| ^ \ Brownfields 2016 Assessment and Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet Gardiner, ME 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 City of Gardiner for a brownfields assessment grant. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct four Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to develop cleanup plans and conduct community outreach activities. Cleanup Grant $200,000for hazardous substances EPA has selected the City of Gardiner for a brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the TW Dick property at 24 and 59 Summer Street. The property dates back to the 1800s and was formerly used for foundries, machine shops, and steel fabricating activities. It is contaminated with arsenic, mercury, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and PCBs. Grant funds also will be used to 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 1 Brownfields Team (617)918-1278 EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site (https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie lds-and-land-revitalization-connecticut- maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode# pane-1 ) Grant Recipient: City of Gardiner, ME (207) 582-4200 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 _ . w__tp Environmental EPA-560-F-16-062 Protection Agency Re™S (51<»T) M»»2016 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (Si us ) ------- |