Unci & Community Revfalization
BROWN FIELDS
EPA New England
Program Summary &
Success Stories
September 2001

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Program Summary

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"Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental
contamination"
(Current EPA definition of Brownfields)
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January, 1995, the national brownfields program has since evolved into a
collaborative effort involving more than 15 federal partners. This collaborative, referred to as the Brownfields national
Partnership, was created by President Clinton in June, 1997 to promote beneficial re-use of contaminated sites.
EPA's Brownfields Program consists of various initiatives designed to work with local, state and tribal partners to foster
locally-driven, environmentally-sound brownfields re-use solutions. Below is a summary of the funding for each of the
key initiatives.
Summary of Brownfields funding in New England
PROGRAM
CT
MA
ME
NH
Rl
VT
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT
DEMONSTRATION PILOTS
$4,190,000
$7,776,842
$1,135,000
$840,000
$850,000
$1,250,000
$16,041,842
TARGETED BROWNFIELDS
ASSESSMENTS
$999,100
$1,615,000
$270,000
$341,500
$195,000
$150,000
$3,645,600
REVOLVING LOAN FUND
PILOTS
$4,750,000
$8,468,119
$1,750,000
$2,450,000
$1,000,000
$0
$18,418,119
JOB TRAINING PILOTS
$600,000
$1,150,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,750,000
STATE VOLUNTARY
CLEANUP PROGRAM
$1,113,636
$1,257,925
$233,027
$1,111,074
$542,790
$0
$4,258,452
STATE BROWNFIELDS SITE
ASSESSMENT
$414,960
$375,000
$245,380
$513,557
$253,115
$208,000
$2,010,012
SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES
$300,000
$700,000
$0
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,300,000
TOTAL
$12,442,696
$21,342,886
$3,633,407
$5,256,131
$3,140,905
$1,608,000
$47,424,025

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Key Brownfields Programs:
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots are grants to local, tribal and state governmental entities to conduct site
assessment and related activities at brownfields sites. An important goal of this program is to assist recipients in
developing a long-range strategy for brownfields re-use. Pilots are selected through a national competition.
A total of 399 pilots have been awarded nation-wide, 59 in New England.
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Bristol
Danbury
Haddam
Hartford
Middletown
Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Agency
New Britain
New Haven
New London
New Milford
Norwich
South Central Regional Council of Governments
Stamford
Winsted
MAINE
Lewiston
Maine State Planning Agency
Portland
Westbrook
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Brockton
Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority
Chelsea
Chicopee
Colrain
Fitchburg
Great Barrington
Greenfield
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Mansfield
MASSACHUSETTS (cont.)
Marlborough
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Methuen
Montachusett Valley Regional Planning
Mystic Valley Redevelopment Authority
New Bedford
North Adams
Pioneer Valley
Salem
Somerville
Springfield
Taunton
Walpole
Westfield
West Springfield
Worcester
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord
NH DES
Nashua
NH Office of State Planning
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
Rl Department of Environmental Management
Rl Economic Development Corporation
VERMONT
Burlington
Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission
Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Windham Regional Commission

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Targeted Brownfields Assessments
Under this initiative, EPA uses its contractors to conduct brownfields assessments at sites identified by the local entity
as being a high-priority for re-use. Brownfields assessments 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 redevelopment potential of a site. A total of 60
targeted brownfields assessments have been initiated by EPA in New England.
CONNECTICUT
Buckland Manufacturing, Manchester
Derby Downtown Business Revitalization District,
Derby Erickson Property, Ledyard
Field-Holstein Property, Glastonbury
50 Miles Street, Bridgeport
H.J. Mills Box Factory, Bristol
Hartford Car Wash, Hartford
Hockanum Mill, Vernon
International Silver - Factory H, Meriden
169 Bartholomew Avenue, Hartford
InterRoyal Mill, Plainfield
Occum Roto Print, Norwich
Penn Central Transportation Co., New London
Rolfite Chemical, Derby
Roosevelt Mills, Vernon
Samarius Property, Shelton
Swan Engraving, Bridgeport
U.S. Cap, Inc., Prospect
MAINE
Ayers Island, Orono
Lily Tulip, Old Town
W. S. Libbey Mill, Lewiston
Lewiston & Auburn RR Co., Water Street, Lewiston
MASSACHUSETTS
Alden Corrugated, New Bedford
Amesbury Wharf, Ambesbury
Assets Building, Lowell
Bargaineer, Brockton
Boston's Hope, Dorchester
Boston Specialty Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston
City Pier, Fall River
MASSACHUSETTS (cont.)
Church Coal, Taunton
Davidson Street, Lowell
Gilbertville Woven Label Site, Hardwick
15 & 23 Hope Avenue, Worcester
Hallmark Van Lines, Holyoke
Knapp Shoe, Brockton
Modern Electroplating, Boston
Ferdinand Block/DPH, Boston
former Tremont Villa, Everett
former Beacon Chevrolet, Lynn
former DPW Yard, Newburyport
Marine Railways Property, Gloucester
Montello Auto Body, Brockton
Old Northhampton Fire Station, Northhampton
Omniwave Electronics, Gloucester
Quarry Street Highpoint Property, Quincy
Roundhouse Parking Lot, Northampton
Spicket River (Oxford Paper Mill), Lawrence
Standard Times Field, New Bedford
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ambargis Mill, Newport
Craig Supply, Durham
Former Tannery Site (Milton Mills), Milton
Henry's Tire Property, Sutton
Lamont Labs, Londonderry
J.P. Stevens Mill, Franklin
RHODE ISLAND
Narragansett Landing, Providence
Raus Fasteners, Providence
Save The Bay, Providence
Spintex Mill, Central Falls
VERMONT
TLR Complex, Rockingham
Taylor Street Car Lot, Montpelier

