, 270 Deerfield Street
Holyoke
Hallmark Van Lines, 160 Middle Water Street
Lowell
1 1 5 Middlesex Street
101 Middlesex Street
Maiden
Mystic Valley Development Commission
Kazanjian Property, 171 and 171R Corporation Way
Paonessa Property, 255 and 260 Corporation Way and
16 Cooper Street
211 Corporation Way
Marl borough
84 Chestnut Street
Rail Trail, Kelleher Sites, 56 Jefferson Street
Monson
South Main Street School/Dan Wesson Arms Facility,
293 South Main Street
New Bedford
Fairhaven Mills, Lot 167
Fairhaven Mills, Lot 262
Reliable Truss Site, 246 River Road
North Adams
128 Union Street (Route 2),
Northborough
Northborough Fish and Game Club, 119 Colburn Street
$150,000
$200,000
$159,500
$100,000
$125,000
$200,000
$112,080
$142,960
$200,000
$200,000
$80,000
$173,583
$199,200
$200,000
$35,000
$85,000
$200,000
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Somerville
30 Allen Street $200,000
Springfield
Hampden Color and Chemical, 1 26 Memorial Drive 5200,000
Gemini Building, 33 Morris Street $200,000
Worcester
Main South Community Development Corporation,
875 Main Street $200,000
West Springfield
West Springfield Trade Center, 1 89 Western Avenue and
220 Day Street $156,560
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Durham
Craig Supply Site, Depot Road $200,000
Keene
Perkins Machine Shop property, 92 and 110 Water Street $200,000
Nashua
76 Temple Street 5200,000
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Louttit Laundry Site, 93 Cranston Street $200,000
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
CONNECTICUT
Georgetown
Georgetown Redevelopment Corporation, Gilbert
and Bennet By-Product, 1 5 Norlh Main Street $200,000
New London
Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut,
vacant lot on Fitch Avenue $200,000
MAINE
Norway
Downtown Revitalization Corp., Cummings Mill,
8 Pikes Hill Road 568,000
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MASSACHUSETTS
Essex
Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum,
Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street 5200,000
Taunton
Weir Economic Investment Revitalization Corporation,
9 West Water Street $52,000
RHODE ISLAND
East Providence
Meeting Street National Center of Excellence, 960, 962,
996 and 1000 Eddy Street and 43 Haswell Street $200,000
Providence
Trust for Public Land, 67 Melissa Street $200,000
Johnson and Wales University, Parcel 7, 250 Shipyard Street $200,000
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program
Funds are awarded to eligible local, tribal, and state entities to establish and capitalize
a Revolving Loan Fund Program. Loan capitalization grants are for up to $1,000,000
and eligible entities may join together to establish larger revolving loan fund pools. Grant
recipients may provide loans to private, public and nonprofit entities to conduct cleanup
activities on eligible brownfield properties. Grant recipients may also make subgrants to
public and nonprofit entities to conduct cleanup activities. The figures in the tables that
follow are cumulative totals of all grants that communities across New England received
since 1 994, organized by state.
CONNECTICUT
Berlin $500,000
Bridgeport $1,500,000
Hartford Department of Economic Development 5500,000
Valley Council of Governments $850,000
NewMilford $1,000,000
Regional Growth Partnership $ 1,000,000
Stamford $750,000
Winchester $650,000
MAINE
Bath $750,000
Lewiston $500,000
Portland $500,000
Westbrook $900,000
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MASSACHUSETTS
Boston $ 1,000,000
Brockton 5500,000
Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority $18,000
Franklin Regional Council of Governments 51,000,000
Gloucester $500,000
Lawrence 5500,000
Lowell $500,000
Lynn 5450,000
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission $500,000
Mystic Valley Development Authority $ 1,000,000
New Bedford $500,000
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission $2,000,000
Somerville $500,000
Taunton 5500,000
Worcester $1,000,000
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NH Department of Environmental Service $1,001,790
State of New Hampshire 52,450,000
RHODE ISLAND
Rl Department of Environmental Management / Rl Economic
Development Corporation $ 1,700,000
Rl Economic Development Corporation / City of Providence /
City of Pawtucket 53,000,000
Rl Economic Development Corporation $600,000
VERMONT
South Windsor County Regional Planning Commission $1,000,000
Job Training Program
Brownfields Job Training Programs train workers in the field of hazardous waste
assessment and remediation. To be eligible for these funds, the applicants must be
affiliated with existing Brownfields Assessment Grant Program participants. The figures in
the tables that follow are cumulative totals of all grants that municipalities and nonprofit
organizations across New England received since 1994, organized by state.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Middlesex Community Technical College
Stamford
The Workplace, Inc.
