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Brownfields 2004
Grant Fact Sheet
Southern Windsor
County Regional
Planning Commission,
VT
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 Southern Windsor County Regional Planning
Commission was selected to receive a brownfields
assessment grant. The region is made up of 10 towns
with a combined population of 25,105. In the 19th and
20th centuries, these towns relied on the rivers running
through them to power the mills and factories that
were the region's economic life force. Manufacturing
layoffs and closures, particularly in the precision tool
industry, have resulted in a dramatic decline in the local
economy, job opportunities, and wages, and an increase
Assessment Grant
$167,000 for hazardous substances
$43,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission for a brownfields
assessment grant. Hazardous substances grant
funds will be used to perform at least two Phase I,
one Phase II, and one Phase III site assessments,
and up to two remedial action plans. Petroleum
grant funds will be used to perform two Phase I
and Phase II site assessments and one remedial
action plan for petroleum-contaminated sites.
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: Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission, VT
802-674-9201
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
in unemployment. The plant closings have left large,
abandoned and underutilized structures in downtown
areas, many in the midst of worker housing complexes.
Revitalization of these sites is expected to bring
businesses and jobs back to the downtown areas and
help reclaim the region's valuable waterway resources.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-04-203
June 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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