EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. A brownfield site is 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. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
$4,920,400
EPA has selected the Town of Montague for a Brownfields Cleanup Grant that will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Grant funds will be used to clean up the Strathmore Mill property located at 20 Canal Road. The 1.3-acre cleanup site was constructed between 1874 and 1970 as a paper mill and consists of nine contiguous buildings formerly used for machining, stamping, forging, grinding, finishing, pulping, cutting, and bleaching. The buildings are contaminated with inorganic contaminants, heavy metals, petroleum, and PCBs. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community engagement activities.