$198,500
$400,000
$200,000
$400,000
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MAINE
Lewiston $200,000
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Connects People to Economic Opportunities, Inc. $200,000
Brockton $200,000
Coalition for a Better Acre $200,000
JFY Networks $475,000
Lawrence $ 197,035
New Bedford $275,000
RHODE ISLAND
Groundwork Providence $350,000
Targeted Assessment Program
EPA works directly with contractors to conduct assessments at properties identified by
the local entity as being high-priority for reuse. Targeted Assessments typically involve
a review of existing records, sampling and preparation of a preliminary cleanup cost
estimate. The information gathered allows local government officials and developers to
make informed decisions regarding the redevelopment potential of a property. These
assessments are usually valued between 550,000 and $100,000. The tables that follow
list sites that were assessed in communities across New England and their estimated value,
organized by state.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
50 Miles Street $15,615
Pacelli Trucking, 79 - 199 Trowell Street and
310-318 Eagle Street $76,233
Swan Engraving, 385 Hanover Street $52,448
Bristol
H.J. Mills Box Factory, 149-151 Church Street $64,867
Derby
O'Sullivan's Island, Housatonic River $96,981
Glastonbury
Field-Holstein Property, Phelps Street $84,905
Greenwich
Cos Cob Power Station, 22 Sound Shore Drive $ 116,291
Hartford
10 Reserve Road $59,403
Hartford Car Wash, 2434 - 2470 Main Street $22,895
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Ledyard
Erickson Property, 1 10 - 114 Military Highway $10,952
Manchester
Bucklond Manufacturing, 131 Adams Street 526,408
Middletown
Portland Chemical Works, 680 Newfield Street $70,444
New London
Penn Central Transportation Co., Foot of State Street $51,692
North Haven ,
249 Sackett Point Road J100,000
Norwich
Occum Roto Print, 2 Taftville-Occum Road $84,903
Ploinfield
InterRoyal Mill, 20 Reservoir Street $116,397
Plymouth
Hart Property, 269 Main Street $75,000
Prospect
U.S. Cap and Jacket, Inc., 214 New Haven Road (Route 69) $78,836
Redding
Gilbert and Bennett, 1 North Main Street $100,000
Shelton
Rolfite Chemical, 131 Canal Street $61,815
Samarius Property, 1 23 Canal Street $13,602
Shelton Waterfront, Canal Street $75,000
Vernon
Amerbelle Textiles, 104 East Main Street and
5 Brooklyn Street $ 100,000
Hockanum Mill, 200 West Main Street $96,196
Roosevelt Mills, 215 East Main Street $71,587
MAINE
Lewiston
W.S. Libbey Mill, 6 Mill Street
Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Co., 8 Water Street
Old Town
Lily Tulip, North Main Street
Orono
Ayers Island, One Ayers Island
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$60,151
$18,966
$111,770
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Peru
Diamond Match Mill, Mill Street $164,158
MASSACHUSETTS
Amesbury
Amesbury Wharf, 31 Water Street $ 104,800
Bellingham
Pearl Street Mill, 26 Pearl Street $1 84,505
Boston
Ferdinand Block, 294 River Street $33,872
Modern Electroplating, 2340 Washington Street $78,31 1
Brockton
Bargaineer Center, 70 East Battles Street $45,847
Knapp Shoe, 153 Spark Street $50,025
Montello Auto Body, 166 East Ashland Street 567,31 5
Brookfield
