I ^ | Brownfields 2006 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
V V South Brewer Redevelopment, LLC, Brewer, 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. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields 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.
Community Description
South Brewer Redevelopment, LLC, was selected to
receive a brownfields cleanup grant. Located in southern
Maine, Brewer (population 8,951) was the home of the
Eastern Fine Paper Mill, located on the Penobscot River
waterfront. The mill was the city's largest employer for 90
years. For most of that time, it also was the city's largest
taxpayer and sewer user, accounting for more than
one-half of the wastewater treatment facility's annual
revenues. Closure of the mill has resulted in increased
unemployment, a decreased tax base, pending reductions
in city programs resulting from the budget deficit, and
increased sewer rates. The cleanup site is located in an
area where 18 percent of residents live below the poverty
level and 26 percent of households earn an annual income
of less than $15,000. The waterfront area next to the mill
is affected by slum and blight conditions largely driven by
the mill closure, thereby contributing to the creation of
additional brownfields. Redevelopment options include a
waterfront trail and additional greenspace as part of
Brewer's plan to become a high-tech, cultural, and retail
center. Brownfields redevelopment will attract jobs,
increase the tax base and property values, eliminate
conditions that encourage sprawl and blight, reduce
human health risks, and protect the environment.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected South Brewer Redevelopment,
LLC, for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to clean up the
Eastern Fine Paper Mill site at 517 South Main
Street in Brewer. The former paper mill site is
contaminated with a variety of hazardous
substances, including PCBs, semivolatile organic
compounds, metals, and coal tar. Grant funds will
be used to remove and dispose of contaminated
soil and conduct community outreach 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) 918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields )
Grant Recipient: South Brewer Redevelopment,
LLC,ME
(207) 989-7500
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.
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Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	May 2006
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