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Greenbytes: September 4, 2003 Edition
In this IssueGreetings from EPA New England. We hope you find this edition of Greenbytes useful and we encourage you to give us feedback. Please send an email to Paul Wintrob with your thoughts, comments or suggestions: wintrob.paul@epa.gov
Two public information meetings will be held in October in Worcester, MA and Manchester, NH regarding new EPA grants being made available for Brownfields site assessments, cleanups and revolving loan programs. These free meetings provide a great opportunity to learn about the Brownfields application process and better understand the new grant proposal criteria. There have been changes to the process and criteria since last year, so if you attended last year, it would be worth the trip to attend once again. The meetings will be held from 8 am to 12:30 pm Oct. 8 at the Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn in Manchester, NH and Oct. 14 at the Holiday Inn in Worcester. The new round of grants will be funded from next year’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget. President Bush has requested $210 million of funding for the program. The funding comes on the heels of $73 million of Brownfields grants awarded nationwide this summer, including $11.2 million to two-dozen communities, agencies and organizations in New England. Since 1995, EPA has provided more than $73.9 million of Brownfields assistance – for grants, site evaluations, job training and cleanup loan programs – to dozens of communities and agencies around New England. The assistance has led to 630 site assessments, more than 100 cleanups and thousands of new jobs across the region. For more information about the upcoming meetings and the Brownfields program, visit EPA New England’s web site at www.epa.gov/NE/brownfields
Press Releases EPA Announces Funding to Improve Monitoring & Water Quality at RI Beaches Ground Broken for New Bedford Harbor PCB Cleanup Facility EPA Grants $8 Million to Maine for Drinking Water Programs EPA & Vermont Launch Mentor Network to Improve Air Quality in Schools EPA to Begin Dredging Portion of New Bedford Harbor Work Will Allow Construction of Cleanup Facility EPA to Conduct Residential Well Sampling at the Shpack Landfill Site in Norton, MA EPA to review cleanup progress at Ottati & Goss/Kingston Steel Drum Superfund site EPA, MA & New Bedford Settle Bankruptcy Claim with Aerovox EPA orders Southwick farm to restore 5.5 acres of wetlands
Events and conferences are not archived. Please refer to the Regional Calendar for upcoming events and conferences.
Our Home Page - new feature called ‘this week’s hot topics’ About Us - updated office of site remediation & restoration org chart Brownfields - updated 'what's new' page Colleges and Universities Assistance - upcoming training Drinking Water - new school information Lead Enforcement - updated links & training section added No Discharge Areas - new designation in ct Picillo Superfund Site - recent 5 year report added Quality Systems Documents - additional quality assurance project plan example Storm Water - updated info for construction activities located in ma Urban Environmental Program - updated links
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