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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 Grant
$150,000 for hazardous substances
$50,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Willimantic Whitewater
Partnership, Inc., for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds
will be used to clean up the Bridge Street property
at 27-28 Bridge Street. The site was originally
home to the Quidnick-Windham Manufacturing
Company. The mill building was demolished in the
1940s, and the site was subsequently developed
with a gas station, car wash, and fuel oil terminal.
Soil at the site is contaminated with polyaromatic
hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Grant funds also
will be used to conduct 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
617-918-1429
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region01/br ownfields/)
Grant Recipient: Willimantic Whitewater
Partnership, Inc.,CT
860-456-2221
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-13-072
May 2013
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