Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
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 Augusta was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in south-central
Maine, Augusta (population 18,444) is the state capital
and the Kennebec County seat. It provides the majority
of governmental and social services for central Maine.
There are at least 35 potential brownfields in the city,
particularly along the Kennebec River, where industrial
activity thrived. Augusta's median household income is
below the national average, and 13 percent of the
population left the city between 1990 and 2000. When
Parcel 1 of the American Tissue Mill site is cleaned up,
the city plans to redevelop it with a hotel and
conference center, office space, and retail shops, which
could potentially create 610 jobs. When Parcel 2 of the
site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it with
approximately 40 housing units.
Cleanup Grants
$288,000 for hazardous substances
$112,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Augusta for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
and petroleum grant funds will be used to clean up
the 18-acre American Tissue Mill site - Parcel 1 at
54 Maple Street. A paper mill operated on the site
from the late 1880s until the late 1990s. Parcel 1 is
contaminated with petroleum and polyaromatic
hydrocarbons. Hazardous substances grant funds will
be used to clean up the American Tissue Mill site -
Parcel 2 also located at 54 Maple Street. Parcel 2 is
contaminated with PCBs and polyaromatic
hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be used to
conduct redevelopment planning and support
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 Augusta,ME
706-821-1797 ext 3084
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-128-011
May 11
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