54 - 67 Mill Street $110,437
Hopedale
Draper Field $100,000
Dorchester
Boston's Hope, 219 - 221 Harvard Street, 53 and
88 - 98 Nightingale Street, 83 - 89 Wales Street,
46, 71 - 78 and 85 - 89 Kingsdale Street,
1 7 and 19 Browning Avenue $ 106,350
Dudley
Former Stevens Bleachery, Ardloc Place $ 100,000
Essex
Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street $ 1 33,1 43
Everett
Tremont Villa, 1 68 Tremont Street $66,473
Fall River
City Pier, West of Davol Street $104,737
Foxborough
Seltsam Property, 1 70 Oak Street $64,388
Franklin
Old Sewer Beds, Pond Street $128,120
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Gardner
Former Garbose Metals Factory, 1 55 Mill Street $ 1 40,000
Gloucester
Marine Railways Property, 9 Harborloop $122,504
Omniwave Electronics, 22 Blackburn Drive 589,501
Greenfield
Food and Fuel, 270 Deerfield Street $100,000
Hardwick
Gilbertville Woven Label Site, Upper Church Street ,563,001
Holyoke
Hallmark Van Lines, 1 60 Middle Water Street $69,886
Lawrence
Oxford Paper Mill (Spicket River), Canal Street 5115,241
Lowell
Assets Building, Market Street $146,712
Davidson Street Properties, 21, 45
and 105 Davidson Street $57,551
Lynn
Former Beacon Chevrolet, 254 Lynnway $9,915
Montague
15 Rod Shop Road $100,000
Monson
Omega Processing Site, 21 Bliss Street $140,823
Newburyport
Former Department of Public Works Yard,
129 Merrimac Street $63,018
New Bedford
Alden Corrugated, 1 Church Street 543,495
Standard Times Field, Front Street 560,1 75
Northampton
Former Department of Public Works Yard, 1 25 Locust Street,
237 and 265 Prospect Street $81,804
Old Northampton Fire Station, Masonic Street $49,950
Roundhouse Parking Lot, Old South Street 585,483
Quincy
Quarry Street Highpoint Property, 1 93 - 323 Quarry Street 510,640
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Taunton
Church Coal, 494 Weir Street $44,891
Worcester
Coes Knife Property, Coes Street $70, 956
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ambargis Mill, 8 Greenwood Road $1 1 6,748
Durham
Craig Supply, Depot Road $70,409
Milton
Former Tannery Site (Milton Mills), Walter Street $ 165,300
Sutton
Henry's Tire Property, Route 11 4 $6,81 8
Franklin
J.R Stevens Mill, East Bow Street $8,697
Lament Labs, 6 Perimeter Road $30,954
RHODE ISLAND
SpintexMill, 1461 High Street $28,183
Providence
60 Valley Street $100,000
Narragansett Landing, Aliens Avenue $41,614
Rau Fasteners, 102 Westfield Street $33,570
Save The Bay, 100 Bayview Drive $ 133,638
West Elmwood Housing Development, 392 Cranston Street $77,212
VERMONT
Carr Lot, Taylor Street $ 110,317
TLR Complex, Mill Street $56,304
28 River Street $100,000
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State Site-Specific Assessments
EPA offers funding to establish and enhance state end tribal response programs. Generally,
these programs address the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields and other
contaminated properties. Among other things, this funding may be used by states and tribes to
conduct site-specific activities that enhance the state's cleanup capacity, including conducting site-
specific reviews and audits or state site-specific assessments and cleanup. The tables that follow list
sites that were assessed in communities across New England, organized by state.
