^ Brownfields 2011 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Springfield, 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.
Community Description
The City of Springfield was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Located in southwestern
Massachusetts, Springfield (population 153,386) has a
rich history of manufacturing dating back to the 1700s.
Today, it is the home of the National Basketball Hall of
Fame. Industrial facilities such as textile and paper,
distilling, and metal manufacturing have now disappeared
from Springfield. The loss of these industries has created
152 brownfields in the city. More than 38 percent of city
households have incomes below the national median, and
the unemployment rate is higher than the state and
national averages. Approximately 27 percent of residents
are Hispanic, and 20 percent are African-American.
Cleanup of the two target sites will give the city the
opportunity to begin the Union Station Redevelopment
Project, which will redevelop the station as a regional
transportation facility. The project is expected to catalyze
revitalization of the neighborhood, generate jobs, and
create new public space.
Cleanup Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Springfield for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Union
Station Redevelopment Project site at 55 Frank B.
Murray Street. The property has been used as a
train station and is contaminated with heavy
metals. Petroleum grant funds will be used to clean
up the Union Station Redevelopment Project site
at E S Main Street. The property formerly housed
the Charles Hotel and is contaminated with fuel
oil. Grant funds also will be used at both sites to
support 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)918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Springfield,
Massachusetts
(413) 787-6020
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)
E PA 560-F-128-007
May 2011
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