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 ------- |