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Valley Falls, NY
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 Grant
$200,000for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Village of Valley Falls for a brownfields
assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances grant funds will be
used to conduct Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments at
the Old Thompson Mill at 273 Poplar Street. The 23-acre site was an
active textile mill for over 100 years, employing processes such as fabric
dyeing and manufacturing until 1992, when the site was abandoned. A
major fire in 2009 damaged the remaining buildings. Grant funds also
will be used to prepare a cleanup plan 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 2 Brownfields Team
(212)637-3283
EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
lds-and-land-revitalization-new-jersey-n
ew-york-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin)
Grant Recipient: Village of Valley Falls, NY
(518)753-6230
Hie 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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