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Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
Under this initiative, pilots are awarded to eligible local, tribal and state entities to establish and capitalize revolving loan
funds to assist private and public entities in cleaning up contaminated sites. A total of 128 pilots have been awarded
nation-wide, 26 in New England. Grants are for up to $1,000,000 and eligible communities may team together to
establish larger revolving loan funds pools.
CONNECTICUT
Berlin
Bridgeport
Hartford
Naugatuck Valley / Danbury
New Milford
Stamford
Winchester
MAINE
Lewiston
Orono
Portland
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Brockton
Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority
MASSACHUSETTS (cont.)
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
Gloucester
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Montachusetts Regional Planning Commission
Mystic Valley Development Authority
New Bedford
Pioneer Valley
Somerville
Taunton
NEW HAMPSHIRE
State of NH
RHODE ISLAND
Rl Department of Environmental Management / Rl Economic
Development Corporation
Brownfields Job Training Pilots
Brownfields Job Training Pilots are 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 existing Brownfields Assessment Demonstration
Pilot recipients. Forty-six pilots of up to $200,000 each have been awarded nation-wide, eight in New England.
CONNECTICUT
City of Stamford
Middlesex Community Technical College
The Workplace, Inc
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Connects People to Economic Opportunities, Inc.
Brockton
Jobs For Youth - Boston
City of New Bedford
STRIVE-Boston

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Financial Assistance to State Brownfields Programs
EPA offers three types of funding to directly support state brownfields activities:
•	Voluntary Clean-up Program (VCP) funding is available to assist states in developing or enhancing their voluntary
clean-up program infrastructure. This may include regulation development, program management, outreach efforts
and other non-site specific activities.
•	Brownfields Site Assessment funding is site specific and allows States to perform Targeted Brownfield Assess-
ments in their state.
•	Tax Relief Act funding provides funds for state staff time to evaluate site eligibility for a federal brownfields tax
exemption provided for under the Tax Relief Act of 1997. Under the Act, the authority for determining eligibility was
delegated to the state government.
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 will work with selected
communities to revitalize brownfields properties.
EPA provided each Showcase Community with a $200,000 Brownfields Demonstration Pilot and assigned an EPA-
employee to work full time at the designated community for two years.
CONNECTICUT	MASSACHUSETTS	RHODE ISLAND
Stamford	Lowell	Providence
Mystic Valley (Maiden, Medford, Everett)
New Bedford

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For Further Brownfields Program Management Information
Dennis Huebner, Associate Director	617-918-1203
Lynne Jennings, Brownfields Coordinator	617-918-1210
General Information & Brownfields Job Training Pilots
Theresa Carroll	617-918-1305
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots
Diane Kelley	617-918-1424
Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Jim Byrne, Lead	617-918-1389
or James Chow	617-918-1394
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
Lynne Jennings	617-918-1210
Brownfields Showcase Communities
Diane Kelley	617-918-1424
Financial Assistance To State Brownfields Program
Lynne Jennings	617-918-1210
Web Site: www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields

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Success Stories

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Brownfields Success Story
Action Ai r Systems
Manchester, Connecticut
Volume 1 - September 2001
Und & Community Revitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
c/EPA
New England
Success in EPA Conducted Targeted Brownfields Assessments
An EPA-Conducted
Targeted Brownfields
Assessment contributed
to the successful
redevelopment of a
property abandoned for
nearly 13 years in the
Town of Manchester,
CT. In 1997, EPA New
England conducted a
$50,000 assessment of
the property at 131
Adams Street, also
known as the former
Buckland Manufacturing
Company site. The redevelopment of the property kept ActionAir Systems, a
growing local business employing approximately 40 people, in the Town of
Manchester. The project put an abandoned property and building back into use
providing revenue for the town and diminished negative environmental impacts
on public health.
Before Construction
13 1 Adams Street
Buckland Manufacturing Company was a machinist and metal working shop
which made components used by the aircraft industry. Common activities
associated with this type of operation include machining, painting, and
degreasing. No municipal taxes were paid on the property since 1986 and the
site remained out of use
from 1988 to 2001.
The 1.63 acre site is
in an industrial zone
and an aquifer area
which serves the town's
municipal water supply.
There was a 17,534
square foot building on
the site which was
abandoned in poor
condition.
After Construction
131 Adams Street
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Under the Targeted Brownfields
Assessment, EPA hired consultants
to conduct environmental assess-
ments. The findings were critically
important to inform prospective
buyers about the condition of the
property and the estimated cost of
remediation. Due to a lack of infor-
mation on the extent of contamina-
tion on site due to solvent spills and
failing septic systems and fear of the
legal liabilities of ownership, the
town had not pursued a tax sale or
foreclosure action, the bank avoided
foreclosure, and private parties had
not wanted to spend the money for
the necessary environmental site
assessment. The site subse-
quently remained abandoned for
nearly 13 years.
In April 1998, the Targeted
Brownfields Assessment was
completed. The assessment
revealed soil contamination of
metals, petroleum hydrocarbons,
and solid waste. The assessment
also included recommendations for
cleanup, further work, and the cost
to implement the recommendations,
estimated to be $110,000. The Town
of Manchester worked closely with
the EPA New England Brownfields
Team and the Connecticut Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection's
Urban Site Remediation staff.
The Town sold the tax liens to
ActionAir Systems for $50,000.
They then foreclosed on the site,
cleaned the property to CT DEP
commercial cleanup standards at a
cost of under $80,000, and put it
back into productive use. ActionAir
Systems designs, installs, and
services HVAC systems. Doors
opened at the new site in March
2001.
Program Contact:
Mark Pellegrini	(860) 647-3044
Director, Planning and Economic Development
Town of Manchester
EPA Contact:
James Chow, Project Officer
(617) 918-1394

