Connecticut
"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 Brownfields 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 Regionl funding for
each of the key Brownfields initiatives.
EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994 - 2018)*
Program
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
Total
Assessment
Grants
$18,082,630
$22,709,017
$38,265,131
$11,364,000
$5,803,000
$17,716,000
$113,939,778
Revolving
Loan Fund
(RLF) Grants
$22,361,645
$23,929,983
$27,085,000
$11,776,790
$7,510,000
$10,702,000
$103,365,418
Cleanup
Grants
$15,370,533
$13,050,744
$27,688,283
$4,000,000
$10,811,685
$3,675,500
$74,596,745
Job Training
Grants
$3,940,264
$200,000
$3,630,799
$0
$942,300
$0
$8,713,363
Area-Wide
Planning
Grants
$0
$575,000
$925,000
$0
$200,000
$200,000
$1,900,000
EPA







Targeted
Assessments
$3,770,734
$1,143,843
$7,287,320
$973,083
$781,415
$868,472
$14,824,867
(TBA)







State &
Tribal
Funding
$15,680,929
$19,206,825
$21,961,170
$18,464,775
$16,551,789
$10,265,826
$102,131,314
Showcase
Communities
$300,000
$0
$800,000
$0
$300,000
$0
$1,400,000
Total
$79,506,735
$80,815,412
$127,642,703
$46,578,648
$42,900,189
$43,427,798
$420,871,485
Funding totals current as of April 2018
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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 up to $300,000 comprised of a maximum of
$200,000 to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and a
maximum of $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum. Coalitions of three or
more eligible entities may apply for up to $600,000 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 Connecticut since 1994.
Assessment Grant Program
Recipient
Funding
Bridgeport
$1,400,000
Bristol
$200,000
Capital Region Council of Governments
$1,600,000
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
$400,000
Danbury
$200,000
East Hampton
$575,000
East Hartford
$200,000
Greater Bridgeport Regional Council
$800,000
Griswold
$200,000
Haddam
$156,000
Hartford
$550,000
Meriden
$800,000
Middletown
$800,000
Naugatuck
$200,000
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments
$1,542,000
New Britain
$200,000
New Haven
$267,000
Newington
$200,000
New London
$650,000
New Milford
$350,000
Norwalk Redevelopment Agency
$800,000
Norwich
$734,000
Plainfield - Former InterRoyal Mill Property
$200,000
Preston - Norwich State Hospital
$200,000
Regional Economic Xcelleration (REX)
$200,000
Shelton
$200,000
South Central Regional Council of Governments
$200,000
Stamford
$359,500
Stratford
$800,000
Torrington
$599,130
Waterbury Development Corporation
$1,200,000
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Recipient
Funding
Waterbury Development Corporation - Waterbury Industrial Commons, 1875
Thomaston Avenue (MPG)
$350,000
West Haven
$400,000
Winchester/Winsted
$550,000
Assessment Grant Program Total:
$18,082,630
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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 50% of the funds to provide 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
$5,850,000
Capital Region Council of Governments
$950,000
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
$2,623,000
Greater Bridgeport Regional Council
$900,000
Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments
$3,577,000
New Haven
$1,550,000
New Milford
$1,711,645
Regional Economic Xcelleration (REX)
$2,100,000
Stamford
$750,000
Torrington
$1,000,000
Winchester/Winsted
$850,000
Revolving Loan Fund Program Total:
$22,361,645
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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
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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 Connecticut since 2003.
Cleanup Grant Program
Recipient
Site
Funding
Municipalities
Bridgeport
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
Progressive Plating Technologies, Inc., 80 Hastings Avenue
$200,000
AGI Rubber Site, 141 Stratford Avenue
$200,000
Bridgeport Housing
Authority
Park City Apartments, 127 Garden Street
$200,000
Bristol
Former H.J. Mills Property, Lot 49-50
$200,000
Former H.J. Mills Property, Lots 61-1A & 61-2
$145,033
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
Griswold
Triangle Plastic & Wire Cable Property, 226 East Main Street
$200,000
Hartford
Qurious Park, 354-380 Hudson Street
$200,000
393 Homestead Avenue
$200,000
70 Edwards Street
$200,000
Downtown North Project Area, 40 Chapel Street
$200,000
Meriden
116 Cook Avenue
$200,000
Insilco Site, 104 Butler Street
$200,000
77 Cooper Street
$200,000
The HUB, 1 & 77 State Street
$200,000
50 East Main Street
$200,000
Wallingford Hospital, 1 King Place
$200,000
Middletown
