i O \ Brownfields 2004 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
I	Hockanum Industrial Development Venture Corporation,
Vernon, 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. 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
The Hockanum Industrial Development Venture
Corporation was selected to receive a brownfields cleanup
grant. Of the town's 28,063 residents, 7,708 live in the
Rockville section, which was once world-famous for its
production of fine woolens. For more than 100 years, the
Hockanum Mill site was a major employer in the once
thriving industrial community of Vernon. From 1885 until
the 1950s, the mill site was used for wool and textile
manufacturing. Once the mill ceased operations, it was
used as a machinery and plumbing warehouse until the
1980s, and is now listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Thirteen major factories thrived here, but
now only two remain. The per capita income of Rockville
residents is well below the state average. In 2001,
Rockville was selected for the Connecticut Main Street
Program, which is under the direction of the National
Main Street Program, and has since made significant
progress toward improving its downtown area. Plans for
redevelopment of the Hockanum Mill site after
remediation include rental housing, retail space, office
space, small manufacturing use, and a two-acre riverfront
area set aside for open space, public access, and amenities.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the Hockanum Industrial
Development Venture Corporation for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up petroleum contamination at the
seven-acre Hockanum Mill site in the Rockville
section of Hockanum. Funds will also be used for
community outreach activities, including fact sheet
development and notifying and involving the
community in the proposed project.
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: Hockanum Industrial
Development Venture Corporation, CT
Roosevelt Mills Redevelopment Project
Corporation
(860) 870-3665
Hockanum Industrial Development Venture
Corporation
(860) 870-3665
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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United States	c
Environmental	anri Fmpflpn™	EPA 560-F-04-138
Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	June 2004
Washington, DC 20450	Kesponse (si us )

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