^ Brownfields 2014 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
™ Chicopee, 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.
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Chicopee for two
brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the 4.6-acre
Redevelopment Parcel #1 of the former Facemate
Corporation property at 5 West Main Street. From
1823 through 2003, the property was used by
various companies to manufacture and process
cotton and synthetic cloth. Contaminants include
heavy metals and polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons. Hazardous substances grant funds
also will be used to clean up Parcel #147-10 of the
former Uniroyal Tire Complex at 154 Grove
Street. From 1870 until about 1980, the site was
used as a lumber yard, and for manufacturing of
adhesives and tires. It was then used for
manufacturing, printing, and machine shops. The
site encompasses 26.2 acres of former rail
right-of-way. Contaminants at the site include
heavy metals, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons,
pesticides, and herbicides.
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 Chicopee,MA
413-594-1488
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
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA-560-F-14-051
May 2014
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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-14-051
May 2014
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