I JSL \ Brownfields 2012 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Boston, 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. 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 617-918-1429 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (http: //www .epa.gov/regionO 1 /brownfields/) Grant Recipient: City of Boston, MA Cleanup Grant: 617-635-0103 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. Cleanup Grants $400,000 for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Boston for two brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up two sites at Jackson Commons, located at 1540 and 1542R Columbus Avenue. The sites were home to various industrial uses such as a trucking facility, garage, manufacturing facility, and automobile dealership from the early 1900s until acquired by the city in 1987. The sites are contaminated with metals and arsenic co-mingled with petroleum products. United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA-560-F-12-023 Protection Agency Response (5105T) May 2012 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |