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EPA New England ^P"'2008
"The term 'brownfield site' means 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(from the federal Brownfields Act of 2002)
Summary of Brownfielps Program
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields
Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local
partners. In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act ("the Brownfields law") was signed. This law expanded potential federal assistance for
Brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and job training. The law
also includes provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which
will continue to play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields.
Below is a summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Brownfields initiatives.
EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994-2008)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
$10,148,630
45.909.017
420.720.131
44.229.000
42.703.000
48.310.000
$52,019,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
49.529.645
45.568.355
413.668.000
44.201.790
45.690.000
42.000.000
$40,657,790
Cleanup
Grants
46.285.500
42.580.744
48.475.033
41.800.000
44.400.000
$0
$23,541,277
Job Training
Grants
41.740.264
4200.000
42.088.799
$0
4350.000
$0
$4,379,063
EPA Targeted
Assessments
(TBA)
42.177.470
4426.339
43.743.869
4398.926
4314.217
4266.621
$7,327,442
State & Tribal
Brownfields
Funding
46.942.301
45.574.137
49.407.315
47.834.017
46.150.853
42.976.108
$38,884,731
Showcase
Communities
4300.000
$0
4800.000
$0
4300.000
$0
$1,400,000
Total
$37,123,810
$20,258,592
$58,903,147
$18,463,733
$19,908,070
$13,552,729
$168,210,081
*Funding total current as of April 2008
Assessment Grant Program
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State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to inventory,
characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfield
sites. Applicants may apply for $200,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with
petroleum) and $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum. A community-wide
proposal is one in which sites are not specifically identified. The performance period of these
grants is three years and recipients are selected through an annual national competition.
The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Assessment Grants awarded
in Connecticut since 1994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Bridgeport
$200,000
$1,400,000
Bristol
$200,000
Capital Reaion Council of Governments
$800,000
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
$400,000
$400,000
Danbury
$200,000
East Hampton
$375,000
Griswold
$200,000
Haddam
$156,000
Hartford
$550,000
Meriden
$400,000
Middletown
$400,000
New Britain
$200,000
New Haven
$267,000
Newinqton
$200,000
New London
$250,000
New Milford
$350,000
Norwalk Redevelopment Aaencv
$400,000
Norwich
$350,000
Reaional Growth Partnership
$200,000
South Central Reaional Council of Governments
$200,000
Stamford
$359,500
Torrinqton
$400,000
$599,130
Vallev Council of Governments
$742,000
Recipient
2008 Funding
Total Funding
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West Haven
$400,000
Wi n ch este r/Wi nsted
$550,000
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$1,000,000
$10,148,630*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to capitalize a revolving
loan fund (RLF) and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields sites.
Applicants may apply for $1,000,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum and
hazardous substances. Two or more eligible entities may team together to form a coalition to
pool their revolving loan funds. Revolving loan funds generally are used to provide no-interest
or low-interest loans for brownfields cleanups. An RLF grant recipient may also use up to 40%
of the awarded funds to award subgrants to other eligible entities, including nonprofit
organizations, for brownfields cleanups on sites owned by the subgrantee. A grant recipient
cannot subgrant to itself. An RLF grant requires a 20% cost share. The performance period of
these grants is five years and recipients are selected through an annual national competition.
The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants
awarded in Connecticut since 1994.
Revolving Loan Fund Program
Recipient
Funding
Berlin
$500,000
Bridgeport
$2,400,000
Connecticut Department of Economic and Communitv Development
$1,668,000
Vallev Council of Governments
$850,000
New Milford
$1,711,645
Reaional Growth Partnership
$1,000,000
Stamford
$750,000
Wi n ch este r/Wi nsted
$650,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$9,529,645*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Cleanup Grant Program
State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to carry out
cleanup activities at Brownfields sites that they own. Applicants may apply for $200,000 per
site to address sites contaminated by petroleum and/or hazardous substances. Cleanup
grants require a 20% cost share. Eligible applicants must own the site for which it is
requesting funding in order to qualify. The performance period of these grants is three years
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and recipients are selected through an annual national competition. The figures in the table
that follows are cumulative totals for all Cleanup Grants awarded in Connecticut since 2003.
Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
Municipalities
Bridaeoort
Chrome Engineering Site, 405 Central
Avenue
$200,000
Mount Trashmore, 329 Central Avenue
$200,000
Pacelli Trucking Site, 79-119 Trowell Street
and 310-318 Eagle Street
$200,000
Producto Machine Site, 990 Housatonic
Avenue
$200,000
East Hampton
Gong Bell, 103 Main Street
$200,000
Summit Thread Powerhouse, 13 Watrous
Street
$200,000
Greenwich
Cos Cob Power Plant, 22 Sound Shore Drive
$200,000
Meriden
Butler Street Insilco Site, 104 Butler Street
$200,000
77 Cooper Street
$200,000
The HUB, 1 & 77 State Street
$200,000
Middletown
Portland Chemical Works Site, 680 Newfield
Street (rear)
$200,000
New Britain
207 Oak Street
$60,000
New Haven
Brewery Building, 456-458 Grand Avenue
$200,000
34 Lloyd Street
$200,000
56 River Street
$200,000
New Milford
Century Enterprise Center, Housatonic
Avenue and Aspetuck Ridge Road
$200,000
Norwich
26 Shipping Street
$200,000
$200,000
Shelton
Former Axton Cross Parcel, 113 East Canal
Street
$200,000
$200,000
Former Rolfite Property, 131 East Canal
Street
$200,000
Former Samarius Parcel, 123 East Canal
Street
$200,000
$200,000
The Shelton Farm and Public Market, 100
East Canal Street
$200,000
Recipient
Site
2008 Funding
Total Funding
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Municipalities
Soraaue
Baltic Mills Complex, 29 Bushnell Hollow
Road
$200,000
Mukluk Preserve Pond, 239 Pautipaug Hill
Road
$200,000
Stamford
Seaboard Equities Building, 1 Dock Street
$25,500
114 Manhattan Street
$200,000
West Haven
Former BEC Terminal, 101 -105 Water
Street
$200,000
Non-Profit Organizations
East Hartford -
Goodwin College
1 - 5 Riverside Drive
$200,000
$200,000
133 Riverside Drive
$200,000
$200,000
195 Riverside Drive
$200,000
$200,000
Georgetown -
Georaetown
Redevelopment
Corporation
Gilbert and Bennet By-Product, 15 North
Main Street
$200,000
Hartford - North Star
Center for Human
Development, Inc.
Hartford Car Wash, 2434 - 2470 Main Street
$200,000
New London - Habitat
for Humanity of
Southeastern
Connecticut
Vacant lot, Fitch Avenue
$200,000
Winsted - Wall of
America Foundation
Whiting Hosiery Company, 100 Whiting
Street
$200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total:
$1,200,000
$6,285,500*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Job Training Grant Program
State, tribal, local governments and non-profits are eligible to apply for funding to assist
residents of communities impacted by Brownfields take advantage of jobs created by the
assessment and cleanup of brownfields. Applicants may apply for $200,000 and must be
located within or near a Brownfields Assessment Grant community. The Job Training Grant
Program's goals are to prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field and
to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated with hazardous substances. The
performance period of these grants is two years and recipients are selected through an
annual national competition. The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all
Job Training Grants awarded in Connecticut since 1 994.
Job Training Grant Program
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Recipient
Funding
Bridaeport - Department of Social Services
$398,500
Middlesex Communitv Colleae
$400,000
North Star Center for Human Development
$200,000
Stamford
$200,000
The Workplace
$541,764
Job Training Grant Program Total:
$1,740,264*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
Targeted Brownfielps Assessments fTBAI
One of EPA's non-grant programs is the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Program.
TBAs are conducted by an EPA contractor on behalf of municipalities or non-profits. This is a
"grant of services" where an EPA contractor performs the site assessment. The purpose of a
TBA is to minimize the uncertainties associated with actual or perceived contamination that
complicates the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized properties. The average value of
these assessments is $100,000. There is usually one round of selections per year and
applications are accepted at any time. The Brownfields Law expanded the TBA program's
eligible sites to also include those contaminated solely by petroleum products. Call Jim Byrne
at (617) 918-1389 for more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of
TBA funding received in Connecticut since 1997.
