Brownfields 2009  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
               Glocester, 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 Town of Glocester was selected to  receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in the northwest
corner of Rhode Island, Glocester (population 9,948) is a
rural town with limited commercial and industrial
properties. The town is targeting the Chepachet River
Park site in the small Village of Chepachet. The site is
adjacent to the village's only commercial district and a
working class neighborhood. It also is next to the
Chepachet River and within a floodplain. The 200 years
of industrial activities at the site have left behind a legacy
of heavy metals and other contaminants. There is potential
for the migration of contaminants to negatively impact
human health, wildlife, and properties downstream from
the site.  Site cleanup will reduce the threat  of contaminant
exposure to the public, environment, and drinking water
sources. Once the site  is cleaned up, the town intends to
reuse it as a community park with recreational
opportunities that are expected to attract visitors and
commerce.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for hazardous substances
                     EPA has selected the Town of Glocester for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the 17-acre
                     Chepachet River Park site along the east side of
                     Putnam Pike and Oil Mill Lane in Chepachet. The
                     currently vacant site has a 200-year history
                     operating as a cotton mill, blacksmith shop, oil
                     mill, and textile mill. Site contaminants include
                     heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic
                     hydrocarbons.
                     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: Town of Glocester,RI
                     (401) 568-6206 ext 2

                     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)
EPA560-F-09-123
      May 2009

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