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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
New 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 New Haven was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. New Haven (population
123,626) lies on Connecticut's coast. The cleanup and
redevelopment of the two target sites are an integral
part of the city's River Street Municipal Development
Plan. The plan focuses on the Fair Haven neighbor-
hood, a distressed community along one of the city's
oldest industrial corridors. Fair Haven is a primarily
minority neighborhood within the city's federally
designated Empowerment Zone. More than 55 percent
of its residents are Hispanic, and 24 percent are
African-American. Thirty-one percent of residents
have incomes below the poverty level. The corridor is
home to several manufacturing concerns, but 41
percent of the area is vacant space. The combination
of high poverty, high unemployment, and brownfields
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of New Haven for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Grant funds will be
used to clean up 34 Lloyd Street, which formerly
was used as a scrap metal facility, a boat repair
business, and a fuel oil supply company. Grant
funds also will be used to clean up 56 River
Street, a former railroad yard and truck trailer
storage yard. Contaminants of concern at both
sites include metals, polynuclear aromatic hydro-
carbons, and PCBs. Funds from both grants will
be used for 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/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of New Haven, CT
203-946-8200
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.
poses environmental justice issues. The River Street
Municipal Development Plan calls for redevelop-
ment and reuse of historic buildings, development of
a waterfront park, and improvement of public
infrastructure. These projects will bring much-
needed jobs, housing, and a commercial outlet to the
neighborhood.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-07-121
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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