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Brownfields 2008
Grant Fact Sheet
Revere, MA
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 this 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. Additionally, funding support is
provided to state and tribal response programs through
a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Revere was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located in Suffolk
County, Revere (population 47,283) is an inner suburb
of Boston. Its unemployment and poverty rates are
higher than state and national averages. Many of the
older industrial buildings in Revere have been demol-
ished or burned down. In the targeted Wonderland-
Revere Beach area, acres of deteriorating and aging
asphalt, built on the rubble from urban fill and the burnt
remains from early 20th Century amusement parks, are
being used for commuter parking. Contamination at
these sites is below ground, and the associated poten-
tial health risks are unknown. The area is home to
predominately low-income and minority residents.
Brownfields assessment will help Revere identify and
quantify the extent of contamination at sites in the area,
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Revere for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous sub-
stances grant funds will be used to inventory
brownfield sites and conduct six to 10 Phase I and
three Phase II environmental site assessments with
a focus on the Wonderland-Revere Beach area of
the city. Grant funds also will be used to support
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/regionl/brownfields
Grant Recipient: City of Revere, MA
781-286-8181
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.
and enable the city to estimate cleanup costs. Assess-
ments also are expected to help leverage public
investment in a planned transit-oriented development
project in the Wonderland-Revere Beach area.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-08-019
April 2008
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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