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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
East Hampton, CT
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
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 con-
taminant. 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 Town of East Hampton was selected to receive an
assessment grant. This rural town of 11,300 people sits
on the Connecticut River, which is an American
Heritage River. The town's economy shifted from
shipbuilding to manufacturing during the 1800s, and
East Hampton became a major industrial center of the
Northeast. The probability of contamination at many
properties has hindered economic development in the
town. Per capita income is lower than state and
county averages, and job growth recently has been
only half the statewide rate. The assessment of high-
priority brownfields will spur sustainable redevelopment
of the town's industrial areas, remove blight, help
preserve existing open space and river quality, and
reduce potential health risks of people in targeted
Assessment Grant
$175, 000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of East Hampton for
a brownfields assessment grant. The town has
identified 20 potential brownfields sites that will be
investigated through this grant. Grant funds will
be used to prepare an inventory of brownfields
sites and help the community prioritize sites for
further assessment. Grant funds also will be used
to conduct Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III
assessments on a vacant manufacturing site;
conduct Phase I assessments on three or four
other sites identified during the inventory; and
conduct 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 at: www.epa.gov/
brownfields.
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1210
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: Town of East Hampton, CT
860-267-4468
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the Town
of East Hampton has not received brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
areas. Recently, the community identified the
brownfields sites as a major impediment to removing
East Hampton's blight and improving the economic
base. The Town will continue to solicit citizen input
through town hall meetings.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-087
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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