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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
2003 Superfund Annual Report
A status report on the New England
Superfund remedial, removal,
brownfields, oil spill and
emergency response programs.
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Table of Contents % Agency New Eng!and
RHODE ISLAND
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Overview 2
National Priorities List 6
Map 12
Sites of Special Interest 1 4
Watch List 1 6
Emergdncy Planning & Response Program 22
Brownfi lds 25
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Introduction # Agency New England
WELCOME TO EPA NEW ENGLAND
The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protedion Agency is
dedicated to protecting all New Englanders from environmental health threats
while also preserving and protecting our unique environmental resources.
This 2003 annual report details EPA New England’s Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration programmatic accomplishments and
presents important information about funding for our Superfund and
Brownfields programs. The Superfund program directs the clean up of
National Priorities List (NPL) sites as well as the cleanup of smaller, often
less complex, sites that pose a significant risk to people or the environ-
ment. This office is prepared to handle a broad spectrum of environmen-
tal emergencies, ranging from those posed by chemical or oil spills to
those presented by potential ads of terrorism. This office also administers
the region’s Brownfields program, oversees the regulation of underground storage tanks, and works
with hazardous waste facilities to clean up contamination and create better systems for managing
environmental threats.
Our New England Superfund program remains vital and boasts strong successes. Three-quarters of
the 111 sites on the NPL are either undergoing or have completed construction of cleanup technolo-
gies. Nearly one-third of the sites are already being reused or have agreed upon productive reuse
plans. Ten sites have been deleted from the NPL, having met all cleanup goals. Through an aggres-
sive regional program to recoup federal expenses at these sites or to have responsible parties pay
for the cleanup, we have restored $2.1 billion to the Superfund Trust Fund since the program began.
In early 2004, EPA added the Pike Hill Copper Mine in Corinth, Vermont to the NPL.
In addition, this office loins the entire agency in a focused federal effort to ensure that all New
England residents enjoy the benefit of a healthy environment. The federal government recognizes the
importance of environmental justice, and EPA seeks to protect all our communities from environmen-
tal threats.
Homeland Security continues to be a regional priority, and we have made many advances in
our ability to respond to chemical, biological and radiological incidents. EPA has purchased
updated chemical and radiological agent monitoring equipment and new protective equipment for
response personnel. The region’s mobile command post has been equipped with cell, satellite, and
radio communications, a weather station, satellite television, and broadband Internet. The region’s
emergency response staff have received advanced training that well prepares them to respond, along
with local, state and federal response partners to environmental or other catastrophic events.
The agency’s Land Revitalization Agenda has resulted in many underused or unused real estate
parcels being redeveloped and contributing to the local economy in the way of taxes and jobs.
I encourage you to visit EPA’s Brownfields website to read case studies of redevelopment prolects
across the region, www.epa.gov/ne/Brownfields .
We look forward to another year of working with our Congressional delegation, states and tribes,
the public and others to promote a cleaner, healthier and more productive environment.
Please visit EPA’s Internet web pages to find a great deal of useful information as well as detailed
descriptions of each of the Superfund sites in New England. Bookmark the following web addresses:
www epa. gov/ne/superfund and www. epa . yov/ne/brownfields
RobertW. Varney
Regional Administrator
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Overview
Following is a quick summary of EPA New England’s Office of
Site Remediation and Restoration (OSRR) programs highlighted
in this report.
National Priorities List (Superfund) Program
OSRR’s remedial branches oversee long-term cleanups at sites that are typically on EPA’s National
Priorities List Short-term cleanups can correct many hazardous waste problems and eliminate most
threats to human health and the environment Some sites, however, require lengthier and more
complex cleanups These may include large-scale soil remediation, restoring groundwater and
taking measures to protect wetlands, estuaries, and other ecological resources These sites ore often
caused by years of pollution and may take several years, even decades, to clean
Emergency Planning and Response Program
OSRR’s Emergency Planning and Response branch prepares for and conducts responses to
discharges of au and releases of hazardous substances In addition to planning and preparing for
regional emergency responses, gethng ready for counter-terrorism activities, inspecting oil storage
facilities, cleaning up emergency oil and chemical spills, this branch oversees time-critical short-
term cleanups in New England
Short-term cleanups, also referred to as “removal actions,” address immediate threats to public
health and the environment Short-term cleanups may take anywhere from a few days to a few years,
depending on the type and extent of contamination
Brownfields Program
Originally established as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the Brownfields program has evolved
into on el-fort involving more than 1 5 federal partners This collaborative effort, referred to as the
Browrifields National Partnership, was created in June 1 997 to promote beneficial reuse of contami-
nated sites EPAs Brownfields Program consists of various initiatives designed to work with local,
state and tribal partners to reuse brownfields in environmentally sound ways driven by the commu-
nity Key Brownlields programs include Site Assessment Demonstration Pilots, Targeted Brownfields
Assessments, Cleanup Revolving Loan Funds, Job Training Grants, Showcase Communities and
financial help to state brownfields programs, including Voluntary Cleanup Programs
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Overview
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Overview
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SUPERFUND SITE CLEANUP STATUS SUMMARY
U.S. EPA New England EPA 1tedS tes
Overview Environmental Protection
Agency New England
Remedial Study Remedy Construction Construction
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CONNECTICUT
Brood Brook Mill “
Durham Meadow
Linemoster Sw
Beacon Heights
Nutmeg Valley Rd
N London Sub
Cheshire GWoter
Precision Plating
Old Southington
Gallups Quarry
Scovill Landfill
Raymork
Kellogg.Deenng
SRS
Laurel Park
Revere Textile
Yaworski Lagoon
Barkhomsted
MASSACHUSETrS
Haverhill Landfill
Sutton Brook
Blackburn&lJnion
GE-Housotonic”
Roth & Patterson
Nuclear Metals
Shpack Landfill
Atlas Tack
Natick Army Lob
Naval Weapons
S Weymouth NAS
Fort Devens
Hanscom AFB
Industriplex
Iron Horse Park
