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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Goodwin College, Inc.,
East Hartford, 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
Goodwin College, Inc., was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in central Con-
necticut, East Hartford (population 49,912) is home to
Goodwin College. As part of its riverfront campus
expansion, the college plans to redevelop brownfields
located in a high-poverty community with a significant
minority population. Eighty-five percent of the college's
students receive financial aid, and 51 percent live
below the poverty level. The properties sit along the
Connecticut River and are highly visible to the adjacent
residential and commercial neighborhood. The contami-
nation is evident along portions of the sites where oily
seepage enters the river. Assessments have identified
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected Goodwin College, Inc., for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to cleanup 133 Riverside Drive, 195
Riverside Drive, and 1-5 Riverside Drive. Until the
1980s, these sites served as petroleum storage
facilities and loading docks. Grant funds will be
used to excavate and dispose of contaminated soil
and install a barrier wall and product recovery
system at 133 and 195 Riverside Drive. Grant
funds will be used to remove and dispose of three
underground storage tanks and excavate and
dispose of contaminated soil at 1-5 Riverside
Drive. Grant 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/regionl/brownfields
Grant Recipient: Goodwin College, Inc., CT
890-291-9934
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.
several petroleum products in the soil and ground-
water. Cleanup of these sites will allow the college
to proceed with the expansion of its campus. This
expansion is expected to add jobs and tax revenue
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-08-006
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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to the East Hartford community, promote a vibrant
community, and allow public access to deep-water
docks in this section of the Connecticut River.
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