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Brownfields Success Story
New London Waterfront devitalization
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Lgn4 & Community Revitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds ) n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
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New England
New London, Connecticut
Volume 1 - September 2001
Based on the environmental site assessment and recommendations supplied
by EPA's TBA, New London was able to proceed with additional assessments
and a phased-approach for cleanup and redevelopment. The cleanup and
construction are ongoing
and simultaneous. Thus
far a portion of the site
has been cleaned and a
public waterfront board-
walk constructed. The
boardwalk provides
increased access to the
river for recreational uses
and educational opportu-
nities. The project was a
collaborative effort
between the City of New
London, the State of
Connecticut, and EPA.
The boardwalk officially
opened in March 2001.
After Redevelopment
Public Waterfront Boardwalk & Discovery Pier
Success in EPA-Conducted Targeted Brownfields Assessments
The 1.0 acre site is located along the Thames River. In March 1999, the Penn
Central site was purchased by the City of New London. Combined with sev-
eral adjacent, city-owned waterfront properties, the composite was targeted for
redevlopment. The Penn Central rail yard had been used mainly for routine
maintenance and refueling. The TBA began in June of 1998 and was com-
pleted in January 2000. Contaminants included petroleum hydrocarbons,
metals, and degreasers.
Before Redevelopment
In January 2000, a
$50,000 EPA-Conducted
Target Brownfields
Assessment (TBA) was
completed on the former
Penn Central property in
the City of New London,
CT. The TBA provided
essential information
that enabled the suc-
cessful redevelopment
of the property from an
abandoned and con-
taminated rail yard to a
public waterfront board-	^ ~
walk. This success is part Rail Yard of former Penn Central Property
of a comprehensive plan to open the city back up
to the waterfront area and to take advantage of it's recreational and educational
resources.
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Program Contact:
Bruce Hyde	(860) 447-5203
Director of Development and Planning
City of New London
EPA Contact:
James Chow, Project Officer
(617) 918-1394

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Brownfields Success Story
Harley Davicjson/Buell Dealership of Stamforcl
Stamford, Connecticut
Volume 1 - September 2001
Land & Community Revitjlization
BROWN FIE LPS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds) n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Success in Brownfields Clean Up Revolving Loan Fund Pilot
In July 1998, the City of
Stamford was recognized
nationally as a Brownfields
Showcase Community. In
1999, the City of Stamford, CT
was awarded $750,000 to
capitalize its Brownfields
Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
(BCRLF) to make loans
facilitating the cleanup and
redevelopment of brownfields
properties.
Showroom
The 575 and 579 Pacific
Street properties, totaling	Sen. Joseph Lieberman of CT at
0.672 acres, are located in a	grand opening with Owner Fritz Blau
mixed use area of commercial,
industrial, and single and multiple residence dwellings. The site housed a
variety of commercial operations since the late 1890's. Two dilapidated brick
buildings occupied approximately 30% of the site. Blue's Brother's, LLC,
purchased the properties as well as 3 contiguous abandoned lots with the goal
of building a motorcycle shop, maintenance facility, and a parking lot. Owner
and President, Fritz Blau, borrowed
$160,000 from the BCRLF to defray
from the total cost of abatement and
removal
of contaminated material and became the
3rd project in the nation to receive BCRLF
assistance. For the $1.5 million redevel-
opment project, Mr. Blau worked with the
residents in the neighborhood of the
South End and took their comments and
suggestions for cleanup and redevelop-
ment.
The City of Stamford Community Devel-
opment Office was the lead agency,
responsible for ensuring compliance
during cleanup with all applicable laws
and regulations and to ensure funding
was used for authorized purposes. The
Army Corps of Engineers provided site
completed the Phase I and II assessment
by May of 1999. Approximately 3,000 tons of soil contaminated with chromium
lead, cadmium, petroleum hydrocarbons, PCB's, and arsenic were removed by
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Linda Garczynski, EPA's Director of
Outreach & Special Projects
October 1999. The pollution was most likely the result of
previous industrial uses, including plastics manufacturing
and foundry operations. The site was cleaned to residential
standards to maximize options for future use. One of the
existing brick buildings was renovated for use as a motor-
cycle showroom and office.
On December 1, 2000 the community celebrated the grand
opening of the Harley Davidson / Buell Dealership of
Stamford. The project reduced public exposure to toxic
pollutants and created 7 to 10 new jobs for community
residents. The project was also unique with respect to the
strong partnerships formed between City, State and Federal
agencies, the local business community, and the local
residents. Demonstrating the true essence of a Showcase
Community, these partnerships demonstrated how
strengths and resources were brought together to effect
positive change in the community.
Program Contact:
Tim Beeble, Director of Community Development	(203) 977-4864
City of Stamford, CT
EPA Contact:
Lynne Jennings, Project Officer	(617) 918-1210

