<: Brownfields 2003 Assessment and Cleanup
Grant Fact Sheet
Brockton, MA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Brockton was selected to receive
assessment and cleanup grants. Brockton (population
94,000) is a major urban community south of Boston
with a rich industrial history. Brockton was the
shoe-manufacturing center of the region until the
industry's decline following World War II.
Redevelopment of urban brownfields is particularly
important in southeastern Massachusetts, the fastest
growing region in the state. The area surrounding the
targeted brownfield sites has a poverty rate of more than
42 percent. Approximately 45 percent of the population
in this area are either children or elderly, and up to 55
percent are minorities. The city has created a
Brownfields Advisory Group to guide site selection and
reuse planning processes. Redevelopment plans for the
sites include recreational use and mixed municipal use
as open space and a municipal storage facility.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Brockton for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used assess potential hazardous substance
contamination at two sites. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to conduct an inventory of
petroleum-contaminated sites, perform Phase I
assessments on 4-6 high-priority sites, and conduct
Phase II assessments on these sites based on the
Phase I results. Hazardous substance and petroleum
funding also will be used to conduct community
involvement activities, plan for site reuse, and
promote environmental justice.
Cleanup Grant
$100,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Brockton for a cleanup
grant. The cleanup grant will be used to clean up the
Ralsco, Inc. site through removal of soils
contaminated with polycnuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), extractable petroleum
hydrocarbons, and lead. Grant funds also will be
used to perform site closeout activities and continue
the involvement of affected residents in activities at
the site.
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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
(617)918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Brockton,MA
(508)580-7113
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-059
Jun 03
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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 negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-059
Jun 03
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