CONNECTICUT
• CT Department of Transportation Site #1, Portland
• National Automatic Products, Berlin
• Turnpike Autowreckers, Westbrook ,
• American Tool & Machine, Windsor
• Berlin Center, Berlin
Neoweld Corporation I, Cornwall
• Samarius Property, Shelton
• Hi-G Company Property, South Windsor
• New Hall Street School (Rochford Field), Hamden
• Derby Department of Transportation Parcel, Derby
MAINE
• Ayers Island, Orono
• Edwards Manufacturing, Augusta
• Burt Company Site, Portland
• Bangor Hydro Substation, East Machias
• Smelt Hill Dam, Falmouth
• Apollo Tanning Company, Camden
Industrial Box and Lumber, Parsonfield
Howland Tannery, Howland
Bradley Crow Rope, Warren
Eastern Fine Paper, Brewer
• Rolnick Property, Brewer
• Precision Metals, Roxbury
MASSACHUSETTS
• Middleboro Plating, Middleboro
• Filmtech Site, Westfield
• Lewis Chemical Company Site, Boston
• Hampden Color & Chemical Site, Springfield
• Swank Site, Attleboro
• Cadillac Paint, Ashland
• Town Barn Facility, Ashburnham
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• Lot 6-2, Tounton
• Microfab, Amesbury
• Former Shoe Manufacturing Site, Whitman
• Marra Property, Wrentham
• Woburn Loop Right-of-Way, Woburn
• Sterling Supply, North Reading
NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Carnevale Property, Sutton
• Kaminski, Mount Vernon
• Bradford Green / Naughton Site, Bradford
• East Coast Steel, Greenfield
• Craig Supply, Durham
• Bristol Mica Factory, Bristol
• Robert Riley Property, New Boston
• Contoocook Valley Paper Site, Henniker
- Northern Forest Heritage Park, Former Pulp & Paper
of America R & D Building Site, Berlin
• Shamrock Cleaners Site, Derry
• Rex Leathers / Regis Tannery, Raymond
• Elite Laundry, Jeffrey
• Troy Mills, Troy
• AC Lawrence Leathers, Winchester
• Seppala & Aho Site, New Ipswich
• Lament Laboratories, Londonderry
• Woodsville Railyard, Haverhill
• Surrette Battery, Northfield
• Pillsbury Mill, Tilton
• Monadnock Mills, Claremont
• Whitney Screw, Nashua
• Kelley's Salvage Yard, Plymouth
- Notre Dame / Burgess School, Berlin
• Hartford Property, Harrisville
• Spaulding Composites Lagoon Site, Milton
• Breton Cleaners, Somersworth
RHODE ISLAND
• Buttonwood Industrial Complex, Bristol
• Pontiac Enterprises, Warwick
• T.H. Baylis, Warwick
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• Chepochet River Park, Glocester
• Park View Recreational Facility, Cranston
• Olneyville Family Resource Center, Providence
• Stillwater Mill Complex, Clock Tower Building Parcel, Burrillville
• Festival Pier, Pawtucket
VERMONT
• BCIC Building Complex, North Bennington
• Jewell Brook Property, Ludlow
• Sweat Comings, Richford
• Stanley Tools, Shaftsbury
• Downtown Windsor, Windsor
• 151 S. Champlain Street, Burlington
• Jard Chemical Co., Bennington
• Williams Machine Co., Poultney
Showcase Communities
As part of the multi-federal agency Brownfields National Partnership, sixteen
communities were selected to receive Showcase Community designations following a
national competition. The federal partners work with selected communities to revitalize
Brownfields properties.
EPA generally provides each Showcase Community with a 5200,000 Brownfields
Demonstration Pilot and assigns an EPA-employee to work full time in the designated
community for two years.
