^ Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
^ Somerville, 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.
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/brownfields/)
Grant Recipient: City of Somerville, MA
Cleanup Grant:
(617) 625-6600 ext 25 61
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.
Cleanup Grants
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Somerville for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up three parcels
at the former Kiley Barrel property: Parcel
82-D-36 at 8 Bennett Street, Parcel 82-D-4 at 10
Milk Place, and Parcel 82-D-2 at 264-266
Somerville Avenue. The property was used for
barrel storage, cleaning, refmishing, and resale
operations from the late 1920s through 1989. The
parcels are contaminated with heavy metals,
PCBs, and volatile organic compounds. Grant
funds also will be used to conduct community
involvement activities.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-12-035
May 2012
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