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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact Sheet

          Shelton,  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 Shelton was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in southwest
Connecticut, Shelton (population 38,000) has about 70
acres of brownfields resulting from the decline and
underutilization of the city's former Central Business
District, accompanied by job loss and decreased tax
revenues. The percentage of residents living below the
poverty level has increased by 40 percent since 1989,
and the number of minority residents has nearly
doubled since 2002.  Underground storage tanks  are a
source of contamination to soil, groundwater, and the
Housatonic River. Redevelopment of the property is
part of an area-wide  plan to add housing, businesses,
and open space in the downtown riverfront area.
Brownfields redevelopment will convert blight into
community assets, attract new businesses, create jobs,
  Cleanup Grant
  $200,000 for petroleum

  EPA has selected the City of Shelton for a
  brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
  will be used to remove underground fuel oil
  storage tanks, associated piping, and soil con-
  taminated by petroleum at the former Rolfite
  property at 131 East Canal Street. The site was
  formerly used for petroleum storage and manu-
  facturing. Grant funds also will be used for
  community involvement 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 Shelton, CT
  203-924-2521

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
reduce threats to human health, and improve ecological
conditions along the Housatonic River.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                          EPA 560-F-06-006
                          May 2006
                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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