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Brownfields Success Story
Former Lily—Tulip Factory Site
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Lqn4 & Community Revitqlization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
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New England
Old Town, Maine	Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in EPA-Conducted Targeted Brownfield Assessments
In 1996, a $20,000 EPA-
Conducted Targeted
Brownfields Assessment
(TBA) was carried out at the
former Lily-Tulip factory site.
Information gained during
this assessment was used
as a strategic marketing tool
to sell the property to
developers. The successful
transformation of the
underutilized contaminated
site to a revitalized water-
front park and commercial property was a partnership between the proactive
city government of Old Town, the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection's (ME DEP) Voluntary Response Action Program (VRAP), and the
U.S. EPA Brownfields Program, with additional support of the private sector.
From the early 1900's until 1983, the factory, located on a 3-acre waterfront site
along the Penobscot River, produced paper products. When manufacturing
ceased in 1983, the Lily-Tulip paper plate factory was owned by Owen-Illinois
Company. In 1984 the building was purchased by a local resident and used for
storage. The building served as a storage facility until 1997 while the conditions
rapidly deteriorated.
Beginning in the late 1980's, city officials were very interested in acquiring the
site for redevelopment as part of ongoing efforts to revitalize the downtown. For
almost a decade little
headway was made due
to incomplete information
on the extent of contamina-
tion at the site, uncertainty
about costs of the associ-
ated cleanup, and uncer-
tainties of the legal liabilities
of acquiring the property. In
1996, the City brought in
Andy Hamilton, an environ-
mental lawyer experienced
Tank removal and soil excavation
Former Lily Tulip Factory
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Marsh Island Carry
in brownfields redevelopment, and
other qualified consultants from S.W.
Cole Engineering, and VRAP. This
initiated the necessary momentum
to acquire the property. Following
much discussion, the city council
supported the purchase and rede-
velopment of the site. The most
resent owners, Owens-Illinois
Company and Sweetheart Cup
Company agreed
to pay a combined $100,000 to-
wards cleanup and demolition.
In 1996, EPA conducted a TBA with
overview by VRAP. Additional
assessments were conducted by
S.W. Cole and Sewall Company.
The combined efforts fully character-
ized the limited extent of PCB
contamination. Cleanup activities
included removal of extensive
structural and asbestos materials, 4
underground storage tanks, several
electrical transformers containing
PCBs, stock tanks, the contents of
an oil/water separator, and removal
and treatment of 2,570 cubic yard of
petroleum contaminated soil. Upon
completion of these activities, the
City of Old Town acquired the
property in 1997.
Program Contact:
Nick Hodgkins, ME DEPVRAP
Program Director
EPA Contact:
Jim Byrne, Project Officer
Coplon Associates, a land-
scape architectural firm, was
retained by the city to de-
velop plans for the redevelop-
ment. They worked with the
community to develop criteria
for the site, which included
recreational facilities, play
grounds and green space,
commercial buildings for Old
Town Canoe, trails and
sidewalks linking local
businesses to the nearby Main
Street shops, enhanced views of the
Penobscot River, and improved Main
Street landscaping and lighting. Two
local real estate investors, Jack
Cashman and Bob Baldacci, aggres-
sively marketed the site and as-
sisted the city in developing creative
finance options for the tenants.
A 9,000 square foot retail building,
"Marsh Island Carry", is now open at
the south end and has three tenants.
They include a map store, a wooden
boat museum, and an outdoor store
run by Johnson Outdoor, the parent
company of Old Town Canoe. In
2001, a 5,000 square foot restaurant
will open at the north end of the
property. A community park with an
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open green, a playground, a gazebo,
and a riverfront walk will occupy the
center portion of the property. The
redevelopment was made possible
by several additional grants from
federal and state agencies. They
include a $400,000 Enhancement
Grant from ME DOT for the park and
walkways; a $400,000 Community
Development Block Grant for
infrastructure around the commercial
buildings, a $24,500 from the
National Trails Recreation Act for
trails, walkways, and river stabiliza-
tion, and $8,000 from ME Forest
Service for tree planting.
In addition to enabling Old Town to
better market itself to prospective
retail clients as a revitalized commu-
nity, the development has provided
more tax revenue to the city in the
form of local property tax - which
went from $3700 to $21,300 per
year -, added sales revenue to the
region, and has directly or indirectly
created 30 local job and 5 to 10 jobs
elsewhere in ME. It has also
provided numerous environmental
benefits and diminished local threats
to public health.

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Brownfields Success Story
Jobs For Youth - Boston, Inc.
Lynn, Massachusetts / Somerville, Massachusetts	Volume 1 - September 2001
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Land & Coromunity Revitalization
BROWN FIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Success in Brownfields Environmental Job Training Pilot Program
In 1998, Jobs For Youth-Boston, Inc.
(JFY) was awarded $200,000 to de-
velop and implement a Brownfields
Environmental Job Training Pilot Pro-
gram. JFY is Boston's largest workforce
development resource and one of it's
oldest. Their mission is to provide low-
skilled, low-income youth and adults
with skills to become economically
productive. The Program was imple-
mented over two years. Two cycles of
environmental training were offered
each year on procedures for handling
and removing hazardous substances.
The training included sampling, analy-
sis, and site remediation through the
use of innovative technologies. JFY's
program provided a comprehensive
educational program in both technical
expertise as well as professional and life
skill development to residents living in
communities impacted by brownfields.
JFY partnered with two Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot cities in
Boston metropolitan area, Lynn and Somerville. Other stakeholders that helped
make JFY's job training program so successful, were UMASS Lowell / The New
England Consortium, UMASS Boston, and Suffolk University. These stake-
holders worked with JFY to develop the curriculum as well as to provide
educators and facilities for the Program.
Of 43 participants who completed the Brownfields Environmental Job Training
program, 100% were employed upon graduation. The average starting wage for
graduates was $26,311. Prior to entering the program, many participants were
unemployed, underemployed, welfare-to-work, or otherwise disadvantaged.
Upon completion of the program, participants are employed full-time and
earning living wages with full benefits. Many participants will have opportunities
through their employers for further education. Some graduates reported the
desire and means to earn an Associates or Bachelors degree based on the
skills and confidence gained through their experience with JFY.
Learning about personal
protective equipment
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Program Contact:
Gary Kaplan	(617) 338-0815
Executive Director, Jobs for Youth-Boston, Inc.
EPA Contact:
Theresa Carroll,	(617) 918-1305
Project Officer
Practicing decontamination
procedures

