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BROWN FIELDS
EPA New Englan4
"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 (1994-2010)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
$11,948,630
$7,659,017
$24,420,131
$7,164,000
$2,703,000
$11,066,000
$64,960,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
$14,129,645
$9,968,355
$17,168,000
$6,701,790
$5,690,000
$3,000,000
$56,657,790
Cleanup
Grants
$8,950,000
$5,050,744
$12,094,933
$2,600,000
$5,200,000
$800,000
$34,695,677
Job Training
Grants
$2,140,264
$200,000
$2,538,799
$0
$550,000
$0
$5,429,063
EPA
Targeted
Assessments
(TBA)
$2,577,470
$726,339
$4,703,869
$398,926
$514,217
$366,621
$9,287,442
State &
Tribal
Funding
$8,937,994
$8,134,361
$12,382,315
$10,164,267
$8,482,572
$4,525,752
$52,627,261
Showcase
Communities
$300,000
$0
$800,000
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,400,000
2009
Recovery Act
$3,095,033
$2,510,000
$4,485,000
$2,200,000
$1,200,000
$1,602,000
$15,092,033
Total
$52,079,036
$34,248,816
$78,593,047
$29,228,983
$24,639,789
$16,802,373
$240,150,044
*Funding total current as of April 2010
Maine
April 2010
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Assessment Grant Program
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. Coalitions of three or
more eligible entities may apply for up to $1,000,000 and must assess a minimum of five
sites. 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 Maine since 1 994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Auburn
$200,000
$200,000
Auausta - American Tissue Mill
$350,000
$350,000
Androscoaain Vallev Council of Governments
$400,000
$400,000
Bath
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
Brewer
$350,000
$350,000
Brunswick
$150,000
$150,000
Ellsworth
$200,000
$200,000
Greater Portland Council of Governments
$400,000
$400,000
Hancock Countv Plannina Commission
$200,000
$200,000
Kennebec Vallev Council of Governments
$400,000
$400,000
Lewiston
$825,000
$825,000
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
$400,000
$400,000
Maine State Plannina Office
$199,017
$199,017
Northern Maine Development Commission
$200,000
$200,000
Passamaauoddv Tribe at Pleasant Point
$200,000
$200,000
Piscataauis Countv Economic Development Council
$200,000
$200,000
Portland
$535,000
$535,000
Sanford
$600,000
$600,000
Southern Maine Reaional Plannina Commission
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Washinaton Countv Council of Governments
$400,000
$400,000
Westbrook
$650,000
$650,000
Windham
$200,000
$200,000
Assessment Grant Program Totals:
$1,000,000
$7,659,017
$8,659,017
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
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
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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 Maine since 1 994.
Revolving Loan Fund Program
2009
Recipient
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Bath
$560,000
$1,150,000
$1,710,000
Brewer
$1,300,000
$1,300,000
Lewiston
$725,000
$725,000
Maine Department of Economic & Community
Development
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Northern Maine Development Commission
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Orono
$38,355
$38,355
Portland
$855,000
$855,000
Southern Maine Reaional Plannina Commission
$2,700,000
$2,700,000
Westbrook
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Totals:
$560,000
$9,968,355
$10,528,355
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
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
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 Maine since 2003.
Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Municipalities
Brunswick
Maine Street Station - Pocket
Park 1, 210 Maine Street
$200,000
$200,000
Maine Street Station - Pocket
Park 2, 210 Maine Street
$200,000
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Municipalities
Brunswick
Maine Street Station - Pocket
Park 3, 210 Maine Street
$200,000
$200,000
Camden
Apollo Tannery Property, 116
Washington Street
$200,000
$200,000
Dover-Foxcroft
ME Leathers Tannery Site -
Sludge Pits 4-7 Parcel, 117
Vaughn Road
$200,000
$200,000
ME Leathers Tannery Site -
Sludge Pits 1 -3, 8 & 9 Parcel, 117
Vaughn Road
$200,000
$200,000
ME Leathers Tannery Site -
Lagoon Parcel, 117 Vaughn Road
$200,000
$200,000
Howland
Old Howland Tannery, Lot 37
$200,000
$200,000
Old Howland Tannery, Lot 75
$200,000
$200,000
Old Howland Tannery, Lot 76
$200,000
$200,000
Lewiston
Androscoggin Mill No. 8 Site, 15
Locust Street
$200,000
$200,000
W.S. Libbey Mill Site, 6 Mill Street
$200,000
$200,000