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
Bridgeport
50 Miles Street
$15,615
Pacelli Truckina, 79-199 Trowell Street & 310-318 Eaale
$76,233
Street
Swan Enaravina, 385 Hanover Street
$52,448
Bristol
H.J. Mills Box Factory, 149-151 Church Street
$64,867
Derby
O'Sullivan's Island
$96,981
Glastonbury
Field-Holstein Property, Phelps Street
$84,905
Greenwich
Cos Cob Power Station (Former), 22 Sound Shore Drive
$116,291
Hartford
10 Reserve Road
$59,403
Hartford Car Wash, 2434-2470 Main Street
$22,895
Led yard
Erickson Property, 110-114 Military Hiahwav
$10,952
Manchester
Buckland Manufactured, 131 Adams Street
$26,408
Recipient
Site
Approx. Value of
Assessment
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Meriden
International Silver Factory, Cooper Street
$80,000
Middletown
Portland Chemical Works, 680 Newfield Street
$70,444
New Haven
34 Lloyd Street
$50,000
New London
Fitch Avenue (Habitat for Humanity)
$100,000
Penn Central Transportation Co., Foot of State Street
$51,692
North Haven
249 Sackett Point Road
$100,000
Norwich
26 Shipping Street
$100,000
Occum Roto Print, 2 TaftvilleOOccum Road
$84,903
Plainfield
InterRoval Mill, 20 Reservoir Road
$116,397
Plymouth
Hart Property, 269 Main Street
$75,000
Prospect
U.S. Cap & Jacket, Inc., 214 New Haven Road (Route 69)
$78,836
Redding
Gilbert & Bennett, 1 North Main Street
$100,000
Shelton
Rolfite Chemical, 131 Canal Street
$61,815
Samarius Property, 123 Canal Street
$13,602
Shelton Waterfront, Canal Street
$100,000
Sprague
Baltic Mills
$100,000
Vernon
Amerbelle Textiles, 104 East Main Street & 5 Brooklyn
Street
$100,000
Hockanum Mill, 200 West Main Street
$96,196
Roosevelt Mills, 215 East Main Street
$71,587
EPA Targeted Brow
nfields Assessments Total:
$2,177,470*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
State Brownfielps Funding
States and tribes play a significant role in identifying, cleaning up and redeveloping
brownfield properties. EPA provides up to $50 million annually in grants to states and tribes
to establish or enhance their response programs that address the assessment, cleanup, and
redevelopment of brownfields. States and tribes can use this funding to establish or expand
voluntary cleanup programs, perform environmental assessments and cleanups, capitalize a
cleanup revolving loan fund, purchase environmental insurance, establish or maintain a
public record of sites, oversee cleanups, and to conduct site specific activities. Below is a
summary of the amount of funding received in Connecticut since 1 994.
State Brownfields Funding
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Recipient
Funding
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
$6,942,301
State Program Total:
$6,942,301*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
State Assessments
Recipient
Site
Ansonia
Cook Industrial Site
Berlin
Berlin Center
National Automatic
Pioneer Precision Products, 889 Farmington Avenue
Cornwall
Neoweld Corporation
Derby
Derby DOT Parcel
Hamden
New Hall Street School (Rochford Field)
Hartford
Hartford Car Wash
Meriden
Canberra Industries (Meriden HUB)
New Haven
142 River Street
561 Elm Street & 485 Orchard Street
Portland
Connecticut DOT Site #1
Shelton
Samarius Property
South Windsor
Hi-G Company Property
Westbrook
Turnpike Autowreckers
Windsor
American Tool & Machine
Showcase Communities
Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of
collaborative activity on brownfields. The communities are distributed across the country and
vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal agencies
and in the form of tax incentives were leveraged, depending on the needs of each Showcase
Community. An important goal of this program was to develop national models that
demonstrate the positive results of public and private collaboration to address brownfields
challenges. Showcase Communities were selected through a national competition in 1998 &
2000.
Showcase Communities
Recipient
Funding
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Stamford
$300,000
Showcase Communities Total:
$300,000*
*Funding total current as of April 2008.
EPA New England Brownfields Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
Carol Tucker, 617-918-1221
Brownfields Coordinator & State Funding
Diane Kelley, 617-918-1424
Assessment Grant Program
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1 105
Cleanup Grant & Targeted Brownfields Assessment Programs
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
Job Training Program
Marcus Holmes, 617-918-1630
Environmental Justice & Non-Profit Outreach
Kathleen Castagna, 617-918-1429
Sustainable Reuse
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
Communications
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
Petroleum
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
Special Projects
Steve Chase, 617-918-1431
Data Manager
Ken Champlin, 617-918-1528
Visit: www.epa.gov/regionO 1 /brownfields
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