Brownfields 2010  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Shelton, CT
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. In
2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help
states and communities around the country cleanup and
revitalize brownfields sites. 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 Shelton was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Shelton (population 39,000)
is located in the Naugatuck Valley Corridor of
southwestern Connecticut. Twelve of the city"s 20 key
brownfield sites, including the target site, are in the
70-acre  Shelton Enterprise and Commerce  Park in
downtown Shelton, adjacent to the Housatonic River.
They include former textile and chemical
manufacturing facilities and metal  finishing operations.
Although most of the facilities were destroyed in a fire,
they left behind abandoned tanks, widespread
contaminated soil, and a groundwater plume of
solvents. The minority population in the region has
nearly doubled since 2002, and the city has the second
highest number of unemployed residents in the region.
The target site is in the neighborhood with the highest
percentage of low- and moderate-income residents in
the city. Cleanup of the target site will reduce threats to
human health and the environment, particularly along
the riverfront. Cleanup is expected to facilitate
redevelopment of the site as part of an area-wide plan to
add housing, business, and open space along the
riverfront.
                   Cleanup Grant

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the City of Shelton for a
                   brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                   grant funds will be used to clean up the former
                   Cel-lastik parcel at 93 East Canal Street. From 1870
                   to 1970, the site was used by the Shelton Company
                   Bolt and Tack Works to manufacture bolts. From
                   1971 to 1981, it was used to manufacture rubber and
                   plastic gaskets. Contaminants of concern include
                   solvents, metals, and semi-organic volatile
                   compounds. Grant funds also will be used for
                   cleanup planning and 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
                   (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 Shelton,CT
                   203-924-2521

                   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 560-F-10-008
         Apr 10

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