O - Brownfields 2017 Assessment and Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
/ Lawrence, MA

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
$350,000for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Lawrence for a brownfields assessment
grant. Site-specific hazardous substances grant funds will be used to
conduct a Phase II environmental site assessment at Lot #2 of the
Tombarello Site at 207 Marston Street. The 11.4-acre site is part of a
14-acre property that was formerly used as a scrap metal recycling
facility, soap manufacturer, and truck driving school. Grant funds also
will be used to prepare a cleanup plan and conduct community outreach
activities, including two public meetings.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Lawrence for a brownfields cleanup grant.
Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up Lot # 1 of the
Tombarello Site at 207 Marston Street. The 2.6-acre cleanup site is part
of a 14-acre property that was formerly used as a scrap metal recycling
facility, soap manufacturer, and truck driving school. It is contaminated
with PCBs, arsenic, barium, chromium, and mercury. Grant funds also
will be used to conduct community outreach activities, including three
public meetings.
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)918-1627
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
lds-and-land-revitalization-connecticut-
maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode )
Grant Recipient: City of Lawrence, MA
(978)620-3015
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
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
EPA 560-F-17-073
May 2017

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