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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Sprague, 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 Town of Sprague was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in southeastern
Connecticut, Sprague (population 2,971) is a rural
community that includes the Villages of Baltic,
Hanover, and Versailles. It covers a combined 13.8-
square-mile area. The decline in the area's mill indus-
tries has severely impacted the local economy and
population. The majority of Sprague residents are
underemployed, working at low-paying or part-time
jobs. The limited number of local businesses and
industries provide a small tax base. Cleanup of the
targeted Baltic Mills Complex site will remove potential
health hazards and demonstrate the town's commit-
ment to revitalization. The town plans to renovate and
reuse the site's remaining four-story 56,000-square-foot
building as the cornerstone of a revitalized Mill com-
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Sprague for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Baltic
Mills Complex site at 29 Bushnell Hollow Road.
This approximately 16-acre site housed one of the
largest woolen mills of its time. A fire in 1999
destroyed all but one on-site building. The site is
contaminated with heavy metals and other
hazardous substances. Grant funds also will be
used to provide technical oversight throughout the
cleanup process.
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 Sprague, CT
860-822-3000
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.
plex. Brownfields redevelopment at the Baltic Mill is
expected to provide Sprague with an estimated
$200,000 in additional tax revenues, revitalize area
businesses, and create jobs for community residents.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-163
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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