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Brownfields Success Story
Everett Ave. lAban Renewal District
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Land & Community Revitglizgtion
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Chelsea, Massachusetts	Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfileds Assessment Demonstration Pilot
Located in the city of Chelsea, the primary land use within the EverettAvenue
Urban Renewal District is outdoor storage of junk cars and equipment. Using
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration, the City began the redevelopment
process of this 65-acre property by conducting a site assessment on a 10-acre
site.
The Houston-based Wedge Group purchased 2 of the 10 acres for $1.2 million
to construct a $17 million, 180-room, full-service Wyndham Garden Hotel. The
seven-story facility is scheduled to open in October 2000, and is the first major
hotel within Chelsea's borders. It will serve as the centerpiece of the Everett
Avenue Urban Renewal District. The new hotel is expected to employ as many
as 100 workers and generate approximately $400,000 in tax revenue annually.
The Wedge Group also pledged $1 per night per rented room for the next five
years to the Chelsea Boys and Girls club, a commitment that will total $250,000.
This pledge will kick-off the Boys and Girls Club's $10 million capital campaign
to build a new, permanent Chelsea clubhouse.
Program Contact:
Ned Keefe	(617) 889-8236
City of Chelsea, MA
EPA Contact:
Meghan Cassidy	(617) 918-1387
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Brownfields Success Story
WWLP-22 Television Station
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Un4 & Community Revitalizgtion
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds ) n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
c/EPA
New England
Chicopee, Massachusetts	Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfileds Assessment Demonstration Pilot
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During Construction
Before Redevelopment
This 8.5-acre site was
formerly home to both
the Conway Bedding
factory and the
Hallahan lumber yard.
The Conway property
was used for light
assembly, manufac-
turing, and warehous-
ing for 39 years. The
site contained several
above-ground storage
containers and had
asbestos contamina-
tion. The Hallahan site
was used for a car
dealer, public storage,
furniture stripping, and a lumber yard. The lumber company was built in 1925,
and a fire destroyed one building at the site in 1990. The site also contained
underground storage tanks.
The City of Chicopee took title to both properties in 1996 for delinquent taxes
and begun efforts to redevelop the site. The City used funds from its EPA
Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot to complete a site assessment.
This assessment led to the excavation of a 6,600 gallon storage tank, removal
of five electrical transformers, and removal of asbestos and other hazard-
ous materials from the 52,871 square-foot building. The building was later
demolished.
The redeveloped site was sold to WWLP-22, Channel 22 for $250,000 in 1998.
Channel 22 invested approximately $2 million to build a two-story, 1,600 square-
foot news studio; a
two-story, 4,800
square-foot production
studio; and offices for
news, weather, and
sports reporters.
Construction plans
also included a 6,000
square-foot garage for
news vehicles, a
1,200 square-foot
courtyard, and a 25-
foot television trans-
mitting/receiving
antenna.
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After Redevelopment
Program Contact:
Daniel Zawidowski	
City of Chicopee, MA
(413) 594-1495
EPA Contact:
Diane Kelley	
(617) 918-1424

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Brownfields Success Story
Tsongas Aren3 & LeUcheur P^H<
Lowell, Massachusetts
Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfields Assesssment Demonstration Pilots
Un4 & Community Revitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
3EPA
New England
This site was a former junkyard and ash dump. The City utilized the
EPA Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot grant to identify
the extent of contamination on the site. The redevelopment of the site was
achieved through a
collaboration among
state, federal and local
governments. The
4,710-seat stadium
opened on June 22,
1998, and is now home
to both local baseball
and football teams.The
ballpark was named
after retired State
Representative
Edward A. LeLacheur,
a crucial player in
securing state funding
for the Assessment
Pilot.
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Gov. Christine Todd Whitman meets
with the Lowell Spinners
photo: courtesy of Milter Studios
This site, which
contained contami-
nants such as chlori-
nated solvents,
polyaromatic hydrocar-
bons, asbestos, and
heavy metals since the
1800's, now hosts the
Paul Tsongas Arena
and Lawn. The City
utilized the EPA
Brownfields Assess-
ment Demonstration
Pilot grant to identify
the extent of contami-
nation on the site. The
7,800-seatarena,
named after US Senator
Paul Tsongas, opened
on January, 1998. He was instrumental in acquiring the funding for the project.
Concerts and local sporting events are held in the
arena throughout the year. The arena also maintains a lawn with a
3,500 person capacity for outdoor concerts, festivals, and special
events. In addition, continuing efforts will result in a wrap-around
walk called Riverwalk.
Gov. Christine Todd Whitman meets
with the Lowell Spinners
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LeLacheur Park
Program Contact:
J. Matthew Coggins	(978) 970-4256
City of Lowell, MA
EPA Contact:
Diane Kelley	
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Brownfields Success Story
New Bedford Job Twining Program
New Bedford, Massachusetts	Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfields Environmental Job Training Pilot Program
& Community Revitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New En^lgn4
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
oEPA
New England