Army Motls Tech
New Bedford
Nyanza
Otis ANG Base
Silresim
WR Grace/Acton
Wells G&H
Baird & McGuire
Cannon Eng
Charles George LF
Devens-Sudbury Ann
Groveland Wells
1-locomonco Pond
Narwood PCBs
Plymouth Harbor
PSC Resources
Re-Solve, Inc
Rose Disposal Pit
Salem Acres
Sullivan’s Ledge
Callahan Mine
Eastland Woolen
West Site/Hows Cor
Portsmouth NSY
Brunswick NAS
Eastern Surplus
Loring AFB
McKin Co
O’Connor Co
Pinette’s Salvage
Soco Municipal LF
Soco Tannery
Union Chemical
Winthrop Landfill
Mohawk Tannery”
Beede Waste Oil
Dover Landfill
Fletcher’s Paint
NI-f Plating””
Ottati & Goss
Savage Mum
Somersworth LF
Auburn Raod LF
Coakley Landfill
Kearsarge Metollurg
Keefe Enviro
Mottolo Pig Farm
Pease AFB
South Muni Well
Sylvester
Tibbetts Road
Tinkham Garage
Town Garage/
Radio Beac
RHODE ISLAND
Centredole Manor
W Kingston/U RI
Rose Hill Landfill
Central Landfill
Davis Liquid
Davisville NCBC
Newport NETC
Peterson/Puritan
Davis GSR Landfill
Landfill & Res Rec
Picillo Farm
Stamina Mills
Weston, Sand & Gravel
Elizabeth Mine
Ely Copper Mine
Parker Landfill
Pine Street Canal
Pownal Tannery
Bennington Landfill
BFI Landfill
Burgess Bros IF
Darling Hill Dump
Old Springfield LF
Tansitor Electronics
may include sites where early actions (e g, removal actions) have occurred or are underway
‘long-term monitonng, operation, and maintenance ongoing
A proposed NPL site
‘ ‘ past wetlands purchase considered remedial action’, awaiting funding for actual construction work
Note Statistics represent most-advanced Operable Unit at each site, additional activities may be ongoing at these sites
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE Troy Mills Landfill
VERMONT
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National Priorities List Sites
RHODE ISLAND
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Summary of Superfund Status—New England
EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in
New England. In cooperation with our state counterparts, final cleanup
adivities are completed, underway, or in design at most of New England’s
111 NPL sites.
• 76% of New England Superfund sites (proposed, final, and deleted)
on the National Priorities List - 82 of 111 sites - have undergone or
are undergoing cleanup construction.
• 53 sites have all cleanup construction completed, 29 sites have
cleanup construction underway.
• 10 New England sites have been deleted from the NPL
• EPA has helped promote economic development by removing 1,594
sites in New England from the CERCLIS list of waste sites
• The Superfund program has spent over $1.3 billion in New England
to cleanup Superfund Notional Priorities List sites
• EPA has spent over $21 1.2 million on site assessment, investigation,
and cleanup at non- National Priorities List sites in New England.
• EPA, with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Justice,
continues to ensure that companies responsible for contamination at
sites pay their fair share of cleanup costs Since the inception of the
program, responsible party commitments to cleanups in New
England, via direct payments to the Superfund Trust Fund or via
funding of studies and cleanup work, exceeds $2.1 billion.
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
Cumulative Federal Superfund Dollars Expended at
National Priorities List Sites in New England (1 980-2003)
CT $197 9 million
MA $759 2 million
ME $ll7million
NH $156 2 million
RI $73 5 million
VT $45 million
NEW ENGLAND TOTALS:
$1,348,800,000
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
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National Priorities List Sites l Agency New England
2003 Superfund Fast Facts—Rhode Island
EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in
Rhode Island. In cooperation with the Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management, final cleanup activities are completed,
underway, or in design at most of Rhode Island’s 13 NPL sites.
• 77% of Rhode Island’s Superfund sites on the National Priorities List -
10 of 13 sites - have undergone or are undergoing cleanup
construction, or are in final design.
• 5 Superfund sites have all cleanup construction completed, 5
Superfund sites have cleanup construction underway
• 1 Superfund site has been deleted from the National Priorities List,
Davis (GSR) Landfill in Glocester.
• Region 1 has helped promote economic redevelopment by removing
139 Rhode Island sites from the CERCLIS waste list.
• The Superfund Program has spent over $73.5 million in Rhode Island
to clean up Superfund National Priorities List sites.
• EPA has spent over $10.8 million on site assessment, investigation
and cleanup at non-National Priority List sites in Rhode Island
• EPA, with the cooperation of the U S Department of Justice,
continues to ensure that companies responsible for contamination at
sites pay their fair share of cleanup costs Since the inception of the
program, responsible party commitments to cleanups in Rhode
Island, via direct payments to the Superlund Trust Fund or via
funding of studies and cleanup work, exceeds $171 million, including
$12.6 million in 2003
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
Burriliville
Western Sand and Gravel
for more information on this project, see www,epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/wsg
NPL Status: Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status: All Construction Completed in 1 993
( Superfund $$ Spent: $3 4 million J
Coventry
Picillo Farm
for more information on this project, see www.epa , gov/ne/superfund/sites/picillo
NPL Status: Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status: Construction Complete
L__Superfund $$ Spent $8 2 million
Cumberland and Lincoln
for more information on this project, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/peterson
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NPL Status- Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status
Primary Source Area Construction Complete
JM Mills Landfill Study Underway
Superfund $$ Spent: $6 1 million
Johnston
Central Landfill
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/centrol
fl NPL Status: Listed in 1986
Cleanup Status:
Main Site Construction Underway
Off-Site Investigations Complete
{ Superfund $$ Spent: $3 1 million
RHODE ISLAND
Peterson/Puritan
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Environmental Protection
Status of New England National Priorities List Sites Agency New England
Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, and Jamestown
Newport Naval Education/Training Center
for more snformohon on this protect, seeS www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/netc
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NPL Status Listed in 1989
Cleanup Status Study and Cleanup Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $2 million
North Kingstown
Davisville Naval Construdion Ba#alion Center
for more information on this protect, seeS www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/ncbc
NPL Status Listed in 1989
Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway
L Super{und$$Spent $ 2 8million
North Providence
Cent redale Manor Restoration Project
for more information on this protect, see www.eoctgov/ne/superfund/sites/
centredale
r NPL Status Listed in 2000
Cleanup Status Study Underway, Removal Activities
L Superfund$$Spent $l0million
North Smithfield
Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc.