Midstate Autobody, 1 Kings Avenue
$200,000
Portland Chemical Works Site, 680 Newfield Street (rear)
$200,000
Remington Rand Complex, 180 Johnson Street
$200,000
Naugatuck
Parcel C South, 58 Maple Street
$200,000
New Britain
207 Oak Street
$200,000
New Haven
Brewery Building, 456-458 Grand Avenue
$200,000
34 Lloyd Street
$200,000
56 River Street
$200,000
10 Wall Street
$200,000
New Milford
Century Enterprise Center, Housatonic Avenue and Aspetuck
Ridge Road
$200,000
Newtown
Fairfield Hills Complex, 3 Primrose Street
$200,000
Fairfield Hills Complex, Mile Hill Road
$200,000
Norwich
26 Shipping Street
$200,000
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Recipient | Site | Funding
Municipalities
Preston
Norwich State Hospital -14 Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital -10 Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital -10 Riverview Way
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital - Parcel A, Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital - Parcel B, Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital - Parcel C, Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital - 46 Route 12
$200,000
Norwich State Hospital -15 Fort Point Road
$200,000
Shelton
Axton Cross Parcel, 113 East Canal Street
$200,000
Rolfite Property, 131 East Canal Street
$200,000
Samarius Parcel, 123 East Canal Street
$200,000
The Shelton Farm and Public Market, 100 East Canal Street
$200,000
Cel-lastik Parcel, 93 East Canal Street
$200,000
Chromium Process, 113 Canal Street East
$200,000
Chromium Process, 113 Canal Street West
$200,000
Sprague
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
Stratford
Mercer Fuel Site, 2350 Stratford Avenue
$200,000
Waterbury
Development
Corporation
16 Cherry Avenue
$200,000
167 Maple Street
$200,000
Waterbury Industrial Commons, 1875 Thomaston Avenue
(MPG)
$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
133 Riverside Drive
$200,000
195 Riverside Drive
$200,000
365-367 Main Street
$200,000
361-363 Main Street
$200,000
Georgetown -
Georgetown
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
New London -
Renaissance City
Development
Association, Inc.
Parcel 5C1 - Howard & Shaw Streets
$200,000
Parcel 5C2 - Howard & Hamilton Streets
$200,000
Vernon - Hockanum
Industrial
Development Venture
Corporation
Hockanum Mill Site, 200 West Main Street
$200,000
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Recipient
Site
Funding
Non-Profit Organizations
Waterbury - New
Opportunities
Economic
Development Corp.
39 Cherry Street
$200,000
177 Cherry Street
$200,000
215 Cherry Street
$200,000
Waterbury - Police
Activity League of
Waterbury, Inc.
27 Division Street
$200,000
57 Division Street
$200,000
Willimantic -
Willimantic
Whitewater
Partnership, Inc.
Willimantic Whitewater Park, 27-28 Bridge Street
$200,000
Winsted - Wall of
America Foundation
Whiting Hosiery Company, 100 Whiting Street
$200,000
Cleanup Grant Program Total: | $15,370,533
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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 1994.
Job Training Grant Program
Recipient
Funding
Bridgeport - Department of Social Services
$398,500
Middlesex Community College
$400,000
North Star Center for Human Development
$1,100,000
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board
$600,000
Stamford
$200,000
The Workplace
$1,241,764
Job Training Grant Program Total:
$3,940,264
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
Area-Wipe Planning Grants
State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to develop
Brownfields Area-Wide Plans and specific implementation strategies for integrating the
cleanup and reuse of brownfield sites into neighborhood revitalization efforts. Applicants
may apply for up to $200,000 to conduct research, technical assistance and training that
will result in an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for key brownfield sites,
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which will help inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of these properties and promote
area-wide revitalization. Funding is directed to specific areas, such as a neighborhood,
downtown district, local commercial corridor, or city block, affected by a single large or
multiple brownfield sites. The performance period of these grants is two years and
recipients were selected through a national competition in 2010, 2013, 2015 & 2017.
Targeted Brownfielps Assessments (TBA)
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 Alan Peterson at (617) 918-1022 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
Funding
Berlin
National Automatic Products Company, 44 Washington
Boulevard
$50,000
Bridgeport
50 Miles Street
$15,615

