I jBt; | Brownfields 2005 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
V'/ Greenwich, 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 Town of Greenwich was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Contaminated property
threatens the health of the town's 61,101 residents, its
residential areas, and the neighboring Long Island Sound.
The town has experienced an increase in low-income
residents and in its school-age population, which has
placed pressures on public facilities, including
recreational sites. The target site was developed in 1907
by New Haven Railroad to generate electricity to power
the railway, and was abandoned in the early 1980s. Public
access is restricted on this property, which is deeded to be
open space in perpetuity. The town plans to redevelop the
property into a multi-use, public waterfront park with
waterfront access, trails, recreational playing fields, and
parking lots. Redevelopment will eliminate potential
contamination of the Long Island Sound, enhance
property values, create a stable workforce, and improve
access to coastal resources.
Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Town of Greenwich for a
brownfields cleanup grant. The grant will be used
to remove and dispose of contaminated soil at the
Cos Cob Power Plant property, where
contaminants include PCBs, arsenic, polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, coal fly ash, and slag.
Funds also will be used to construct a geotextile
barrier and earthen cap on the eight-acre site, and
to conduct community involvement 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: Town of Greenwich,CT
(203) 622-6461
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 2005
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