SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
(5201 G)
July 2000
Superfund Redevelopment
Raymark Industries
/ //C/LO	Stratford, CT
EPA's Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI) is a nationally coordinated effort to facilitate the return of Superfund
sites to productive use by selecting response actions consistent with anticipated use. The SRI Pilots are intended to
help local governments enhance their involvement in the Superfund decision-making process by assisting EPA in
predicting future land uses for Superfund sites. Under the Pilot Program, EPA will provide up to $100,000 in financial
assistance and/or services to local governments for specified activities. Applicants are offered several types of program
assistance, including funding through a cooperative agreement, access to facilitation services, and/or the availability of
personnel under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
BACKGROUND
EPA selected the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, for a
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot. Stratford is home to
the 34-acre Raymark Industries Superfund site. The
site is near the Housatonic River, where Raymark
Industries, Inc., manufactured brakes, clutch parts, and
other friction products. Raymark and previous
manufacturers operated on the property from 1919 until
1989. Raymark disposed of its manufacturing waste in
lagoons on its own property. The wastes were also
found in the fill on residential, commercial, and
municipal properties in Stratford. In addition, several
wetlands areas nearthe Housatonic Riverwere filled in
with Raymark's waste. The contaminants in the waste
included polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin,
semi-volatile and volatile organic compounds,
asbestos, and metals. In April 1995, EPA added the
site to its list of hazardous waste sites needing
cleanup. As part of the Pilot, the town is focusing on
specific areas of the Raymark site including
commercial areas, two wetlands, the Raybestos
Memorial fields, the Contract Plating site, the Beacon
Point boat launch area, and the Housatonic Boat Club/
Shore Road area.
OBJECTIVES
Stratford plans to use Pilot funds to assess these
areas of the Raymark site and identify reuse options.
This reuse assessment will be consistent with the
existing redevelopment plans at the site and include the
views of all stakeholders. The town also wants to
expedite cleanup of these areas of the site that is,
insofar as possible, consistent with land-use plans and
acceptable to property owners and the community.
PILOT SNAPSHOT
Contacts:
Don Berger	Superfund Hotline:
U.S. EPA Region 1 (800) 424-9346 or
(617) 918-1351
(703) 412-9810 (DC Metro Area)
berger.don@epa.gov reuse.info@epa.gov
Applicant Name: Stratford, CT
Anticipated Award: Cooperative Agreement
($100,000)
Site Name: Raymark Industries
Profile: The city will identify reuse options
consistent with the existing redevelopment
plans for other areas of the site.
Date of Selection: July 2000
Raymark
Hartford
Visit the EPA Superfund Redevelopment Web site
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/pilot.htm

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