for more information on this pro eci, see. www.epo çiov/ne/superfund/sites/l&rr
NPL Status: Listed in 1983 T)
Cleanup Status: All Construction Completed in 1 99Z
__ uperFund $$ Spent: $3 _ million
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
RHODE ISLAND
Stamina Mills
for more informotion on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/stomina
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000
L±upe d $$ Spent $3 2 million J
Smithfield
Davis Liquid Waste
for more information on this project, see www epa , gov/ne/superlu nd/sites!
davisliguid
NFL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status
I Waterline Construction Complete
Soil Treatment Construction Complete
I Groundwaler Remedy Selected, Design Underway
er1und$$Spent_$21 7million
Davis GSR Landfill
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/dovisgsr
r NPL Status Listed in 1 986 Deleted from NFL in 1 99 ’)
Cleanup Status All Construction Complete
Superlund$$Spent $4 I million
South Kingston
Rose Hill Regional Landfill
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/rosehill
NPL Status: Listed ri 1 989
Cleanup Status: Remedy Selected, Design Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $5 6 million
West Kingston Town Dump/URI
for more information on this project, see www e pa gov/ne/superfund/sites/
wkingston
( PL Status
Cleanup St
L Superfund
Listed in 1 992
afus Study Underway
$$ Spent: $269,000
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Sites of Special Interest
RHODE ISLAND
ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Apnl 2004
Lead State
NPL Listing 10/04/89
Site Description :
The Rose Hill Regional Landfill site iso former municipal landfill located in the Town of South Kingstown
The Town leased the land as a domestic and industrial waste disposal facility, which operated from
1 967 to 1 983 In 1 983, the facility became inactive, and the operator graded and seeded the
disposal areas A transfer station for municipal waste, currently owned and operated by the Town, is
located on a portion of the site Three separate areas on and/or near the site received waste including
a solid waste landfill, a bulky waste disposal area, and a sewage sludge landfill Current owner-
operated activities within the site’s boundary include a hunting preserve, skeet and qualifying range,
kennel and field training area for bird dogs, and a pet cemetery An estimated 1 7,300 people obtain
water from wells located within 3 miles of the site The area is both rural and residential, with forested
areas, fields, small farms and sand/gravel mining activities nearby The site is bordered by the
Saugatucket River to the east, while Mitchell Brook flows through the site
On-site groundwater monitoring wells contain several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including
1 ,1 -dichloethane, chloroethone, vinyl chloride, benzene, and xylenes, as well as some heavy metals
Visual observations indicate that Mitchell Brook, an unnamed brook, and the Saugatucket River are
impacted by contaminated run-off from the site Three private wells adiacent to the site are contami-
nated with low levels of organic compounds, as are on-site soils Landfill gases have been found
migrating laterally off-site in the vicinity of residential properties The site is not completely fenced,
making it possible for people to come info direct contact with the landfill materials on-site The
Saugatucket Pond, located 2,000 feet downstream from the site, is used for fishing and swimming A
freshwater wetland is also located 500 feet downstream, and could be sub 1 ed to contamination
Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date :
• During calendar year 1999, EPA completed its evaluation of options for cleanup of the Rose Hill
Landfill, held public meetings, and received public comment on its proposal for cleanup of the site
• In response to public comment and discussions with the Rhode Island Deportment of Environmen-
j 5 tal Management (RIDEM), EPA altered its proposed cleanup plan to include consolidation of the
‘ “ bulky waste disposal area with the solid waste landfill
• EPA’s final remedy decision, in December, 1 999 included, among other components, consolida-
tion of the bulky waste onto the solid waste landfill and copping of the solid waste landfill with an
impermeable cap In addition, the plan called for active collection and thermal treatment of the
landfill gases by on enclosed flare Further assessments will be conducted to ensure protectiveness
and ascertain the need for potential future actions concerning the management of migration of
contaminants to local surface ond ground waters
• In the Fall of 2002, the RIDEM entered into a Cooperative Agreement (CA) with EPA to initiate the
Remedial Design work With completion of the settlement with the Towns of Narragansett and South
Kingstown, and the State of Rhode Island on December 1 9, 2002, the State has elected to take the
lead on cleanup of the site while EPA will oversee the work
• The State’s estimated completion date for the Remedial Design is summer of 2004 at which time the
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State will enter into a Cooperative Agreement for implementing the Source Control Remedial
Action. Actual construction of the remedy may take upwards of two years to complete.
For more information on this site, please read the Fact Sheet on the Region Superfund Web site
at w ’ wi epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/petersonpuntan
Current Funding Status :
• The estimated response costs at the site equal $32.7 million, including $9 million in past
costs, $1 7 million estimated for RD/RA, and $6 7 million for operation & maintenance
• The settlement with the municipalities resulted in a cash payment of $4 million from the Towns
and agreement to pay 30% of EPA’s share of future response costs in excess of $8 5 million The
State and the federal government will shore equally (50/50 split) in the cost of the RD/R.A
(estimated at $17 million) The Towns will also pay 30% of the State’s share of actual RD/RA
costs and the State wiil assume 100% of the O&M costs
• An estimated $3 5 million will be required from Superlund to satisfy all remedial action fund.
ing needs for this Source Control remedy
• Currently, EPA has obligated $900,000 for its share of the State-lead CA for Design
• EPA and the State plan to initiate a second CA for the remedial action around June, 2004
Key Accomplishments :
• In 1996, EPA completed a removal action addressing landfill gas migration to residences
• This site has had a moderately high level of community interest and the public is particularty
interested in seeking assurances that the Saugatucket River impacts are significantly reduced
To this end, EPA and RIDEM are considenng the use of composted sewer sludge as a useful
cover amendment for closure of the solid waste landfill, thereby, improving the water quality of
the Saugatucket River
• The towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett have completed a beneficial reuse plan that
is now being incorporated into the design The plan calls for a small driving range, open space
and recreation facilities consistent with potential future use of the site.
