U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields 2016  Grant Fact Sheet

Washington County Council  of  Governments,

ME


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.

Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has  selected the Washington County Council of Governments for two brownfields assessment
grants. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct four Phase I and
three Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare three cleanup plans. Community-wide
petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct six Phase I and four Phase II environmental site
assessments, and prepare four cleanup plans. Grant funds of both types also will be used to conduct
community outreach activities. Assessment  activities will focus on the Cities of Calais and Eastport,
and Towns of Baileyville and Lubec.

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/brownfieldsy

EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
617-918-1278
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-connecticut-maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode#pane-l

Grant Recipient: Washington County Council of Governments, ME
207-454-0465

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                         Office of Land and                   EPA 560-F-16-148
Environmental                        Emergency                                May 2016
Protection Agency                     Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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