Brownfields 2010 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
™ Trenton, NJ
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 Trenton was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Trenton (population 80,144)
has a rich industrial heritage that has left a legacy of
abandoned buildings on contaminated property
surrounded by densely populated, low-income
neighborhoods. There are at least 150 brownfields in the
city that blight neighborhoods, threaten waterways, and
pose health threats to residents. Trenton is one of the most
disadvantaged cities in one of the wealthiest counties in
the country. Approximately 21 percent of residents live
below the poverty level, and 67 percent of residents are
minorities. When the Anthony Storcella property is
cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop it as a farmers
market that is expected to bring jobs and fresh produce to
the neighborhood and encourage investment. When the
Greg Grant site is cleaned up, the city plans to redevelop
it with 20 new units of affordable housing. When the
former gas station is cleaned up, the city plans to
redevelop it as housing by Habitat for Humanity. Cleanup
and redevelopment of these sites are expected to provide
jobs, create momentum for sustainable growth, and
increase investment in the neighborhood.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
$100,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Trenton for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Anthony
Storcella property at 21 Nottingham Way and the
Greg Grant site at 927-939 East State Street and
Freeman Lane. The Anthony Storcella site was
formerly used for textile and rubber
manufacturing, coal distribution, and machine
shop activities, and is contaminated with PCBs
and metals. The Greg Grant site was formerly an
automobile storage garage, laundry, and dry
cleaning facility, and is contaminated with
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and metals.
Grant funds at both sites will be used to implement
institutional controls. Petroleum grant funds will
be used to clean up a former gasoline station at
678 North Clinton Avenue, which was built in
1930. It is contaminated with petroleum
hydrocarbons. Petroleum grant funds also will be
used to remove four underground storage tanks.
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 2 Brownfields Team
(212) 637-3260
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region2/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Trenton,NJ
(609) 989-3509
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
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-10-042
April 2010
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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-10-042
April 2010
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