CONNECTICUT
Stamford $300,000
MASSACHUSETTS
Lowell $300,000
Mystic Valley Development Corporation,
Maiden, Medford and Everett $300,000
RHODE ISLAND
Providence $300,000
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Cleanup Grants $2,685,500
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund $6,750,000
Job Training $1,198,500
Targeted Assessments $1,722,470
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Assessment Grants $3,709,017
Cleanup Grants $418,000
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund $3,400,000
Job Training $200,000
Targeted Assessments $426,339
State Brownfields Funding $3,096,154
Showcase Communities $0
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Assessment Grants $2,429,000
Cleanup Grants $600,000
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund $3,451,790
Job Training $0
Targeted Assessments $398,926
State Brownfields Funding $5,431,024
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Cleanup Grants $800,000
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund $5,300,000
Job Training $350,000
Targeted Assessments $414,217
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PUBLIC PARK RISES FROM THE
ASHES OF FORMER ROTOPRINT
FACILITY IN NORWICH
• Success in EPA's Targeted
Brownfields Assessment Program
A contaminated former textile mill site along the Shetucket
River in Norwich, Conn., was reborn during the summer
of 2005 as Occum Park using investments totaling $2.7
million from EPA, state and local sources. The City Textile
Corporation, a division of RotoPrint, operated a textile
finishing business on the 5-acre site between 1967
and 1986. In February 1986, a fire destroyed the mill
complex and office building, leaving only the foundation
and a concrete building. The site was abandoned for
13 years and, because contamination was suspected, EPA committed 584,903 in 1999 to assess
environmental conditions at the site through its Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program. The
assessment revealed contamination from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), petroleum hydrocarbons,
polyaromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Health risks associated with
these contaminants, depending on the amount and length of exposure,
range from fatigue and skin and eye irritation to damage to the central
nervous and possibly cancer.
The City of Norwich took ownership of the site and granted a use
variance to develop Occum Park in a former industrial zone. The
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
provided 51 .5 million in funding for the Occum Park Neighborhood
Redevelopment Project. Connecticut's Deportment of Environmental
Protection and the City of Norwich provided additional funds needed
for the project, which were administered by the Norwich Community
Development Corporation.
Occum Park was designed for passive and active outdoor recreation by
neighborhood and city residents. The environmental design, developed
by Stephanie Fuss Associates based on EPA's TBA, included a walking
path, convenient seating near the Shetucket River and other recreational
amenities. GEI Consultants, Inc., provided oversight of the project.
Approximately 400 tons of solid waste, including wood, metal, cloth
and other waste from the fire, was removed from the property and
shipped off-site for disposal by Loureiro Contractors. About 1 50 tons
of PCB-contaiminated soil were also disposed off-site. The remaining
contaminated soil, over 1 0,000 cubic yards, was placed under a thick
plastic, geomembrane cop. Two feet of clean sand and topsoil was
placed over the cap. A dedication ceremony for the park was held in June
2005. Now that the park is open to the public, the City of Norwich has
agreed to provide yearly monitoring to ensure the quality of the cap.
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FIRST BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
OFFERED IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
MAINE
• Success in EPA's Brownfields Job Training Program
The Brownfields Initiative for Local Development (BILD) is a new, free job training program for
unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers in the Lewiston-Auburn region of Maine.
Originally funded through a 5200,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant from EPA, and administered
by the City of Lewiston in partnership with the Central Maine Community College (CMCC), BILD is the
first Brownfields Job Training Program in northern New England. As of March 2005, two graduating
classes totaling 26 individuals completed the core training. An additional 5225,000 was provided
by the Central/Western Maine Workforce Investment Board, Maine's Additional Support for People
in Retraining and Employment (ASPIRE), Faithworks, the Downtown Neighb6rhood Association and
Summit Environmental Consultants, Inc., to support the program.
