^ Brownfields 2013 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Hartford, CT
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
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Hartford for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up a 1.2-acre
parcel at 393 Homestead Avenue. The site was
once the home of the Philbrick-Booth-Spencer
factory and foundry, a manufacturer of metal
castings for airplane engines. Environmental
concerns as the site include elevated
concentrations of volatile and semi-volatile
organic compounds, PCBs, and heavy metals.
Hazardous substances grant funds also will be
used to clean up the currently vacant grassed lot at
70 Edwards Street. A paint and oil store,
established on the property in 1922, was
demolished in 1980. Soil and groundwater became
contaminated due to the paint and oil formerly
located on the site. Environmental concerns
include semi-volatile organic compounds, metals,
and areas of polluted fill. Petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Downtown North
Project Area at 40 Chapel Street. Soil and
groundwater have been impacted by petroleum
released from a 3,000-gallon heating oil
underground storage tank on the site. The site is
currently occupied by a gravel parking lot. Grant
funds for each of these sites also will be used to
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
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1429
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-13-053
May 2013
-------
(http://www.epa.gov/region01/br ownfields/)
Grant Recipient: City of Hartford,CT
860-757-9024
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-13-053
May 2013
------- |