Waste Water Treatment Facility
In 1998, the City of New
Bedford partnered with
New Directions and
Bristol Community
College and was
awarded $200,000 by
EPA to develop and
implement a Brownfields
Environmental Job
Training Pilot Program.
The Program was
implemented over two
years. A 17-week
Environmental Tech Aide
Program was offered
twice each year. The
training included sampling, analysis, and site remediation through the use of
innovative technologies. The Program provided a comprehensive education in
both technical expertise as well as professional and life skill development to
residents living in communities impacted by brownfields.
New Directions and Bristol Community College worked together to develop the
technical curriculum and to provide educators and facilities for the Program.
Founded in 1993, New Directions is an administrative entity for the Job Training
Partnership Act and Welfare to Work funds for the Greater New Bedford Service
Delivery Area. New Directions provides educational, training, and placement
services to over 5,000 economically disadvantaged and dislocated workers
annually.
In 2001, the City of New Bedford was recognized nationally as a Brownfields
Showcase Community. Part of that recognition was of the success of programs
in New Bedford like that of the Brownfields Environmental Job Training Pilot
Program. Of the 39 participants who completed the Program, 2 were employed
at graduation in the
environmental technol-
ogy field, six were
working outside field,
and one was continuing
education.
The average starting
wage for graduates was
$12.36 per hour. Prior to
entering the program,
many of the participants
were unemp'
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disadvantaged. Upon completion of
the program, participants were
employed full-time and earning living
wages with full benefits. Many
participants will have opportunities
through their employers for further
education. Some graduates reported
the desire and means to earn an
Associates or Bachelors degree
based on the skills and confidence
gained through their experience with
New Directions.
Program Contact:
Scott Alfonse	(508) 979-1487
City of New Bedford, MA
EPA Contact:
Theresa Carroll, Project Officer	(617) 918-1305

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Brownfields Success Story
Standard Tiroes Fie 14
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Volume 1 - September 2001
Land & Community Revitglization
BROWN FI ELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
During Construction
Success in EPA-Conducted Targeted Brownfields Assessments
In 1999 a $61,000
EPA-Conducted
Targeted Brownfields
Assessment (TBA)
was completed for a
25.5 acre site
immediately adja-
cent to the Acushnet
River in the City of
New Bedford, MA. A
nationally recog-
nized Brownfields
Showcase Commu-
nity, the City of New
Bedford worked with
Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection to identify over 40 potential redevelop-
ment sites throughout the city. In 1998, the New Bedford Redevelopment
Authority acquired the site, also know as the Standard Times Field site, and
targeted it for redevelopment as a 10 lot industrial subdivision.
The site was occupied by a textile mill between the 1880's and the 1930's. Mill
operations ceased, the buildings were demolished by 1935, and the site has
remained largely unoccupied and unused since. The site is located south of
New Bedford's South Terminal, an area in which many fish processing facilities
are located. Due to its location, it is considered prime industrial land and the
New Bedford City Council voted to extend the "Working Waterfront Overlay
District" to include the site and to encourage development.
Although environmental assessments conducted in the early 1990's did not
reveal widespread contamination, the city chose to reassess the property to
provide up-to-date information to prospective buyers. The EPA-Conducted TBA
revealed some localized contamination issues, such as the presence of a large
underground storage tank with surrounding soils contaminated with petroleum
hydrocarbons, a layer of coal 1 to 2 feet below the soil surface in an area
suspected of being a former coal bin, and some asbestos associated with
building debris. Soil throughout the site contained hydrocarbons, PAH's, pesti-
cides, PCB's, and metals. There were elevated levels of PCB's in the ground-
water on one lot and of heavy metals on a few lots.
The City created 10 lots for an industrial subdivision at the site. The Massachu-
setts Executive Office of Transportation and Construction provided $341,500 in
funding for the design, engineering and construction of the subdivision roadway.
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
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provided a $168,00 grant for the design and construction of utilities.
The City and the New Bedford Redevelopment Authority have
aggressively marketed the parcels at the site, using site assess-
ment data from both the TBA and more detailed assessment
activities conducted under the City's Brownfields Pilot program. To
date, four lots have been sold at an average cost of $125,000 per
acre. Construction is underway at three of the parcels, resulting in
a total private investment of over $1.5 million in construction costs.
It is expected that over 350 jobs will be created once construction is
complete.
Program Contact:
Scott Alfonse	(508) 979-1487
Senior Environmental Planner
City of New Bedford, MA
EPA Contact:
Diane Kelley	(617) 918-1424
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Brownfields Success Story
Visiting Nu^es Assisted Living Center
Somerville, Massachusetts
Volume 1 - September 2001
Unci <§r Community Revitglization
BROWN FIE LPS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds) n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Success in Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot
The site of a former mattress factory,
this 82,000 square foot parcel had been vacant for more than two years. To spur
redevelopment, the City of Somerville used funds from its EPA Brownfields
Assessment Demonstration Pilot to complete a site assessment. Contaminants
found to be present included barium, lead and petroleum waste.
The project's redeveloper, the Visiting Nurses Association, remediated the site
and demolished the existing structures to construct an assisted-living facility
and health center, containing 97 units for low-to-moderate income seniors.
Potential clean-up
cost overruns for
the project were
underwritten by the
City of Somerville
through an innova-
tive environmental
stop-loss insurance
program developed
through the City's
Brownfields pilot.
During Construction
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Mary Jo Bohart	
City of Somervillle, MA
(617) 625-6600 xt.2500
EPA Contact:
Lynne Jennings....
(617) 918-1210