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Watch List
RHODE ISLAND
RHODE ISLAND WATCH LIST
Sites included on the “Watch List” ore those that both the state and EPA Site Assessment
programs agree merit increased state-federal coordination and oversight These sites are a small
subset of the several thousand “active” sites included in the EPA Region 1 and New England
state inventories of known and suspected hazardous waste disposal sites Criteria for including
sites on the Watch List are loosely defined In general, the Watch List includes sites that warrant
special monitoring because they are strong NPL candidates, are the sub 1 ect of considerable
public interest, are particularly large and/or complex, are requiring significant agency or state
resource expenditures, or are state-lead sites that may be referred to EPA in the future Watch List
sites may be, but are not necessarily, listed in the federal CERCLIS inventory Sites may be added
or dropped if their status changes
The purpose of the Watch List is to facilitate rapid information exchange between the states and
EPA regarding the current status of these high profile sites, and to ensure agencies are kept
abreast of key site issues Agencies have agreed to share site informotion and to revise the status
of sites as needed At a minimum, however, the entire list will be reviewed and revised as
appropriate annually
DANIELSON PIKE GROUNDWATER!
CHASE PAINT-RICCARDI NURSING HOME, SCITUATE
R1D987472735
The Danielson Pike Groundwater site, discovered in 1 988, consists of a trichloroethylene (TCE)
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) plume located along Danielson Pike in Scituate
In 1 998, twenty-six private drinking water supply wells were sampled for VOCs by RI DEM
Thirteen of these wells, both overburden and bedrock, had no detectable TCE above the detec-
tion limit of 0 5 ppb Two bedrock wells sampled indicated TCE at concentrations lower than
EPA’s drinking water standard of 5 ppb TCE was detected in eleven of the deep bedrock wells at
concentrations ranging from 1 2 ppb to 380 ppb A 1 998 source investigation at the Chase
Paint/Riccardi Nursing Home property found no contamination following soil/sediment/source
sampling, and groundwater The source of the ICE contamination has not been determined
The town of Scituate Water Study Committee explored the feasibility of establishing a water supply
district, extending an existing public water supply from neighboring towns and/or
constructing a community water supply Although none of these ideas were found feasible the
group recommended that residents in that neighborhood form their own water district and
community water supply The proposed Chopmist Water Distnct was established by legislation in
2003, but a board of directors has yet to be appointed and no determinations have been made
regarding feasibility of a community water supply In the meantime, EPA will study the area to
identify the source of the groundwater contamination
R&R JEWELRY, SCITUATE
R 1D063890727
The R&R property, which consists of two parcels, was utilized by Chopmist Hill & Die, a local
machine shop, from 1940 to 1972 In 1986, the owner of R&R alleged that an employee was
disposing of paint waste, thinners, and acetone in an onsite dump area During this time,
carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene was widely used in degreasing/drying operations on
site RI DEM personnel noted that the ground in the dump area was stained with several colors
of paint and several layers of paint material to a depth of one foot
In 1986 and 1987 RI DEM and RI DOH, conducted sampling of 41 area private drinking water
wells, including the R&R Jewelry well Analysis of the sample from the R&R Jewelry well revealed
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the presence of carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, 1 ,2-dichloroethorie, and chloroform
Additional sampling from a dug hole at the dumping area revealed the following constituents
acetone, trichioroethylene, m-xylene, o-xylene, benzene, 1 ,4 -dichlorobenzene,
bis (2ethylhexyl)phtholate and di-n-butylphthalate The agencies returned to sample residential
private wells near R&R and detected one pnvate well with carbon tetrochloride at concentrations
ranging from 5 to 27 ppb (MCL = 5 ppb) This residence is receiving bottled water from RI
DEM
EPA completed an Expanded Site Inspection (ESI) of the R&R property in July 2000, which
included source investigation, plume identification, extent of influence, and characterization
studies In 2000 EPA Removal Program removed the paint waste area and lead contaminated
soil The property has been re-zoned residential and both of the parcels sold for single family
house construction A bedrock well was installed on one parcel and hydrofradured to increase
yield That well was sampled in October 2002 and revealed trace levels of three chlorinated
compounds EPA has initiated a Site Reassessment (SR) which was conducted in 2003 Prelimi-
nary results indicate that one additional private well has been impacted with carbon tetrachlo-
ride at concentrations ranging from 1 5 ppb to 26 ppb This resident has installed a carbon filter
system In addition, the former on-site drinking water supply well was located during the SR and
was found to contain approximately 5 feet of floating #2 heating fuel contaminated with carbon
tetrachloride at levels of 1 30,000 ppb The EPA Removal Program initiated a Removal Action in
February of 2004 to remove the floating #2 heating Several gallons of carbon tetrachloride
contaminated #2 heating fuel and approximately 550 gallons of contaminated groundwater
were removed from the well There was no evidence of contaminated soil on the property It is
not believed that this activity wiii result in full restoration of the aquifer, therefore, the potential for
NPL listing still remains
COVENTRY MUNICIPAL LANDFILL, COVENTRY
RID 980734164
The landfill is located on Arnold Road in Coventry, RI, and operated between approximately
1 954 and 1 975 RI DEM has documentation stating that hazardous wastes including caustic
acids, acylic acids, methyl ethyl ketone, toluene, ethylene glycol, sodium nitrate, paints, and
trichloroethylene were disposed of openly and in 55-gallons drums in the landfill A barrel
reclamation company and a chemical company are both known to have dumped at the Coven-
try Municipal Landfill Several 55-gallon drums became exposed during the early 1 980s, and it
is believed that hundreds of other drums still exist there RI DEM personnel conducted an
evaluation to determine the existence of any private well use in the area and verified that all
surrounding residents utilize public water
RI DEM Landfill Closure Program has assisted the town of Coventry and one participating
potentially responsible party (PRP), in identifying other PRPs and forming a PRP group In 2003
Letters of Responsibility were sent to 20 PRPs inviting them to a meeting to solicit their coopera-
tion On December 1 0, 2003 the RI DEM Landfill Closure Program met with the newly formed
PRP group and their environmental consultant to discuss Site technical issues and the develop-
ment of a Site Investigation Work Plan Additional Letters of Responsibility were sent to 9 PRPs on
March 5, 2004 RI DEM anticipates the submission of the Site Investigation Work Plan in the
spring of 2004 The ultimate goal is for the town and PRPs to conduct a landfill site assessment
and perform any necessary remedial actions
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Watch List
RHODE ISLAND
LANCASHIRE STREET DISPOSAL AREA, PROVIDENCE
R1D987493244
The Lancashire Street Disposal Site is located off Douglas Avenue in Providence The site was
originally a natural topographic depression that was filled in with solid waste starting in the
1 950’s It is believed that PCB contaminated auto fluff was used as surf icial fill at Lancashire
Street in the mid-i 980s, pnorlo the construction of 1 7 residential housing units
RI DEM soil sampling results in 1 988 found PCBs on three vacant lots ot a maximum level of
40ppm RI DEM, after receiving these results, placed polyethylene plastic and clean fill over the
