^ Brownfields 2014 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
Barre, VT
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
$600,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Barre for three
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up three sites as
part of the Merchants Row Redevelopment
Project: the former Howe Cleaners site at 9 Depot
Square, Off Depot Square/Granite Museum
property, and Enterprise Alley site. The Howe
Cleaners site is believed to be the primary cause of
groundwater, soil, and soil gas contamination in
the area. It was developed in 1890 as a railroad
passenger depot and later used as a hardware
store, dry cleaners, and bakery until it burned
down in 2008. Environmental concerns at the
cleanup sites include tetrachloroethene, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, and arsenic. Grant funds
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
617-918-1278
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Barre,VT
802-476-0245
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-14-034
May 2014
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