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Brownfields Success Story
Enterprise Regional Distribution Center
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Volume 1 - September 2001
Unci & Community Revitalizgtion
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
Success in EPA-Conducted Targeted Brownfields Assessments
and the Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot Program
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
c/EPA
New England
The New Hampshire
Department of
Environmental
Services
(NHDES) worked
closely with the Town
of Londonderry and
the EPA New En-
gland Brownfields
Team to coordinate
site assessments
under the Targeted
Brownfields Assess-
ment (TBA) and
Assessment Demon-
stration Pilot (ADP)
Programs to	Former Army barracks
successfully redevelop
the property at 6 Perimeter Road on the Manchester / Grenier Industrial Air
Park. EPA conducted a TBA at the site to characterize the scope of contamina-
tion, locate underground storage tanks, make recommendations for remediation
activities, and provide a cost estimate for those recommendations. NHDES
used funds from the ADP program to conduct a site investigation and to develop
a remedial action plan based on the recommendations. The Town of
Londonderry assumed the costs of the remediation. This is a great example of
cooperation between local, state, and federal government agencies.
In the 1940's, the site, now occupied by Enterprise, was developed to provide
housing for military personnel. In 1967 the Londonderry Housing Authority
acquired the 5-acre site property from the Air Force, which it later sold to a
private party in 1971. The site subsequently housed several light industries,
including a company making garage doors and a moving van and storage
company. Most
recently, Lamont Labs,
Inc., a company which
formulated, packaged,
and stored finished
chemical products
such as windshield
washer fluid and pool
maintenance chemi-
cals occupied the site.
Open for business in
1983, operations
ceased in 1992 and
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the property was abandoned. The
company declared bankruptcy in
1994 following a fire which destroyed
a section of an unoccupied building.
From September 1994 to May of
1995, EPA conducted an emergency
removal action to segregate and
remove thousands of containerized
chemicals (products and raw
materials) and UST residuals
(except fuel oil.) The Town of
Londonderry acquired the property
in May 1997 by tax foreclosure. In
August of 1997 EPA conducted a
$50,000 TBA. It was estimated that
it would cost $146,500 to remove six
remaining storage tanks and con-
taminated soils, conduct asbestos
abatement, and obtain a groundwa-
ter management permit. NHDES
received a $200,000 award under
the EPA Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilot Program and
used a portion of it to conduct
further assessments to develop a
remedial action plan. The
remediation activities were imple-
mented using town funds. The total
cost off investigation, removal, and
remediation activities conducted in
this cross-agency effort totaled
approximately $756,000.
The results of the TBA and the ADP
proved a powerful tool to generate
interest in redevelopment as part of
the overall Manchester Airport
Development Authority expansion
project. In 2000, Londonderry
Housing and Redevelopment
Authority acquired the property. It is
currently under purchase / lease
agreement with the Enterprise
Northeast Distribution Center.
Automobiles rented through Enter-
prise in New England are brought
first to the Londonderry distribution
center, registered to the town, and
then sent to the satellite centers.
This allows Londonderry to collect
additional revenue through the
vehicle registration fees.
Enterprise Regional Distribution Center
Program Contact:
Michael J. Wimsett	(603) 271-6422
NH DES - Brownfields
EPA Contact:
Lyrine Jennings,	(617) 918-1210
Project Officer

