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Brownfields 2006
Grant Fact Sheet
Rutland Regional
Planning
Commission, VT
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 Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC)
was selected to receive a brownfields assessment
grant. Located in western Vermont, the RRPC assists
27 towns (combined population 63,400) with land-use
planning and economic development efforts. The
region includes rural towns and sub-regional centers
around the City of Rutland, the economic and social
hub of the county. The city and many of the sub-
regional hubs developed around industrial and manu-
facturing operations, including slate, marble, and iron
mining; foundry operations; clothing factories; and
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Rutland Regional Planning
Commission for a brownfields assessment grant.
Petroleum grant funds will be used to perform
seven Phase I and four Phase II environmental
site assessments, and develop four Phase III
cleanup plans in the Rutland region of Vermont.
Grant funds also will be used for redevelopment
assistance, and public outreach and involvement.
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: Rutland Regional Planning
Commission, VT
802-775-0871
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
in this fact sheet are subject to change.
mills. Many industrial towns in the region experienced
sharp population losses after an overall decline in
industrial activity in the first half of the 20th Century.
Growth in per capita income has remained stagnant over
the past 30 years. The region contains 277 identified
petroleum sites, including abandoned gas stations, auto
shops, and fuel oil facilities in even the most rural
towns. The City of Rutland has the highest concentra-
tion of sites, including 80 underground storage tanks.
When the brownfields are revitalized, they will be used
for commercial and employment purposes. Brownfields
redevelopment is expected to help the region strengthen
its local town centers, retain agricultural land use, add
to the tax base, and create jobs.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-06-031
May 2006
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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