Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Medford, MA
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.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Medford for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up Lots 31 and
35 at the former 448 High Street site. The property
was occupied by a steam laundry building, which
began operations sometime between 1897 and
1903 and operated through 1939. In 1942, the
steam laundry building was demolished. The site is
currently used as a municipal parking lot and is
bounded by commercial properties and a railroad
line. It is contaminated with volatile organic
compounds, primarily perchloroethylene, which
has impacted indoor air in three adjacent
commercial properties. Grant funds also will be
used to conduct 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
617-918-1429
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region01/br ownfields/)
Grant Recipient: City of Medford,MA
781-393-2137
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-13-068
May 2013
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