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  Brownfields  2004

  Grant Fact Sheet

           Boston,  MA




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 Boston was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Boston has a population
of approximately 589,141. The city has more than 3,000
state-listed disposal sites, many of which are considered
brownfields.  More  than 600 of these sites  are located in
the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods. The city
has targeted three areas for assessment grant activities:
Dorchester (population 92,115), South Boston/Roxbury
(population 56,658), and Hyde Park (population 31,749).
These areas were selected based on several factors,
including economic distress, levels of community
involvement and concern about environmental conditions,
and the amount of planning and community support.
About 22 percent of residents who live within a one-
half-mile radius of the targeted sites live in poverty. Two
  Assessment Grant
  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  $137,000 for petroleum

  EPA has selected the City of Boston for a
  brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
  stances grant funds will be used to perform
  Phase I site  assessments on two selected proper-
  ties and a Phase II assessment and associated
  activities on a former solvent recycling property.
  The results of the Phase II assessment may
  require the development of cost estimates and
  remedial plans for the property. Petroleum grant
  funds will be used to conduct a Phase I site
  assessment at a former automotive garage and a
  Phase II assessment at two adjacent, government-
  owned properties that were historically used as
  auto service stations and repair garages. Funds
  also will be used for community outreach.
   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: Boston, MA
  617-635-0103

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are  subject to change.
of the sites are within a federally designated Empower-
ment Zone, and four of the five sites targeted for
assessment are located within or near Boston Main
Streets areas. Boston Main Streets is an urban commer-
cial district program that brings technical knowledge of
business district revitalization to Boston neighborhoods
and fosters partnerships between local businesses and
corporations with a community presence.
                                                   Solid Waste and
                                                   Emergency Response
                                                   (5105T)
                         EPA560-F-04-111
                         June 2004
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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