^    Brownfields 2009  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               East Providence,  Rl
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 East Providence was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. East Providence (population
48,779)  is located on Narragansett Bay  between the urban
center of Providence and rural southeastern
Massachusetts. Much of the city's waterfront has been
home to industrial  facilities, including petroleum and
chemical storage and distribution facilities. However,
economic changes over the last 50 years have left behind
vacant structures and land parcels, and environmental
contamination. As part of the East Providence Waterfront
Special Development District Plan, the  city is planning to
transform over 300 acres of these underutilized lands into
commercial, residential, and recreational uses. The
community surrounding the targeted Riverside Square site
is a commercial center located in the heart of an
underserved residential community. Fifteen percent of the
city's brownfields are located in this area. Cleanup of the
site will reduce health hazards and is expected to create
jobs and lead to the redevelopment of the property into
affordable housing.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the City of East Providence for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the Riverside
                     Square Project at 336-348 Bullocks Point Avenue
                     and 12 Fenner Avenue. The site was a jewelry
                     plating and manufacturing facility from 1960 until
                     2002, and has been vacant since 2002. It is
                     contaminated with trichloroethylene, heavy
                     metals, and inorganic contaminants. Grant funds
                     also will be used for 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)918-1424
                     EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)

                     Grant Recipient: City of East Providence,RI
                     (401)435-7535

                     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-09-073
      May 2009

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