wnfields Vermont May 2013 "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 (1994-2013)* Program CT ME MA NH RI VT Total Assessment Grants $14,698,630 $12,459,017 $27,420,131 $7,364,000 $3,503,000 $13,066,000 $78,510,778 Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants $16,229,645 $14,018,355 $20,318,000 $8,501,790 $5,690,000 $6,250,000 $71,007,790 Cleanup Grants $13,225,500 $7,650,744 $19,194,933 $3,800,000 $6,800,000 $1,600,000 $52,271,177 Job Training Grants $2,840,264 $200,000 $3,138,797 $0 $750,000 $0 $6,929,061 Area-Wide Planning Grants $0 $175,000 $525,000 $0 $0 $200,000 $900,000 EPA Targeted Assessments (TBA) $2,760,595 $726,339 $6,023,304 $706,171 $579,217 $623,472 $11,419,098 State & Tribal Funding $11,401,749 $11,792,034 $16,032,158 $13,213,753 $11,492,997 $6,470,683 $70,403,374 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 $64,551,416 $49,531,489 $97,937,323 $35,785,714 $30,315,214 $29,812,155 $307,933,311 Funding totals current as of May 2013 Page 1 of 7 ------- 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 Vermont since 1 994. Assessment Grant Program 2009 Recovery Act Regular Recipient Funding Funding Total Funding Addison County Regional Planning Commission $400,000 $400,000 Bennington County Regional Commission $756,000 $756,000 Burlington $900,000 $900,000 Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission $600,000 $600,000 Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission $800,000 $800,000 Lamoille County Planning Commission $600,000 $600,000 Northeastern Vermont Development Association $400,000 $400,000 Northwest Regional Planning Commission $1,600,000 $1,600,000 Rutland $200,000 $200,000 Rutland Regional Planning Commission $1,600,000 $1,600,000 St. Johnsbury $200,000 $200,000 Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission $1,660,000 $1,660,000 Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission $1,200,000 $1,200,000 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation $400,000 $400,000 Windham Regional Commission $400,000 $1,750,000 $2,150,000 Assessment Grant Program Totals: $400,000 $13,066,000 $13,466,000 Funding totals current as of May 2013. 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 Vermont since 1994. Page 2 of 7 ------- Revolving Loan Fund Program Recipient 2009 Recovery Act Funding Regular Funding Total Funding Northwest Regional Planning Commission $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission $590,000 $1,800,000 $2,390,000 Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development $612,000 $2,450,000 $3,062,000 Windham Regional Commission $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Revolving Loan Fund Program Totals: $1,202,000 $6,250,000 $7,452,000 Funding totals current as of May 2013. 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 Vermont since 2003. Cleanup Grant Program Recipient Site 2009 Recovery Act Funding Regular Funding Total Funding Municipalities St. Albans Former Fonda Container Company, 15 Lower Newton Street $200,000 $200,000 Former Fonda Container Company, 21 Lower Newton Street $200,000 $200,000 Non-Profit Organizations Brattleboro - New England Youth Theatre Former Tri State Automotive, 64 Elm Street $200,000 $200,000 56 Elm Street $200,000 $200,000 100 Flat Street $200,000 $200,000 Rockingham - Bellows Falls Historical Society Historic Riverfront Park & Trail System, East of Mill Street $200,000 $200,000 Historic Riverfront Park & Trail System, West of Mill Street $200,000 $200,000 Springfield - Springfield Regional Development Corporation Jones & Lamson Plant #1, 160 Clinton Street $200,000 $200,000 Cleanup Grant Program Totals: $0 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 Funding totals current as of May 2013. Page 3 of 7 ------- 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. 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, 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. The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grants awarded in Vermont in 201 0 & 201 3. Area-Wide Planning Grant Program Recipient Regular Funding Total Funding Burlington $200,000 $200,000 Area-Wide Planning Grant Program Totals: $200,000 $200,000 Funding totals current as of May 2013. 