Brownfields 2016 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Shelton, CT 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 $200,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Shelton for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the former Chromium Process Facility on 113 Canal Street West. The site hosts a large manufacturing building that was used at one time for a major metal plating and finishing facility. The site's soil and groundwater are contaminated with chlorinated volatile organic compounds, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals. Grant funds also will be used for 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)918-1278 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (https:/Avww.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfie Ids-and-land-revitalization-connecticut- maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode# pane-1 ) Grant Recipient: City of Shelton, CT (203) 924-2521 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-16-129 May 2016 ------- |