The BILD training program teaches environmental remediation and construction skills, providing the
certifications and licenses employers want. CMCC is using $155,755 of the grant to coordinate
and provide the training curriculum to four classes over two years. BILD includes a 202-hour
core training plus advanced options
available in hazardous waste transport
and Brownfields redevelopment. Core
training modules include: Occupational
Safety and Health Administration;
Hazardous Wastes and Operations;
Lead and Asbestos Abatement; First Aid;
Introductions to Hand Tools, Power Tools,
Blueprints and Construction Math; and
Basic Rigging. Two different tracks are
offered to complete the curriculum: a 1 2-
month, part-time evening program and a
three-month, full-time day program.
The Workforce Investment Board's local
Rapid Response staff helped market BILD
to workers at various employment sites who
were about to be displaced. Some trainees
were recruited by nonprofit organizations
and educational programs including:
Faithworks, ASPIRE, Maine Rural Workers
Coalition, Empower Lewiston and Seeds
of Change. Public service announcements
in various media outlets were used to
reach the community, particularly the
underemployed population. CMCC and BILD staff help graduates find jobs with employers identified
through the Crofters Olympics and contractor lists maintained by Community Concepts, Inc., the
Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Lewiston's Procurement Office. Of the
26 BILD graduates, five completed the advanced track in hazardous waste transport and several are
employed in the environmental field.
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COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF SOMERVILLE'S HEAD START
PROGRAM OPENS NEW CENTER
• Success in EPA's Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grant Programs
March 2005 marked a new beginning for the Community Action Agency of Somerville's (CAAS) Head
Start program. After looking for a home that would bring together its children's educational programs,
which were historically scattered throughout Somerville, Mass., its quest for o central location has
finally come to fruition.
Creativity and perseverance paid off when CAAS spotted three vacant
lots on Allen Street, a cluster of Brownfields located in the densest
neighborhood of Somerville. Using a portion of an EPA Brownfields
Assessment Grant for $350,000 that was awarded to the city in
1996, CAAS and the city worked together to assess all three sites
for contamination. This work revealed that the soil and water was
contaminated with the following, polychlorinated biphenyls, volatile
organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, antimony,
arsenic, lead and nickel Although some of these substances occur
naturally in the environment, higher than average exposure can
cause health problems ranging from rashes, eye irritation and
stomach pain to cancer and serious damage to major organs, the
central nervous system and reproductive system.
Once the assessment work was complete, CAAS purchased two of
the three properties (the City of Somerville ov/ned the third). CAAS
and the City of Somerville entered into a land swap so that CAAS
would have two adjacent properties for the construction of the Head
Start facility. Funding for cleanup and construction of the Head Start
facility came from multiple donors, including: the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development's Block Grant Program; the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for
Children, the Boston Community Capital Fund, two anonymous
private foundations; and the CAAS's capital campaign.
Before building the new site, the Head Start classes were held at
various locations throughout the city. Operating under one roof saves
the program money, allowing it to spend more on its unique early
childhood education programs for children of low-income families.
CAAS determined that it will save money on administration and
transportation costs as well. On Mar. 1 8, 2005, the facility opened
eight classrooms that serve o total of 1 26 children.
A year-long community visioning effort was undertaken to determine
the end-use of the adjoining city-owned lot: a community garden
and passive park. Cleanup of the community garden and passive
park area will be supported by a 5200,00 EPA Brownfields Cleanup
Grant.
Completed facility.
By cleaning up these blighted properties and opening this
educational facility, the city of Somerville and CAAS has restored
pride in the neighborhood, improved the tax base for the city
and provided a valuable resource for the children of low income families—a great example of a
Brownfield success story.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
HISTORIC MILL SITE IN HENNIKER TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOWN RESIDENTS
• Success in EPA's Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grant Programs
A historic formerly contaminated grist and paper mill site along the Contoocook River in Henniker,
N.H., will soon provide recreational and educational opportunities for town residents following a
successful cleanup effort funded by EPA, the state of New Hampshire and the Town of Henniker.
