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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Naugatuck, CT
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under this 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 programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Borough of Naugatuck was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. The borough (population
30,989) is located in the Naugatuck River Valley
Region, and may best be known for the innovation of
vulcanized rubber. This region was one of the princi-
pal manufacturing centers in New England during the
19th and 20th Centuries. However, the borough
experienced a steady decline in its manufacturing base
during the late 20th Century. The borough also has the
second lowest median family household income and
per capita incomes in the region. These economic
hardships are compounded by the negative effects of
environmental contaminants and hazards mat remain
from Naugatuck's manufacturing legacy. Cleanup of
the Parcel C South site is expected to be a key element
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Borough of Naugatuck for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up Parcel C South
at 58 Maple Street. This vacant building, once part
of a rubber plant, is contaminated with volatile
organic compounds and toxic metals. Grant funds
also will be used for groundwater monitoring,
enforcement of institutional controls, and installa-
tion of a protective cap.
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
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Borough of Naugatuck, CT
203-720-7009
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
of the borough's new downtown redevelopment
initiative.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-261
July 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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