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 Alan Peterson at (617) 918-1022 for more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of TBA funding received in Vermont since 1 997. Page 4 of 7 ------- Recipient Site 2009 Recovery Act Funding Regular Funding Total Funding Barre Merchants Row, 9 Depot Square $256,851 $256,851 Montpelier CarrLot, 1 Taylor Street $110,317 $110,317 Rockingham Bellows Falls Historical Society Property, 20-79 Mill Street $100,000 $100,000 TLR Complex, Mill Street $56,304 $56,304 Windsor Goodyear Industrial Campus, 28 River Street $100,000 $100,000 EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Totals: $0.00 $623,472 $623,472 Funding totals current as of May 2013. 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 Vermont since 1 994. State & Tribal Brownfields Funding State Funding Recipient Year Funding Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Pre-Law $326,600 2003 $397,030 2004 $434,975 2005 $345,794 2006 $732,144 2007 $739,565 2008 $742,144 2009 $807,500 2010 $783,275 2011 $600,000 2012 $561,656 State Program Total: $6,470,683 Funding total current as of May 2013. State Assessments Recipient Site Barre 10,15,19 & 22 Gable Place Twin Cities Sandblasting, 32 Granite Street Former Crusher Plant, 225 Websterville Road Bennington Jard Chemical Company, Bowen Road Page 5 of 7 ------- Recipient Site Brattleboro 19 Bennett Drive/Country News Delta Campus, Dylan Road Tri State Auto, 64 Elm Street Burlington 151 South Champlain Street East Montpelier Washington Electric, 110 Route 14 Enosburg Diesel #1 Building, 18 Duffy Hill Road Hartford 34 Prospect Street Parkway Cleaners, 305 Maple Street Johnson Vermont Electric Coop, 182 School Street Ludlow Jewell Brook Property Charles Street Lyndonville Morrisville Oxbow Park Authur's Department Store, 63 Lower Main Street Newbury Adams Paper Mill, 15 Mill Street Route 302 North Bennington BCIC Building Complex, Bowen Road Vermont Tissue, 1514 North Bennington Road Pownal Barlow Gravel Pit, 536 Dean Road Richford Sweat Comings Rockingham TLR Complex West of Mill Street, 20-79 Mill Street St Johnsbury St Johnsbury Armory (Recreation Department), 1249 Main Street Saxtons River Sandri Property, 40 Main Street Shaftsbury Stanley Tools Site, Eagle Street Springfield Jones & Lamson Plant #1, 160 Clinton Street PVDC Property, 100 River Street Edgar May Health & Recreation Center 140 Clinton Street Thetford Malmquist Mills, Route 113 & Barker Road Topsham Topsham Plating, 26 Powder Spring Road Vergennes Haviland Shade Roller Mill & Annex, 1-2 Canal Street Windsor Downtown Windsor Stacey Property, Depot Street Downtown Windsor, Depot Avenue Downtown Windsor, WAG Center Downtown Windsor, Levesque Plumbing and Heating Downtown Windsor, National Street Downtown Windsor, Jarvis Street Downtown Windsor, River Street Downtown Windsor, Town Garage Downtown Windsor, Railroad Property Windsor Gas Light Company, River Street State Cleanups Recipient Site Brattleboro Estey Organ Playground, 108-130 Birge Street Brattleboro Waterfront Gas Works, 26 Depot Street Brattleboro Waterfront Scale House, 26 Depot Street Brattleboro Waterfront Archery Building, 26 Depot Street Brattleboro Waterfront Bob's Auto, 26 Depot Street Burlington Moran Plant, 475 Lake Street Enosburg Diesel #1 Building, 18 Duffy Hill Road Newbury Adams Paper Mill, 15 Mill Street Route 302 Springfield PVDC Property, 100 River Street Page 6 of 7 ------- 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, 61 7-918-1 305 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, 61 7-918-1 105 ferrari.joe@epa.gov Job Training Grant Program Kathleen Castagna, 61 7-918-1429 castagna.kathleen@epa.gov Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program Alan Peterson, 61 7-918-1022 peterson.alan@epa.gov All Appropriate Inquiries Dorrie Paar, 61 7-918-1432 paar.dorrie@epa.gov ACRES & Davis-Bacon Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278 gardner.frank@epa.gov Sustainable Development Jessica Dominguez, 61 7-918-1 627 dominguez.jessica@epa.gov Tribal Funding & Historic Preservation Amy Jean McKeown, 61 7-918-1248 mckeown .amyj ean @epa.gov National Panel Coordinator Jerry Minor-Gordon, 61 7-918-1312 minor-gordon.jerry@epa.gov Petroleum & Green Remediation Laurie O'Connor, 61 7-918-1605 oconnor.laurie@epa.gov Visit: www.epa.gov/regionl/brownfields Page 7 of 7 ------- |