exposed soil on the undeveloped lots At that time RI DEM sent letters to all property owners
informing them of the results of the sampling activities with recommendations of how to avoid
PCB contact
From 1 988 to 1 995 RI DEM conducted soil-sampling investigations throughout the neighbor-
hood to better assess the potential risk to residents and determined that the highest levels of
PCBs detected was 40 ppm In 1996, under the Rhode Island Remediation Regulations, cleanup
standards for PCBs were established, based upon existing federal regulations, of 1 0 ppm for
direct exposure to soil Lead contamination was also defected of levels as high as 961 ppm The
cleanup standard for direct exposure to soils for lead in residential areas is 150 ppm
EPA and RI DEM completed an Expanded Site Inspection at Lancashire Street in August 2001
and determined that PCBs, lead and SVOCs are present throughout the neighborhood, includ-
ing levels of lead and SVOCs above the Rhode Island Residential Direct Exposure Criteria The
EPA Removal Program initiated a PA/SI to determine if a direct exposure threat exists They intend
to conduct additional sampling in the Spring of 2004
SMITHFIELD CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL DUMP, SMITHFIELD
R1D981 063258
Between 1936 and 1961, the site property was used for the manufacturing of lacquers using
nitrocellulose, an extremely flammable and explosive material An unlined open dump of waste
materials including drums is on the site The concern lies in that the property is a known
gathering place and walking path for local teenagers and is bounded by the athletic fields of
Smithfield High School and Deerfield Park In 1 999 the Agency for Toxic Substance Disease
Registry (ATSDR) issued a Public Health Assessment for the site to determine if there was any link
with the site and increased rates of cancer in the area The report concludes that there is No
Apparent Public Health Hazard associated with the site and recommends restricting site access
to prevent human contact with industrial debns To date no fence has been constructed around
the site
A private well investigation was conducted in 2000 and it was determined that all residents in the
area are connected to publicwater RI DEM completed an Expanded Site Inspection in Novem-
ber 2002, which focused on source identification ond extent of soil contamination The ESI
report revealed observed releases of SVOCs in soil and sediment throughout the site The EPA
Removal Program initiated a PA/SI to investigate the potential for buried drums in the dump
area Geophysical investigations and test pits revealed underground tanks near the dump area
In February 2004 the Town of Smithfield conducted removal of 4-5,000 gallon underground
tanks which contained a total of 20,000 gallons of volatile organic compound/water mixture
The tanks did not appearto have leaked RIDEM has initiated a Site Reassessment to conduct
additional geophysical and test pit investigations to rule out the possibility of additional tanks on
the property In addition, the Town is working towards construction of a designated walk way
through the site to limit human contact
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M. EARL ADAMS, INC., JOHNSTON
RIDOO1 204627
The M Earl Adams Co manufactured screw machine parts since 1945 Dunng the machining process
a waste mixture containing brass, aluminum, and steel cuttings mixed with oii and mineral spints is
generated Between 3,000 to 5,000 pounds of this waste, stored in drums, is removed biweekly Through
a senes of inspections from 1982 to 1987, RI DEM documented on-site waste disposal and handling
violations Waste was apparently being directly discharged via a pipe to anon-site lagoon
Beginning in July 1988 and continuing till May 1993, RI DOH collected and analyzed residential well
samples from 60 properties located within a one-mile radius of the M Earl Adams property EPA funded
pnvate wells monitonng in the area downgradient from M Earl Adams through a Multi-Site Coopera-
tive Agreement (MSCA) grant to RI DEM’s Site Monitonrig program from 1997-2000 In 1999 RI DEM
pnvate well moriitonng indicated VOC levels in nine homes above maximum contaminant levels
(MCLs), two of which were greaterthan ten times the MCLs, indicating an imminent threat to human
health Pnvate well monitoring also revealed five homes with VOC levels below MCLS
In late 1 999, EPA connected three households with the highest levels of VOCs to existing public water
supply lines, and extended public water supply lines in the area By late 2000, a total of 15 residents in
Johnston and Scituote were connected to public water
EPA completed an Expanded Site Inspection at M Earl Adams in July 2001 that focused on source
identification Pnvate well moriitonng is rio longer being conducted oround the site The RIDEM has
determined that, due to the fact that no monitoring is taking place, odd ional action needs to be
conducted to remediate the source area and ensure the safety of downgradient receptors and the nearby
public water supply (Scituate Reservoir) Therefore, in late 2003/early 2004 the RIDEM initiated discus-
sions with the property owner and EPA to determine if the property owner has the financial ability to
conduct remediation of the property The property owner failed to provide EPA with the necessary
documentation to establish financial ability In odditiori, RIDEM initiated a Site Reassessment in Febru-
ary 2004 which included sampling of 11 homes in the area, all of which were non-detect for VOCs
Based on the Site Reassessment results, it does not appear that the VOC plume has migrated or is
affecting any additional pnvate wells at this time The PRP does not have the finances to conduct further
investigation and remediation, however, the threat to pnvate wells and the Scituate Reservoir still exists,
therefore, the potential for NPL listing remains
FOSTER NIKE CONTROL AREA, FOSTER
RI D98 7492485
The Foster Nike Control Area was operated by the U S Army from October 1955 until July 1965 as a
Nike RadarSite Soon thereofteç ownership of the site was fransferred to the town of Foster In 1990, the
RI DOH samples and confirmed TCE contamination in the onsite supply wells and one downgradient
residential receptor Sampling conducted ri late 2001 by the Army Corp of Engineers confirmed
contamination above MCLs in the offsite residential well, as well as two other residential wells which were
recently installed
The site is currently a state-lead site, having been added to the List of Covered Sites under
the 1997 Superfund Memorandum of Agreement (SMOA) in October of 1998 It is also covered under
the Defense Site Memorandum of Agreement between the State and Department of
Defense, and is scheduled for further investigation by the Army Corp of Engineers, who has installed
corbon filtration units on the three ad 1 ocent residences, however the site has been removed from the
priority list by the Army Corp of Engineers since the residential filter systems have been installed
The town of Foster has, in the post, been interested in developing the property for a beneficial re-
use in the form of boll fields, a senior center, and animal shelter
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Watch List
RHODE ISLAND
FORMER NORTH SMITHFIELD NIKE CONTROL SITE,
NORTH SMITHFIELD
R1D981 064843
The Rhode Island Air National Guard currently owns and operates the former North Smithfield Nike
Control Site (Nike Site) which has been listed on CERCL]S since 1985 In the mid- 1990s the Air Guard
conducted a surficial investigation of the site in an aliempt to determine if histoncal releases hod
occurred at the site The investigation did not reveal any data to substantiate
evidence of a release, however, the onsite dnnking water supply wells were contaminated with levels of
ICE above MCLs Based on the fad that no source area for a release could be identified, the Air Guard
did not initiate additional investigations In 2000, as a result of the private well sampling conducted by
the RIDEM, 22 households were identified with ICE present in their dnnking water supplies, four of them