Oakland
Cascade Mill Site, 60 Cascade
Mill Road
$200,000
$200,000
Orono
Webster Mill, 5 Shore Drive
$200,000
$200,000
Parsonsfield
Robinson Mill Lot 2, 0 Federal
Road
$200,000
$200,000
Robinson Mill Lot 7, 10 Mill Street
$200,000
$200,000
Pittsfield
Eelweir Road Site
$110,000
$110,000
Portland
Bayside Rail Yard
$150,000
$150,000
Saco
Saco Steel Company/Earth Waste
Systems Site, 29 Lund Road
$200,000
$200,000
Sanford
Aerofab Site, 3 Aerofab Drive
$200,000
$200,000
Aerofab Site, 0 Pioneer Drive
$200,000
$200,000
Sanford Mill, 61 Washington
Street
$200,000
$200,000
Westbrook
Former Haskell Silk Co. Mill, 895
Main Street
$200,000
$200,000
Non-Profit Organizations
Brewer - South
Brewer
Redevelopment,
LLC
Eastern Fine Paper Mill, 517
South Main Street
$200,000
$200,000
Eastern Fine Paper Mill, 519
South Main Street
$200,000
$200,000
Eastern Fine Paper Mill, Oak
Street
$200,000
$200,000
Dover-Foxcroft -
Pine Crest
Development
Corporation
Moosehead Manufacturing Mill
Site - Main Mill Parcel, 5 East
Main Street
$200,000
$200,000
Moosehead Manufacturing Mill
Site - Outbuildings & Connector
Bldg Parcel, 5 East Main Street
$200,000
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Non-Profit Organizations
Lewiston -
Museum L-A
Camden Yards Mill Building, 1
Beech Street
$200,000
$200,000
Norwav -
Downtown
Revitalization
Corporation
Cummings Mill, 8 Pikes Hill Road
$68,000
$68,000
Peru - River
Vallev Growth
Council
Diamond Match Mill, 1 Mill Road
$122,744
$122,744
Cleanup Grant Program Totals:
$800,000
$5,050,744
$5,850,744
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
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 Maine since 1 994.
Bi3*iifninnT»icji
Recipient
2009
Recovery Act
Funding
Regular
Funding
Total Funding
Lewiston
$200,000
$200,000
Job Training Grant Program Totals:
$0
$200,000
$200,000
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
Targeted Brownfields 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 Maine since 1997.
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EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments
2009
Recovery Act Regular
Recipient Site Funding Funding
Total Funding
Augusta
American Tissue Mill
$100,000
$100,000
Lewiston
Museum L/A
$100,000
$100,000
W.S. Libbev Mill Site, 6 Mill Street
$71,294
$71,294
Lewiston & Auburn Railroad Co.,
8 Water Street
$60,151
$60,151
Mill #5
$150,000
$150,000
Old Town
Lilv Tulip, North Main Street
$18,966
$18,966
Orono
Avers Island, One Avers Island
$111,770
$111,770
Peru
Diamond Match Mill, Mill Street
$164,158
$164,158
Sanford
56 Washington Street & 11
Riverside Avenue
$100,000
$100,000
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Totals: | $150,000 $726,339
$876,339
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
State & Tribal 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 Maine since 1 994.
State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
State Funding
Recipient
Year
Funding
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Pre-Law
$418,397
2003
$842,030
2004
$878,225
2005
$977,492
2006
$1,185,519
2007
$1,197,474
2008
$1,207,474
2009
$1,147,600
State Program Total:
$7,854,211
Funding total current as of December 2009.
State Assessments
Recipient
Site
Augusta
American Tissue, 54 Maple Street
Colonial Theater, 139 Water Street
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State Assessments
Recipient Site
Bangor
Eastern Etching, 235 Bomarc Road
Bath
Former YMCA, 26 Summer Street
Biddeford
Diamond Match Mill, Main Street
North Dam Mill, 2 Main Street
Bradley
Main Street Junkyard, Route 178
Brewer
Eastern Fine Paper, 517 South Main Street
Maple Street Park, Maple and Spring Streets
Rolnick Property, 151 South Maine Street
Brunswick
Brooks Properties, 86-88 Union Street
People's Plus, 210 Maine Street
Camden
Apollo Tanning Company, 116 Washington Street
Caribou
Children's Discovery Museum, Glenn Street
Castine
Windmill Hill, 5 Castine Road
China
Gazelle Products, 1 Old Waterville Road
Dover-Foxcroft
Brown's Mill, 117 Vaughn Road
MacArthur Property, Vaughn Road
Moosehead Manufacturing, 5 Main Street
East Machias
Bangor Hydro Substation
Falmouth
Smelt Hill Dam
Fort Kent
RLC Northern Enterprises, 228 Market Street
Farmingdale
Sheldon Street School, 69 Sheldon Street
Somes Property, 669 Maine Avenue
Town Office, 289 Maine Avenue
Gardiner
Usdan Property, 829 Water Street
Hallowell
Eastern Steamship Site, Water Street
Harpswell
Mitchell Field, Route 123
Hermon
Quinn's Auto Repair, 2520 US Route 2
Houlton
Aroostook Milling Co. -16 Buffalo Street
Aroostook Milling Co. - 5 Hillview Street
