Massachusetts Brownfields Program

How MassDEP Can Help

MassDEP Brownfields Success Stories

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Insurance, Incentives, & Funding

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

Learn about grants, tax incentives, loans and reimbursement opportunities available to Bay State communities, businesses, and residents interested in making Environment-related investments, including:
Clean Water Act (604b) Competitve Grant Program
Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Diesel Emissions Reduction
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Brownfields
Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup
Web page

Brownfields Redevelopment Toolbox: A Guide for Massachusetts Communities

January 2008
MS Word 2.3 MB | PDF 1.5 MB

Eligibility for Brownfields Redevelopment Tools, by Stakeholder

List of Economically Distressed Areas

To get funding under the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund, or the Brownfields Tax Credit, a project must be located in a state designated Economically Distressed Area (EDA).
Web page

Site Assessment and Cleanup Funding

State Subsidized Environmental Insurance

Tax Incentives

Liability Relief

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Brownfields Support Team Initiative

In May 2008 Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray announced a new initiative to help communities clean up contaminated sites and prepare them for redevelopment.

The Brownfields Support Team Initiative brings together MassDEP, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED), and MassDevelopment to help municipalities solve the problems that impede the redevelopment of contaminated properties. Other state and federal agencies will be brought into these teams depending on the needs of specific projects. These could include the Office of the Attorney General, MassBusiness, the Department of Revenue, and federal EPA and HUD.

The first round of pilot sites selected for this effort was announced on July 30, 2008. The five pilot sites are the Indian Orchard Business Park in Springfield; South Worcester Industrial Park in Worcester; Fisherville Mill in Grafton; City Pier in Fall River; and Ted's for Tires in Haverhill.

For more information on MassDEP's role in the Brownfields Support Team Initiative, please contact: Catherine Finneran, MassDEP Brownfields Coordinator (617) 556-1138; Catherine.finneran@state.ma.us

Announcement of BST Initiative

Announcement of BST Pilot Sites

$2 Million to Support Springfield, Grafton Brownfield Support Team Projects

MassDEP is Awarded $1 Million in FY09 EPA Brownfields Assessment Funds

The grant will be used to assist communities associated with the Brownfields Support Team initiative and at other projects around the state. Fifteen other Massachusetts grantees will receive an additional $6 million in FY09 EPA brownfields funding.

USEPA Web site

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Publications

Massachusetts Brownfields Program: A Decade of Progress

from MassDevelopment
January 2009
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Brownfields Fact Sheet

November 2006
MS Word 100 KB | PDF 37 KB

Massachusetts "Site Investigation Matters" Brochure

From NEWMOA
NEWMOA Web site

Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit: Brownfields

From EEA, 2008
EEA Web Site

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Brownfields Act

Chapter 206 of the Acts of 1998
Web site

Summary of the Brownfields Act

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Contacts

Brownfield Information/MassDEP

Catherine Finneran, MassDEP Brownfields Coordinator
(617) 556-1138
Catherine.Finneran@state.ma.us

MassDEP Regional Brownfields Contacts

Northeast Regional Office - Joanne Fagan (978) 694-3390
Central Regional Office - Diane Belliveau (508) 767-2805
Southeast Regional Office - Ellie Grillo (508) 946-2866
Western Regional Office - Ben Fish (413) 755-2285

Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA)

Eric Hove, EEA
(617) 626-1026
eric.hove@state.ma.us
EEA Web site

MA Brownfields Redevelopment Access to Capital Program

Thomas Barry, Massachusetts Business Development Corporation (MBDC)
(781) 928-1106
tbarry@mass-business.com
MBDC Web site

MA Brownfields Redevelopment Fund

MassDevelopment
1-800-445-8030
MassDevelopment Web Site

MA Brownfields Tax Credit

Dan Seferian, MA DOR
(617) 626-3293
daniel.seferian@state.ma.us
DOR Web site

MA Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue Program

Ben Ericson, Office of the Attorney General
(617) 727-2200 x 2435
Benjamin.Ericson@ago.state.ma.us
Attorney General's Web site

Department of Housing And Community Development Funding (DHCD)

Elaine Wijnja, DHCD
(617) 573-1360
elaine.wijnja@ocd.state.ma.us
DHCD Web site

MA Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)

Lauren Jones, Massachusetts Office of Buisness Development (MOBD)
(617) 788-3638
lauren.jones@state.ma.us
MOBD Web site

MA Executive Office of Economic Development MORE Program

Anita Kim
(617) 788-3659
anita.kim@state.ma.us
MORE Web site

US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program

Carol Tucker, EPA
(617) 918-1221
tucker.carol@epamail.epa.gov
Web site

EPA Brownfields in New England

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding

Cedric Kam, HUD
(617) 994-8352
Cedric_C._Kam@hud.gov
Web site

Economic Development Administration

David Ives
(202) 482-0529
dives@eda.doc.gov
EDA Web site

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Links

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Access to information on state government and agencies.
Mass.gov Web site

Commonwealth Communities

Access to municipal information and websites.
Commonwealth Communities Web site

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)

Smart Growth and Urban Environments: Through its Smart Growt/Smart Energy initiatives, EEA seeks to achieve land use planning and development that is consistant with the smart conservation, clean energy, economic growth and sustainability goals of the Patrick Administration.
Smart Growth Web site

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)

Building Vibrant Communities: This book guides a community through the process of creating an effective Community Development Plan. These GIS-oriented Plans balance a community's environmental, housing, transportation and economic development needs as it continues to grow.
EEA Web site

Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MAED)

Business Assistance: The MAED was founded through the Massachusetts Office of Business Development to encourage business in Massachusetts and partner with businesses, the state's utility and telecommunications companies, real estate associations, and public sector partners.
MAED Web site

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

SAFETEA/Transportation Funding: The DOT provides funding to state, regional and local governments for transportation enhancements and planning through the SAFETEA (formerly known as ISTEA and TEA-21) and technical assistance programs.
DOT Web site

U.S. National Park Service

Groundworks Trust and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) Program: The National Park Service promotes the creation of open space and recreational areas on brownfields and other sites.
NPS Web site

U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Planning and Technical Assistance Grants/Economic Adjustment Program (Title IX):
The EDA provides funding for work related to planning, infrastructure improvements, roadwork, and rehabilitation of buildings, and to municipalities that have suffered major job losses.
EDA Web site

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Brownfields Program: The Army Corps of Engineers provides engineering capabilities such as emergency response, environmental restoration, infrastructure renewal and water resource damages. They have partnered with EPA and other federal partners to promote brownfields redevelopment.
Corps Web site

U.S. Department of Energy

Brightfields Program: A Brightfield is an abandoned or contaminated property ("brownfield") that is redeveloped through the incorporation of solar energy. The Department of Energy's revolutionary Brightfields concept addresses economic development, environmental cleanup, and air quality challenges by bringing pollution-free solar energy and high-tech solar manufacturing jobs to brownfield sites.
DOE Web site

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Portfields Program: NOAA has partnered with EPA and other federal agencies to promote the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields sites located along ports, harbors and marine transportation hubs.
NOAA Web site

Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Brownfields Program

Events

MassDevelopment Brownfields Advisory Group

This group was established through the 1998 Brownfields Act to oversee the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund. Meetings are quarterly and open to the public.
MassDevelopment Web site

Brownfields 2009 National Conference

November 16-18, 2009
New Orleans, LA
Confernce Web site