above the dnnking water standard of 5 ppb The RIDEM requested that the Air Guard initiate a
subsurface/bedrock investigahon to determine if the Nike Site is the source of the contamination The Air
Guard has complied by submitting o bedrock investigation work plan and has established a Restoration
Advisory Board (RAB) which meets every three months Phase I of field work and pnvate well sampling
was completed in 2002 Phase II of the field work investigated four potential on-site source areas This
investigation identified elevated levels of ICE in the vicinity of the former Hazardous Waste Storage Area
Dnnking watersamples collected as part of Phase II activities indicate results similar to previous rounds
of testing Only 1 household, of the four previously identified with TCE contamination above standard,
exceeded the MCL Phase Ill of field work is expected to be initiated dunng the first quarter of 2003 The
Final Investigation Report is expected to be completed in 2004
NORTH SMITHFIELD AUTO SALVAGE, NORTH SMITHFIELD
(NOT IN CERCLIS)
The North Smithfield Auto Salvage (NSAS) site came to the attention of the RIDEM in 1998 when private
wells in the area were found to be contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Dutyl Ether (MTBE) A Letter of
Responsibility was issued to the owner/operator, who passed away shortly thereafter
A new operator of the properly has completed a site investigation and is in the process of signing into a
Settlement Agreement with the RIDEM The site investigation report indicated that all onsite soils and
groundwater are in compliance with RIDEM cntena The site is not listed on CERCLIS Private well
sampling conducted in 2000 revealed seven homes with water supplies contaminated with MIBE, four
of which had levels of MTBE above the Rhode Island Department of Health advisory limit of 40 ppb
(there is no Federal drinking water standard for MTBE) A carbon filtration system was installed by the
RIDEM in one home with very high levels of MTBE 2002 sampling indicated that two homes still have
MTBE levels above the Rhode Island Health Advisory Limit and are being monitored
TIVERTON—BAY STREET CONTAMINATED SOILS SITE, TIVERTON
(NOT IN CERCLIS)
The Bay Street Contaminated Soil Site is located in Tiverton, Rhode Island The site was discovered in
August of 2002 during construction of a public sewer line ad 1 acent to Boy Street which is in a mixed
residential/commercial industnal neighborhood where “blue” colored contaminated soil was discov-
ered Analysis of the soil revealed elevated levels of semi-volatile organic compounds, including poly-
cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthalene, and cyanide The RIDEM initially issued a Letter of
Responsibility to the Town of Tiverton and Starwooci Tiverton LLC (installers of the sewer line) and then
subsequently issued a Letter of Responsibility to Southern Union Company, the parent company of New
England Gas Company and the former Fall River Gas Co for the improper disposal of contami-
nated soil allegedly during the 1960’s Contaminated soil excavated as part of the sewer line installation
has been disposed of by the Town of Tiverton The area is supplied with public water, however a high
water table in the area requires sump pumps in most basements of the immediate area Parents have
been advised to keep their children from playing outside until the extent of soil contamination can be
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determined Southern Union Company submitted a Site Investigation Report and a preliminary Risk
Assessment to RIDEM in early November2003 for the Bay Street Neighborhood Study Area This report,
along with five smalleraddifiorial separate Site Investigation Reports for nine properties which Southern
Union Company does not believe they are responsible forcontaminabon discovered, were submitted in
early December2003 RIDEM completed its review of the Site Investigation Report and the additional
five Site Investigation Reports on or about January 25, 2004 Comments generated by RIDEM, the
Rhode Island Department of Health, the US EPA Region 1 Risk Assessor, the Town of Tiverton and the
comments received from the community group and neighbors at large were combined into a comment
package which was delivered to New England Gas Company on behalf of Southern Union Company
on January 27, 2004 As of February 1 7, 2004, Southern Union Company requested 60 days to
respond to all of the comments received
A similar site in Tiverton is the Cory’s Lane Disposal area which is already listed on CERCLIS
(R 1D982542292) and currently on RIDEM’s list of sites to initiate an ESI at
CHARBERT - DIVISION OF N.F.A., RICHMOND
(NOT IN CERCLIS)
Charbert-Division of N FA Corporation (Charbert) site has operated as a textile mill since the mid-
l800’s in the village of Alton Charbert has owned the property since 1962 when it began to manufac-
ture elasticized Fobrics, nylon, Lycra and dyed fabncs, and included a perchioroethylene (PCE) dry
cleaning operation Wostewofer from these processes discharges to three active RIDEM permitted la-
goons There ore two former unpermitted lagoons on the property which ore no longer in use Resi-
dences in the area rely on groundwater via the use of residential wells for their dnnking water supply
There is no public dnnking wcitersupply in the area Histoncol sampling of lagoons and groundwater
onsite revealed levels of PCE and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and 9 metals
In 1999 and 2000 RIDEM issued two Letters of Responsibility requesting that Chorbert conduct a full site
investigation (SI) of the property, including onsite and offsite groundwater investigations The on-site SI
work has been ongoing since July 2003, however, to date a full SI report has not been submitted In
June 2003, RI DEM personnel collected seven pnvate well samples from residences near Chorbert to
determine if contamination from Charbert is impacting pnvate wells No compounds were found above
dnnking water siondartfs, however, two residences located at 1 8 & 1 6 River Street were placed in the
RIDEM Bottled Water Program at the request of the RIDOH based on the presence of multiple Tentatively
Identified Compounds (TICs) for which little information is known The RIDOH advised the remaining
five residences to use bottled water for consumption, bathing infants and to use exhaust fans when using
large quantifies of water due to proximity to the site In November2003, the RIDOH resompled the
seven dnnking water wells that RIDEM had previously sampled and found trace levels of VOCs and/or
high Fecal Coliform Bocteno at 14, 16 and 18 River Street Again, no compounds were found above
dnnking wafer standards Three other residential wells contained Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MIBE)
ranging from 2 6 to 45 parts per billion (ppb), but it is not believed to be associated with the site In
October2003, Charbert initiated a groundwater investigation to determine if groundwaterfrom the site
is impacting offsite pnvate wells The results of that investigation were received in February 2004 and
confirmed that at least three wells (14, 1 6 and 18 RiverStreet) ore being impacted by trace VOCs and/
or high Fecol Coliform Bactena from the Charbert site
The current status of the site, based on discussions with Chorbert, indicates that the complete SI Report
will be submitted in May 2004 Charbert, RIDEM and RIDOH have discussed several potential solu-
tions to the contaminated pnvote wells and it appears that Charbert is willing to cooperate at this time
A public workshop, which was attended by approx 30 residents, was held on March 29 ’, 2004 to
provide on update and information for the residents
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Emergency Planning & Response Program
RHODE ISLAND
EPA
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
RESPONSE PROGRAM
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REGION 1
EPA New England’s Emergency Planning and Response
Program prepares for, and responds to oil and chemical spills
to the environment, and supports and supplements local, state,
and private parties’ efforts to address emergencies.