The Former Contoocook Valley Paper Company site had a long history of industrial use. Originally
operated as a grist mill in the 1750s, the historic
site was occupied by the Contoocook Valley Paper
Company for 124 years between 1863 and 1
After the close of the paper'mill, the site remained
in contaminated ruin with solid waste, machinery,
containers of chemicals and buried paper sludge.
A portion of the Contoocook River had also been
contaminated by the disposal of paper sludge.
The site was initially investigated by the New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
(DES) m 1990. This resulted in the 5400,000
emergency removal of above-ground petroleum
storage tanks from the site between 1 992 and 1 993
by the EPA. In 2000 and 2002, DES and the Town
of Henniker assessed and cleaned up the site with
587,000 from an EPA Multi-site Cooperative Agreement. The assessment confirmed the presence of
about 2,000 cubic yards of buried paper sludge that was contaminated with cadmium, chromium,
barium and lead. Skin contact with chromium can cause skin ulcers, while skin contact
can cause damage to the central nervous system, especially among children. Cadmium and barium
are harmful to major organs if ingested in large quantities. Approximately 1,500 tons of solid waste
and paper sludge were removed in the summer and fall 2003. A final cover of wildflower mix was
seeded during the spring of 2004.
The mill site and surrounding area are eligible for listing as a National Historic District on the National
Registry of Historic Places. The site's eligibility for this designation recognizes its historical significance.
The Town of Henniker wants to maintain the mill's remaining dry, coarse laid granite foundation
walls and sluiceway, circa 1 750s. The town is considering using the foundation and sluiceway m
combination with walking trails
and interpretive displays focused
on the Historic West Henniker
Village District. Since this portion
of the Contoocook River is
very popular with white water
enthusiasts and fishers, cleaning
up the site will help ensure this
use remains. The revitalization
of the historic mill site is a great
example of multiple agencies
pooling multiple resources for
the public good.
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BROWNFIELDS IN PROVIDENCE GET NEW LOOKS AS A MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Rehabilitated building in
Narragansett Landing.
• Success in EPA's Brownfields Assessment
Grant Program
In May 2000, the City of Providence, R.I., was awarded a 5250,000
EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant to target two economically distressed
areas of the city: Narragansett Landing and Olneyville. The environmental
assessment of Brownfields in these areas is paving the way for a new mixed-
use neighborhood and urgently needed affordable housing. EPA's grant is
helping the City of Providence and local developers leverage an estimated
5104,200,000 of private and public funds for redevelopment projects.
Narragansett Landing is a 280-acre industrial site along Providence River
used for bulk fuel storage, shipbuilding and sewage treatment. City officials,
recognizing that these uses were outmoded, developed a plan in 2000
to transform the area into a mixed-use neighborhood with housing, office
buildings, waterfront parks, artist lofts, an extended-stay hotel, marina,
parking garage and restaurant. The ambitious plan acknowledged that
there is a considerable amount of contaminated land, resulting from over a century of industrial uses,
that has to be assessed and cleaned up. With 51 70,000 of the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant, the
city contracted GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (GZA), in 2002 to conduct environmental sampling and
found that at least 20 percent of the parcels in the area ore contaminated with hazardous materials or
petroleum. Completing this assessment has given city and prospective developers the information they
need to move forward with redevelopment.
Upstream from Narragansett Landing along the
Woonasquatucket River is Olneyville, another distressed
neighborhood in Providence that also has a long history
of industrial use. The neighborhood suffers from a housing
crunch because home prices have skyrocketed in the past
several years. Using the remaining 580,000 of the EPA
Brownfields Assessment Grant, the city contracted GZA
to investigate three city-owned parcels which have been
designated for housing. The 2004 assessment uncovered
a 1 0,000-gallon underground storage tank and revealed
contamination from metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
and total petroleum. Depending on the amount and
length of exposure, health problems associated with these
contaminants range from fatigue and skin and eye irritation
to damage to the central nervous and possibly cancer. The
Providence Planning Department and GZA worked closely
with the housing developer, Olneyville Housing Corporation
(OHC), to develop a remedial work plan to eliminate
environmental risks to future inhabitants.
