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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
West Haven, 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 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 City of West Haven was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants and a brownfields
cleanup grant. Located in New Haven County about
58 miles east of New York City, West Haven (popula-
tion 52,360) is a federally designated Empowerment
Zone. In the mid-1970s, Armstrong Rubber closed its
doors and left behind more than a million square feet of
vacant building space. Additional industrial closings
represent the loss of thousands of well-paying jobs and
tax revenues, and an aging and potentially contami-
nated inventory of real estate. Over the past decade,
the number of West Haven children living in poverty
has more than doubled, and the number of households
headed by single mothers has more than tripled.
Assessment of brownfields will help the city protect
public health and the environment and remove a barrier
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of West Haven for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to inventory
and prioritize sites, conduct Phase I and II
environmental site assessments, and support
community outreach activities. Petroleum grant
funds will be used to perform the same tasks at
sites with potential petroleum contamination,
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of West Haven for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the former EEC Terminal at 101-
105 Water Street. From the early 1900s to 1995,
the property was used primarily for bulk storage
and distribution of fuel oil and refined petroleum
products. Funds will be used for removal and
disposal of contaminated soil, project oversight
and monitoring, and support of community out-
reach 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: City of West Haven, CT
203-937-3583
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-
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-191
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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to redevelopment. Cleanup of the former BEC Termi-
nal will remove blight from a major gateway to the city
and provide redevelopment opportunities for the
neighborhood.
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
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