EPA also oversees short-term cleanups across New England. Short-term
cleanups, called “removal actions,” reduce immediate threats to public health and the environ-
ment at sites that are typically less complex to cleanup than sites on the National Priorities List.
Short-term cleanups may take anywhere from a few days to a few years to complete, depending
on the type and extent of contamination.
An emergency occurs when hazardous or toxic chemicals are released into the environment
causing potential health or environmental risks. EPA may need to respond within hours of the
event.
Time-Critical Actions are those cleanups where, based on an evaluation of tb site, EPA deter-
mines that on-site cleanup activities must be initiated within six months of determining that a
short-term cleanup is appropriate. For time-critical actions, EPA conducts an investigation of
the contamination and produces an “action memorandum” authorizing and outlining the cleanup
process before beginning work.
Examples of the types of situations where EPA may be asked to respond immediately include
those involving a fire, explosion or imminent, catastrophic contamination of a drinking water
reservoir. In cases where an abandoned property has been identified with drums of toxic
chemicals left behind, EPA may still assist in the cleanup but the timetable need not be as imme-
diate. The following charts show the funds spent at each of the sites EPA has worked on in 2003.
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Environmental Protection
Emergency Planning & Response Program Agency New England
SITES WITH SHORT-TERM CLEANUP ACTIVITIES COMPLETED IN 2003
Site Name City Dote CERCLA
Completed Funds Expended
Connecticut
American Thread Company
Inter Royal Corporation
Beany’s Cleaners
Chase Brass and Copper
Maine
Tuttle Estate
Buckfield Trailers
Green Street Property
One Market Square
Willimontic 05/01/03
Plainfield 07/22/03
Naugatuck 08/07/03
Waterbury 08/1 0/03
$1 ,625,868 1 3
$ 239,058.25
$ 150,978 28
$ 3,772,999 1 4
Lyman
09/16/03
$
87,519
64
Buckfield
07/18/03
$
224,113
02
Houlton
10/24/03
$
216,558
08
Houlton
05/20/03
$
242,446
46
Massachusetts
Sanborn Wood Factory
Evelyn Porter Estate
Hatheway & Patterson
Route 44
Nuclear Metals
Coastal Metal Finishing
New Hampshire
A C. Lawrence Leather
Rhode Island
1. D Mack East
Vermont
Buckley Drive Waterline
Howe Cleaners
TLR Mill Complex
Winchendon
Foxboro
Mansfield
Ta u nton
Concord
Merrimoc
10/09/03
08/08/03
10/ 1 7/03
05/27/03
04/30/03
08/24/03
Winchester
Providence
Bennington
Barre
Bellows Falls
12/12/03
06/30/03
04/30/03
09/11/03
12/09/03
$ 60,608 63
$1,024,900.84
$1 ,026,640 02
$1 ,353,466 33
$1,193,800 00
$ 528,782.27
$ 240,784.88
$ 543,715.79
$ 629,813 80
$ 225,397 22
$ 183,239 61
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SITES WITH ONGOING CLEANUP ACTIVITIES
Site Name City Date CERCLA
Started Funds Expended
Connecticut
Bristol Franklin Street PCBs
Brunswick Mill
Carvill Combing
E PAC
Chrome Engineering
Bristol
03/10/03
$
77,591
52
Plainfield
04/09/03
$
151,144
35
Plainfield
04/09/03
$
104,556
32
Waterbury
11/18/03
$
31,032
21
Bridgeport
1 0/06/03
$
406,894
1 3
Massachusetts
Sawyer Passway
Temple-Stuart
Fisherville Mill
Sutton Lane Plating
Oak Street
Witchcraft Heights
Wells G&H
Zimble Drum
New Hampshire
Spaulding Fibre
B & S Leasing
Eastern Parcel
Grugnale Waste Disposal
Troy Mills Landfill
Fitchburg
Baldwinville
Grafton
Worcester
lou nton
Salem
Wobu rn
Norwood
Milton
Pla infield
Hen n ike r
Mi Iford
Tray
11/25/02
08/28/02
05/10/02
10/31/03
06/12/02
09/26/02
03/28/03
10/16/02
10/08/03
1 0/31/01
1 0/31/01
11/11/03
10/03/02
$ 21,077,80
$1,704,926 53
$2,985,446 45
$ 2,297.62
$ 614,945 27
$1,977,199 05
$ 59,038.00
$ 272,053.42
$ 340,608.20
$ 425,835 99
$ 230,340 11
$ 431,642.79
$ 327,000.00
Rhode Island
Centredole Manor
Restoration Pro 1 ect
North
Providence
1 0/22/03
$
65,000 00
20 Green Hill Road
Johnston
02/25/03
$1
,624,859 15
Vermont
Elizabeth Mine
Strafford 03/1 9/03
$1,266,366.00
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rME’ viro”menta1 Protection
Brownfuelds Overview ‘ # Agency New England
J EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS:
RESTORING COMMUNITIES
Environmental contamination can rob a community of its
Lan4 & Communrty I evit li tion economic potential and Is social structure even when
D n (Y A ‘ ‘F’ E’ contamination is not severe enough for a Superfund
DI’ S . V V I N I L .) designation Any amount of contamination—or even the
perception of possible contamination—can prevent the use
of valuable property Across New England, hundreds of properties are abandoned or underused
because of the fear of environmental contamination, a contamination that may not even exist
And at the same time these sites are left unused, development is consuming valuable open
space elsewhere Although such idle properties, called brownfields, are usually urban
warehouses or abandoned factories, they can also be found in rural areas When mines ore
abandoned or fields host illegal dumping, the value of the property can plummet
EPA New England’s Brown{ields Program provides solutions by helping communities restore the value
to these abandoned sites The program focuses on providing grants and services to help communities
assess contamination, plan for new uses, and clean sites to ready them for redevelopment
“The term ‘brownfield site’ means real property, the expansion, redevelopment,
or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence
of a hazardous substance, pollutant, orcontaminarit”
(from the federal Brown fields Act of 2002)
Summary of Brownfields Program
