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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Bunillville, Rl
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 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Town of Burrillville was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Established in 1806 in
Providence County, Burrillville (population 15,796) is
a rural community that quickly became a thriving mill
town. During the height of the industrial revolution,
there were 13 fully functioning mill villages operating
simultaneously in the area. The Stillwater Mill,
previously known as the Harrisville Woolen Mill,
fabricated wool jackets for the military during the
Civil War and World Wars I and II. After World War II,
the textile industry declined, leaving behind environ-
mental contamination and abandoned properties. The
Stillwater Mill Complex site is located in Burrillville's
most economically distressed census tract and directly
across the street from an elementary school. The
median household income in the tract is 20 percent
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Burrillville for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up contamina-
tion in the buildings and soil at the Stillwater Mill
Complex site at 246 Harrisville Main Street.
Grant funds will be used to develop cleanup
plans, remove and dispose of waste, draft envi-
ronmental land use restrictions, and monitor
groundwater at this site which is contaminated by
metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
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/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Town of Burrillville, RI
401-568-4300, ext. 130
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
less than the Providence County median, and a majority
of the town's elderly residents live within walking
distance of the site. Cleanup of the site will help reduce
health risks to the two most vulnerable populations-
children and seniors. Once the site is cleaned up, the
town intends to build a new city library on the site
which is expected to help anchor the redevelopment of
the entire complex and residential community. Revital-
ization of the complex will add approximately $70
million of new investment to the town, and create nearly
120 new jobs and greenspace.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-021
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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