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Brownfields Success Story
New Baseball Stgclium for Bri4 Bluefish
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Und & Community devitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Bridgeport, Connecticut	Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot
By the year 1990, Bridgeport had become one of the poorest yet most highly
taxed cities in the nation. No where in the City was this economic decay more
evident than at the former Jenkins Valve site, located directly at Bridgeport's
main gateway. Visitors coming in via the City's ferry, from Amtrak and Metro-
North Railroad cars arriving at Bridgeport's train terminal, and in vehicles
buzzing overhead on the Interstate 95 overpass were all subjected to a clear
view of the abandoned, run-down property. Using a portion of the $200,000
grant provided to the City in August 1994 as part of EPA's Brownfields Pilot
Initiative, a site evaluation was performed on the Jenkins Valve property. Based
on this evaluation, the Zurich Re corporation stepped in and invested $11
million to clean up and redevelop the site. An additional $1 million was provided
by Bridgeport, and $2 million by the State. This long-idle property is now home
to a new, 5,500-seat ballpark, and will eventually include an indoor ice-skating
rink and a new museum. The ballpark project alone created 361 jobs, 68 of
which are permanent. The collaboration and partnership of multiple Federal
agencies have allowed Bridgeport's cleanup and redevelopment efforts to
progress well beyond the assessment and planning stages enabled by EPA's
initial $200,000 brownfields grant. As stated by John Podgurski, Brownfields
Coordinator for EPA Region 1: "To give you an idea about how much things
have changed, the City of Bridgeport has received over 200 inquiries about this
pilot from developers and other investors [since the program was initiated]...we
continue to build on the momentum generated by the brownfields pilot." Visitors
to Bridgeport greeted by a view of the former Jenkins Valve property, with its
new ballpark, can testify to the success of the City's efforts.
Program Contact:
Richard McHugh	(203) 335-0794 xt. 3016
Grow Bridgeport
EPA Contact:
James Chow	(617) 918-1394
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Brownfields Success Story
O'Sullivgn's Islgnd
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Volume 1 - September 2001
Land & Community devitalization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
oEPA
New England
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The Connecticut cities
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Naugatuck, Oxford,
Seymour, Thomaston,
Waterbury, and
Watertown are encom-
passed not only by the
Naugatuck Valley but
by EPA's Naugatuck
Valley Brownfields Pilot.
Awarded in October
1996, the Pilot was
designed to help
remove contamination
uncertainties regarding
former commercial and industrial properties, or brownfields. In Derby, a former
mixed-use property is being assessed by the Pilot using more than $180,000 in
leveraged funding. Also in Derby, the Brownfields Pilot performed assessments
on O'Sullivan's Island, and is now working with EPA Region 1 to determine the
feasability of phytoremediation-an innovative technology that uses plants or
trees to extract contaminants from soil-to further prepare the site for redevelop-
ment. Eventually, the riverbanks surrounding O'Sullivan's Island will be restored
to pristine condition, and residents will enjoy a new park, a marina, and pedes-
trian and bicycle paths.
In addition to providing the assessment funding needed to remove potential
developers' fear of the unknown, the Brownfields Pilot is helping to form partner-
ships between developers, local environmentalists, property owners, and city
officials. In Beacon Falls, the owners of a 60,000-square-foot former manufac-
turing facility paid more than $500,000 in back taxes to the city, following
assessment proposals by the Brownfields Pilot. And in Thomaston, the Pilot's
assessments of the former Plume & Atwood Brass Mill prompted the site's
owner to negotiate with the city for payment of more than $81,000 in back taxes,
rather than risk losing the property to foreclosure.
Program Contact:
Richard Eigen	(203) 735-8688
Valley Regional Planning Agency
EPA Contact:
Jim Byrne	
(617) 918-1389
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Brownfields Success Story
Worcester M^rriot Hotel/B^ckstone River Valley Visitors Center
Ml...
Land <§r Community Revitjlization
BROWNFIELDS
EPA New England
Brownfields (broun'felds') n.
Abandoned, idled, or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities
where expansion or redevelop-
ment is complicated by real
or perceived environmental
contamination.
EPA's Brownfields Program
consists of various initiatives
designed to foster locally-driven
and environmentally-safe
approaches to the cleanup and
reuse of brownfields properties.
Currently, more than 150 cities
and towns in New England
participate in the Brownfields
Program.
f/EPA
New England
Worcester, Massachusetts
Volume 1 - September 2001
Success in Brownfields Assessmnet Demonstration Pilot
Worcester Marriot Hotel
In the north end of downtown Worcester, Massachusetts lies the site of a
former steel foundry, owned by
U.S. Steel until just after World
War II. By 1960, U.S. Steel's
manufacturing plant had been
demolished, and the idle
property was purchased by
Parker Realty Corporation
(PRC), who used the site as a
parking lot for more than 30
years. In 1998, Marriott ap-
proached CMEDA-an organiza-
tion established by the state in
1995 to oversee the area's
brownfields revitalization
efforts-with an interest in
redeveloping the 2.4-acre
PRC site into a new Courtyard hotel. While initially dissuaded by the discovery
of residual lead contamination, Marriott's discussions with CMEDA and
reassurances of liability protection for site purchasers convinced the company
to proceed. As part of that protection, the title of the 2.4-acre parcel was
transferred to CMEDA prior to cleanup, to end the chain of liability with the
Authority. PRC spent more than $130,000 on assessment and cleanup of the
parcel, and paid CMEDA $15,000 in administrative fees for the Authority's
oversight during the four-month cleanup process. EPA's Brownfields Pilot
contributed $31,800 in assessment funding, and the Massachusetts Depart-
ment of Environmental Protection (DEP) provided an additional $8,000 for
assessments. Marriott completed foundation work on the property in March of
1999, and CMEDA transferred the property's title-along with liability protection
in the event that any additional contaminants were discovered-to the hotel
chain that same month. Marriott's subsequent $15 million redevelopment
project created 25 construction
jobs and 50 permanent jobs;
the new, 129-room hotel
opened its doors in October
1999. Annual tax revenues
from the hotel's operation are
expected to exceed $50,000
per year.
Central Massachusetts,
through the Central Massachu-
setts Economic Development
Authority (CMEDA), is provid-
ing examples of how
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partnerships between federal, state,
and private entities and the local
community can produce results far
beyond what a single organization
might expect. In June 1996, EPA
awarded a $200,000 Brownfields
Pilot grant to CMEDA, an organiza-
tion established one year earlier by
the state to oversee the area's
brownfields efforts.The Brownfields
Pilot has helped CMEDA form
partnerships to leverage millions to
restore an abandoned mill property
into a recreational greenspace. A
key outcome of this effort will be a
unique museum that celebrates the
rich industrial history of Worcester.
Beginning in January 1999, meet-
ings were held that included
CMEDA, the City of Worcester,
community representatives, the
state Department of Environmental
Management (DEM), the
Blackstone River Valley National
Heritage Corridor Commission
(BRVNHCC), Preservation Worces-
ter, the Worcester Historical Mu-
seum, and the Massachusetts
Audubon Society. Together they
have formed the "Visitors Center
Task Force" and are working to
transform a selection of former
industrial properties into a visitors
center with a History of the Indus-
trial Revolution theme, and an
environmental training facility that
will cover the spectrum of HAZMAT
prevention and cleanup. Funding for
this transformation is coming from a
variety of sources, including EPA's
Brownfields Pilot, the Massachu-
setts Highway Department,
$260,000 from members of the
BRVNHCC, $500,000 from the state
DEM, and a Brownfields Fund
established by the state and man-
aged by the Massachusetts Devel-
opment Office.
Program Contact:
Kathy Robertson	(508) 791-0445
Central Mass. Economic
Development Authority
EPA Contact:
Lynne Jennings
(617) 918-1210

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