Groundbreaking is planned for late summer 2005 and the
development is expected to be completed in Fall 2006.
Once completed, 20 units of affordable housing will feature
panoramic views of the river and the new Riverside Park that is
being created at the adjacent Riverside Mills. The park is one
of several connected by the Woonasquatucket River Greenway,
which was redeveloped through Providence's designation as
a Brownfields Showcase Community in 1998.
View towards the Providence River
from development parcel in
Narragansett Landing.
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AFFORDABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY WATERFRONT HOMES
AVAILABLE ON FORMER SCRAPYARD IN BURLINGTON
• Success in EPA's Brownfields Assessment Grant Program
New environmentally-friendly homes along the shore of Lake Chomplain in Burlington, Vt., are now
open to families and individuals from diverse backgrounds and income levels. Thanks to a Brownfields
Assessment Grant from EPA and funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and the City of Burlington, affordable housing on the waterfront is finally available. A total
of 40 families, including many that have been priced out of the housing market, will be able to live
along the beautiful shores of Lake Champlam.
The property was previously used as a scrap yard and rail siding for pressurized gas storage. Aerial
photos also revealed 55-gallon drums that most likely contained used oil. Since 1996, the El \ has
given the City of Burlington $500,000 in Brownfields Assessment Grants for assessments around
the city. Plans to develop waterfront housing along this site began in the mid-1980s. The City of
Burlington solicited proposals from private developers twice—but there was a lack of interest due to
the environmental risks. In 1 999, the city conducted further environmental investigations at the site and
spent S 1 1 0,000 to purchase two-tenths of an acre to expand the site. That same year, the Burlington
Community Land Trust/Housing Vermont (BCLT/HV) team and a private developer proposed a plan
to develop affordable, environmentally-friendly housing on the site.
HUD provided an $800,000 Special Purpose Grant and the equivalent of the city's entire annual
allocation of federal HOME funds to support the project. In addition, the development received one
of the largest City Housing Trust Fund Grants to date, and the annual ground lease payments are
below market rates.
BCLT/HV built energy-efficient homes that are affordable for people with a range of incomes. The
development also solved a long-standing storm water runoff problem with environmentally-sound
treatment and has maximized green
space by including a parking garage
rather than a large asphalt parking
lot. The ribbon cutting ceremony
was held on Oct. 13, 2004. The
development is the first multi-unit
residential building in Vermont to
earn the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design certification.
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Contacts
EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS SECTION CONTACTS
Brownfields Section Chief
Carol Tucker
(617) 918-1221
Brownfields Cleanup Grants
and Targeted Brownfields
Assessment Program
Jim Byrne
(617)918-1389
Brownfields Assessment Grants
and State Programs
Diane Kelley
(617) 918-1424
Brownfields Job Training Grants
Christine Lombard
(617)918-1305
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving
Loan Fund Grants
Joe Ferrari
(617) 918-1105
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving
Loan Fund Grants
Dorrie Poor
(617)918-1432
Project Officer
Carlie Brandt
(617)918-1528
Project Officer
Kathleen Castagna
(617) 918-1429
Project Officer
Steve Chase
(617) 918-1428
Project Officer
Myra Schwartz
(617)918-1696
Project Officer
John Smaldone
(617)918-1207
Legal Advisor
Rona Gregory
(617)918-1096
Quality Assurance Specialist
Alan Peterson*
(617)918-8322
Web Site: www.epa.gov/ne/brownfields
The mailing address for the
EPA New England Brownfields Team is:
U.S. EPA - New England (Mail Code: HIO)
One Congress Street, Suite 1 100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
FAX: 617-918-1291
'use Mail Code RCA
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