^ Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Sanford, ME 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 Town of Sanford was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Sanford (population 20,806) is located on the Mousam River in the southwestern corner of Maine. Until the 1950s, the Goodall Mills employed thousands of Sanford residents, manufacturing and dying fine textiles that were sold worldwide. Upon its closure, the 50-acre area was reused by a variety of chemicals and plastics facilities, which subsequently declined in the 1980s and 1990s. These facilities, along with the environmental contamination they created, remain abandoned in the heart of downtown Sanford. The target site is a portion of the former mill yard area. Cleanup of the site will enable its reuse for parking, which is needed to support redevelopment of the adjacent Sanford Mill area. This is the first redevelopment project in the area and is expected to catalyze future redevelopment in the downtown area. Cleanup Grant $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the Town of Sanford for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Aerofab site at 0 Pioneer Avenue. The site was developed in the late 1880s as part of the larger Sanford Mills complex. Before its abandonment, the Aerofab site was used for storing hazardous products. There are volatile organic compounds in the groundwater, and metals and other hazardous contaminants in the surface and subsurface soils. 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 (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: Town of Sanford,ME (207) 324-9150 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-10-024 Apr 10 ------- |