United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105)
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v>EPA Brownfields Supplemental
Assistance
Boston, MA
Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5105)
Quick Reference Fact Sheet
EPA's Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is designed to empower states, communities, and other stakeholders
in economic redevelopment to worktogether in atimelymannerto prevent, assess, and safely clean up brownfieldsto promote
their sustainable reuse. Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion
or redevelopment is complicated by real orperceivedenvironmentalcontamination.EPAisfunding: assessment demonstration
pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over two years, with additional funding provided for greenspace), to test
assessment models and facilitate coordinated assessment and cleanup efforts at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels;
and job training pilot programs (each funded up to $200,000 over two years), to provide training for residents of communities
affected by brownfieldsto facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites and preparetraineesforfuture employment intheenvironmental
field; and, a cleanup revolving loan fund program (each funded up to $1,000,000 over five years) to provide financial assistance
for the environmental cleanup of brownfields. These pilot programs are intended to provide EPA, states, tribes, municipalities,
and communities with useful information and strategies as they continue to seek new methods to promote a unified approach
to site assessment, environmental cleanup, and redevelopment.
BACKGROUND
EPA has selected the City of Boston to receive
supplemental assistance for its Brownfields
AssessmentDemonstrationPilotandadditional funding
for assessments at Brownfields properties to be used
for greenspace purposes. Managed by the Boston
Redevelopment Authority (BRA), the Pilot will further
the work ofthe original Assessment Pilot by conducting
assessments at four priority sites, one of which—the
Modern Electroplating site—was initially investigated
under the original Pilot. The Pilot will also ensure
each Department of Neighborhood Development
(DND)-owned site (three ofthe four targeted sites)
is in compliance with the Massachusetts Contingency
Plan (MCP).
Since 1995, the city and the BRA have worked
together and with other local organizations and
community groups to develop and improve their
comprehensive brownfields strategy. The original
Assessment Pilot managed the public participation
process, assembled site inventories, created site
profiles, and developed reuse strategies for five initial
targeted sites. With the BRA, the Pilot developed
reuse scenarios for four of the five sites, many of
which are now moving toward redevelopment. The
original Pilot also forged strong partnerships with
PILOT SNAPSHOT
, 1
Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Award: April 2001
Amount: $150,000
Amount: $50,000
Profile: The Pilot plans to
continuetheefforts initiated
by the Assessment Pilot by
conducting assessment
activities for the eventual
cleanup and redevelopment
of five targeted sites.
Contacts:
Boston Redevelopment
Authority
(617)918-4307
Regional Brownfields Team,
U.S. EPA - Region 1
(617)918-1394
Visit the EPA Region 1 Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/region01/remed/brnfld/
For further information, including specific Pilot contacts,
additional Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and
publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
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local organizations, such as Alternative for Community
and Environment (ACE) and Dudley Street
Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), in an effort to engage
the community and address environmental justice
issues. Using supplemental funding, the Pilot will
target one of the original sites and three new sites, all
of which require environmental assessments to
determine contamination issues.
OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES
The Pilot will use EPA's supplemental assistance
grant to continue efforts initiated by the original
Assessment Pilot. The Pilot plans to use this funding,
in its entirety, to conduct assessment activities at four
targeted sites.
The Pilot has also been selected by EPA to receive
funding for greenspace activities. In cooperation with
the City of Boston's Environmental Services
Department (ESD), the Pilot will target a fifth property
(the Condor Street Beach Urban Wild project) for
cleanup and redevelopment into an open space area.
This area, a former industrial site adjacent to the
ChelseaRiver, will be redeveloped into an accessible,
natural area to provide the local residents with much
needed coastal access and passive recreational and
environmental education opportunities. The Pilot
plans to use the greenspace funding to conduct
additional assessments, complete cleanup and design
plans, and work with the community during the
redevelopment planning process.
The Pilot plans to:
• Conduct environmental assessments at the five
targeted sites;
• Complete a cleanup and redevelopment plan for the
Condor Street Beach Urban Wild project area; and
• Facilitate the community-led design and planning
process for the Condor Street Beach Urban Wild
project area.
The cooperative agreement for this Pilot has not yet been negotiated;
therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
Brownfields Supplemental Assistance
April2001
Boston, Massachusetts
EPA 500-F-01-295
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