Pacelli Trucking, 79-199 Trowell Street & 310-318 Eagle
Street
$76,233

Johnsons Creek Properties
$115,000

Swan Engraving, 385 Hanover Street
$52,448
Bristol
H.J. Mills Box Factory, 149-151 Church Street
$64,867

JH Sessions & Sons
$100,000
Derby
O'Sullivan's Island
$96,981
Georgetown
Gilbert & Bennet, 1 North Main Street
$100,000
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

193 Homestead Avenue
$130,000
Led yard
Erickson Property, 110-114 Military Highway
$10,952
Manchester
Buckland Manufacturing, 131 Adams Street
$26,408
Meriden
Factory H, 77 Cooper Street
$40,000

Factory H, 104 Butler Street
$40,000
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
Norwalk
South Norwalk Train Station
$98,318
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Recipient
Site
Funding
Norwich
26 Shipping Street
$100,000

Roto-Print Machine Corporation, 2 Taftville-Occum Road
$84,903
Plainfield
InterRoyal Mill, 20 Reservoir Road
$116,397
Plymouth
Hart Property, 269 Main Street
$75,000
Preston
Former Norwich State Hospital
$342,649
Prospect
U.S. Cap & Jacket, Inc., 214 New Haven Road
$78,836
Shelton
Samarius Property, 123 East Canal Street
$13,602

Rolfite Chemical, 131 Canal Street
$61,815

Axton Cross Parcel, 113 East Canal Street
$110,906

Cel-Lastik Site, 93 East Canal Street
$104,744

Chromium Process, 113 East Canal Street
$88,358

Chromium Process Storage Parcel, 113 East Canal Street
$83,000

Autoswage Site
$150,000
Southington
Beaton & Corbin Factory, 318 North Main Street
$100,000
Sprague
Baltic Mills, 29 Bushnell Hollow Road
$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
Waterbury
777 South Main Street
$220,289
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Total:
$3,770,734
Funding totals current as of April 2018.
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 Connecticut
since 1994.
State & Tribal Brownfields Funding
Recipient
Year
Funding
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Pre-Law
$2,018,595

2003
$998,726

2004
$912,031

2005
$951,916

2006
$1,025,340

2007
$1,035,693

2008
$1,045,693

2009
$950,000

2010
$888,250

2011
$812,749
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Recipient

Year
Funding
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
2012
$762,756


2013
$737,432


2014
$747,432


2015
$707,295


2016
$707,295


2017
$684,863


2018
$694,863
State Program Total:


$15,680,929
Funding total current as of April 2018.
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. 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.
Showcase Communities
Recipient
Funding
Stamford
$300,000
Showcase Communities Total:
$300,000
Funding total current as of April 2018.
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EPA New England Brownfielps Program Contacts
Brownfields Section Chief
John Podgurski, 617-918-1296
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Brownfields Coordinator
Assessment & Job Training Grant Programs
Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278
Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305
gardner.frank(® eoa.gov
lombard.chris(® eoa.gov
Cleanup Grant Program & State Funding
Revolving Loan Fund Grant Program
Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389
Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1105
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ferrari.ioe(® eoa.gov
Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program
Petroleum, AAI & National Panel Coordinator
Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022
Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432
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Tribal Funding & Historic Preservation
Sustainable Development
Amy Jean McKeown, 617-918-1248
Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627
mckeown.amviean(® eoa.gov
dominguez.iessica(® eoa.gov
Green Remediation
Special Projects
Laurie O'Connor, 617-918-1605
Danny Rodriguez, 617-918-1060
oconnor.laurie(® eoa.gov
rodriguez.dannv(® eoa.gov
Visit: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-connecticut-maine-massachusetts-new-hampshire-rhode
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