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields
Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local
partners In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
(“the Brownfields law”) was signed This low expanded potential federal assistance for Brownfields
revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and ob training The law also includes
provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which will continue to
play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields Below is a
summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Browrifields initiatives
Summary of Brownfields Funding in New England by State (1994-2003)
Program CT ME MA NH RI V1
Assessment Grants $5,265,000 $1 ,609,O1 7 $1 1,733,131$ 1,540,000 $1,103,000 $2,600,000
EPATBA $1,582,343 $362,181 $2,542,782 $242,533 $305,000 $250,000
Cleanup Grants $60,000 $0 $852,000 $0 $200,000 $0
Revolving Loan Fund $5,750,000 $2,650,000 $10,468,000 $2,450,000 $4,700,000 $1,000,000
JobTraining $1,000,000 $0 $1,550,000 $0 $200,000 $0
Showcase Communities $300,000 $0 $600,000 $0 $300,000 $0
Voluntary Cleanup Program $2,1 75,667 $750,892 $2,729,974 $1,908,369 $1,338,820 $307,030
Stole Site Assessments $714,960 $519,545 $781,000 $1,255,293 $598,115 $458,000
TOTAL $16,847,970 $5,891,635 $31,256,887 $7,369,195 $8,744,935 $4,615,030
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Brownfields Overview
Brownfields Assessment
Program
The Brownfields Assessment Program
consists of grants of up to $400,000 Ini-
tially to local, tribal and state governmental
entities to conduct site assessment and
related activities at brownfields sites Funds
can be utilized to assess properties contami-
nated with petroleum Supplemental funds
ore available in later years
Targeted Brownfields
Assessments
Under this initiative, EPA uses its contrac-
tors to conduct brownfields assessments at
sites identified by the local entity as being a
high-priority for reuse Brownfields assess-
ments typically involve a review of existing
site records, site sampling and preparation
of a preliminary clean-up cost estimate
The information gathered allows local
government officials and developers to make
informed decisions regarding the redevel-
opment potential of a site
Recipient Funding
Providence
Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management
Rhode Island Economic
Development Corporation
Warwick
Woonsocket
TOTAL
$250,000
$400,000
$200,000
$150,000
$103,000
$1,103,000
Site City Value
Norraganseff Landing
Rau Fasteners
Save The Bay (Sunshine Island)
Spuntex Mill
West Elmwaod Housing
Development Corp
(former Rau Fasteners)
TOTAL
Providence
Providence
Providence
Central Falls
$41,614
$33,570
$111,222
$28,183
Providence $77,212
$305,000
Cleanup Grant Program
Under this initiative, EPA funds ore awarded to eligible local, state, tribal and non-profit 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
City Funding
Trust for Public Land Providence $200,000
$200,OOO
TOTAL
RHODE ISLAND
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Environmental Protection
Brownfields Overview I Agency New England
Revolving Loan
Fund Pilots
Under this initiative, pilots are
awarded to eligible iocai,
tribal and state entities to
establish and capitalize
revolving loan funds to assist
private and public entities in
cleaning up contaminated
sites Grants are for up to
$1,000,000 and eligible com-
munities may team together to
establish larger revolving loan
funds pools
Recipient Funding
RI Deportment of Environmental
Management/RI Economic
Development Corporation
RI Economic Development
Corporation/City of Providence!
City of Pawtucket
TOTAL
Groundworks
TOTAL
Providence $200,000
$200,000
Showcase Communities
As part of the multi-federal agency Brownfields National Partnership, sixteen communities were
selected to receive Showcase Community designation following a national competition
The federal partners work with selected communities to revitalize brownfields properties
EPA provided each with a $200,000 Brownfields Demonstration Pilot and assigned on EPA
employee to work full lime in the designated community for two years
City Funding
Providence
TOTAL
$300,000
$300,000
$1,700,000
$3,000,000
$4,700,000
Brownfields Job Training Pilots
The Brownfields Job Training Program funding is used to train workers in the field of hazardous
waste assessment and remediation To be eligible for these pilots, the applicants must be
affiliated with an existing Brownfields-funded grant recipient
Organization City Funding
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Financial Assistance to State Brownfields Programs
EPA also offers funding Jo directly support state brownfields activities including funds to establish
and enhance state brownfields programs (also known as voluntary cleanup programs), to
conduct site specific assessment and cleanup, to develop revolving loan fund programs and to
develop insurance tools Below is a summary of the type and amount of funding received in
Rhode Island
Program Funding
Voluntary Clean-up Program $1,338,820
Brownfields Site Assessment
and Cleanup: $598,115
Program Funding
Assessment Pilots
Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Cleanup Grant Program
Revolving Ioan Fund Pilots
Job Training Program
Showcase Communities
Voluntary Cleanup Program
State Brownfields Site Assessments
GRAND TOTAL
$1,103,000
$305,000
$200,000
$4,700,000
$200,000
$300,000
$1,338,820
$598,115
$8,744,935
Summary of EPA Brownfield Funding in Rhode Island
(1994-2003)
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