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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Two Rivers-
Ottauquechee
Regional
Commission, East
Central Vermont
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 Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
was selected to receive a brownfields assessment
grant. The region served by the commission covers 30
small rural towns (combined population 55,784) in
east-central Vermont. Thirty-six percent of the towns
in the region have poverty rates above the state
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee
Regional Commission for a brownfields assess-
ment grant. Petroleum grant funds will be used to
identify and prioritize sites and conduct six to
eight Phase I and two to four Phase II environ-
mental site assessments. Funds also will be used
to support community outreach activities.
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: Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Re-
gional Commission, VT
802-457-3188, ext. 20
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.
average. Increasing housing prices are putting pres-
sures on working families who are forced to commute
long distances for employment. Cost factors are
leading to the development of greenfields while old
manufacturing sites remain idle. Brownfields are
widespread in the region, from single sites in small
towns to dozens of sites in larger towns. They include
boarded up machine shops, vacant mills, rail sidings,
and old dump sites. A recent inventory identified about
100 petroleum sites in eight of the 30 towns. These
sites are often located in residential areas and along
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-183
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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the region's riverfronts. They pose a health threat to
residents and an environmental threat to waterways.
Assessment will help leverage investments that will
attract business to the area. Redevelopment of
brownfields will create jobs and much-needed housing
in communities where residents will have access to
public transportation.
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