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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Bath, ME
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, the President
signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response pro-
grams through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Bath was selected to receive a brownfields
revolving loan fund grant. Bath (population 9,266), on
the shores of the Kennebec River, is the county seat
and only urban area in Sagadahoc County. Although
only 28 percent of county households are in Bath, the
city accounts for 43 percent of county households that
receive public assistance. Thirty-six percent of county
residents who have incomes below the poverty level
live in Bath. Many of the residents of the waterfront
target area (population 1,585) are low-income, and
more than 25 percent are senior citizens. The water-
front, traditionally the home of Bath's industry, has
many abandoned and deteriorated properties. Cleanup
and redevelopment of the waterfront sites will reduce
Revolving Loan Fund
Grant
$750,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Bath for a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. Grant funds
will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund,
from which the city will provide loans and
subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
contaminated with hazardous substances through-
out Bath, particularly in the northern waterfront
area.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1221
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Bath, ME
207-443-8372
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, the activities
described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
the threat of contamination to the Kennebec River,
which is crucial to the economic and recreational life of
the city, reclaim the waterfront, preserve its shipbuild-
ing history, and help balance the needs outlined in the
city's action plan for a transportation hub, recreational
access, housing, and economic development in the
area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-04-105
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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