Aroostook Milling Co. -1 Phyllis Street
Former Bell's Service Station, 144 Military Street
Howland
Howland Tannery, 20 Bridge Street
Lisbon Falls
Lisbon Teen Center, 32 Main Street
Worumbo Mill, 5 Canal Street
Long Island
Generator House, Island Avenue
Milo
Downtown Milo - Ettinger Property, 26 Main Street
Downtown Milo - Haley Property, 28 Main Street
Downtown Milo - Robshaw Property, 30 Main Street
Downtown Milo - Rodriguez Property, 32 Main Street
Downtown Milo - Crossman Property, 52 Main Street
Downtown Milo - Saviolakis Property, 60 Main Street
Millinocket
Northern Plaza, 740 Central Street
Norway
CB Cummings Mill, 8 Pikes Hill Road
Old Town
Old Town Canoe, 35 Middle Street
Orono
Ayers Island
Webster's Mill, 5 Shore Drive
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State Assessments
Recipient Site
Parsonfield
Industrial Box & Lumber, Sakokis Road
Pleasant Point
Sipayik Corner Store, Route 190
Portland
Burt Company Site
E. Perry Site, 9 Somerset Street
E. Perry Site, 42-44 Kennebec Street
Presque Isle
Bonville Property - 24 & 26 Chapman Street
Haines Manufacturing Co. - 28 Chapman Street
Lavway Property - 36 Chapman Street
Webber Oil - 42 Chapman Street
Roxbury
Precision Metals, Route 17
Rumford
Route 108 Junkyard, 214 Route 108
Sanford
46 High Street
Aerofab, 3 Aerofab Drive
Modern Continental Precast, Kostis Lane
Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street
South Portland
Durastone Site, 1 Wallace Avenue
Vinalhaven
Fish Plant, West Main Street
Waldoboro
Ripley's Garage, 2966 Atlantic Highway
Warren
Crowe Rope, 307 Main Street
Washburn
McCain's Factory, 22 Gardiner Creek Road
Mill Pond Park, Main Street
Waterville
Waterville Industries, West River Road
West Bath
Robbin's Junkyard, 263 State Road
State Cleanups
Recipient Site
Bath
Former Downeast Woodcrafters, 2 Town Landing Road
Bradley
Main Street Junkyard, Route 178
Brewer
Maple Street Park, Maple and Spring Streets
Houlton
Former Bell's Service Station, 144 Military Street
Long Island
Generator House, Island Avenue
Lisbon Falls
Lisbon Teen Center, 32 Main Street
Norway
CB Cummings Mill, 8 Pikes Hill Road
Parsonfield
Industrial Box & Lumber, Sakokis Road
Pleasant Point
Sipayik Corner Store, Route 190
Presque Isle
Bonville Property - 24 & 26 Chapman Street
Haines Manufacturing Co. - 28 Chapman Street
Lavway Property - 36 Chapman Street
Sanford
Modern Continental Precast, Kostis Lane
Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street
Vinalhaven
Fish Plant, West Main Street
Washburn
McCain's Factory, 22 Gardiner Creek Road
Warren
Crowe Rope, 307 Main Street
West Bath
Robbin's Junkyard, 263 State Road
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Tribal Funding
Recipient
Year
Funding
Passamaauoddv Tribe at Pleasant Point
2007
$75,000
2008
$75,000
2009
$130,150
Tribal Program Total:
$280,150
Tribal Assessments
East Port
Former Gates Formed-Fiber Products
Pleasant Point
Abandoned Museum Building
State & Tribal Funding Totals:
$8,134,361
Funding totals current as of April 2010.
Showcase Communities
Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of
collaborative activity on brownfields. These communities are distributed across the country and
vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal agencies
including 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.
EPA New England Brownfields Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
Carol Tucker, 617-918-1221
tucker.carol@epa.gov
Brownfields Coordinator
Diane Kelley, 617-918-1424
kelley.diane@epa.gov
Assessment Grant Program
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
lombard.chris@epa.gov
Cleanup Grant Program & State Funding
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
byrne.james@epa.gov
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1 105
ferrari.joe@epa.gov
Job Training Grant Program
Kathleen Castagna, 617-918-1429
castagna.kathleen@epa.gov
Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
peterson.alan@epa.gov
Petroleum & All Appropriate Inquiries
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
paar.dorrie@epa.gov
ACRES
Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278
gardner.frank@epa.gov
Sustainable Reuse
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
dominguez.jessica@epa.gov
Recovery Act Reporting & Historic Preservation
Amy Jean McKeown, 617-918-1248
mckeown.amyjean@epa.gov
National Panel Coordinator
Jerry Minor-Gordon, 617-918-13 12
minor-gordon.ierry@epa.gov
Data Manager
Ken Champlin, 617-918-1528
champlin.kenneth@epa.gov
epa.gov/region 7 /brownfields
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