{"id":5954,"date":"2019-04-02T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T20:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/?page_id=5954"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:50:45","slug":"brownfields-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/what-we-do\/brownfields-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownfields Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is a brownfield?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>

According to the\u00a0<\/span>EPA<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a brownfield is<\/span>\u00a0a property<\/span>\u00a0where\u00a0<\/span>the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.\u00a0<\/span>Many<\/span>\u00a0brownfield sites require remediation\u00a0<\/span>with costs that far<\/span>\u00a0exceed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the value of the property<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0causing<\/span>\u00a0sites sit\u00a0<\/span>vacant<\/span>\u00a0and undeveloped<\/span>\u00a0for years.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0The transformation of Brownfield sites is vital to the ongoing success of the region’s communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Brownfields in the Region\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>

The\u00a0<\/span>remnants\u00a0<\/span>of large-scale industrial\u00a0<\/span>production<\/span>\u00a0that once drove the region\u2019s economy are the most visible examples of brownfield sites in\u00a0<\/span>the Naugatuck Valley<\/span>, h<\/span>owever, b<\/span>rownfield<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>are not exclusive to\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>historical<\/span>\u00a0manufacturing buildings<\/span>\u00a0and sites<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>ites can range in scale from vacant auto-repair facilities and dry cleaners to underutilized historic commercial properties and former agricultural lands.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why Invest in Brownfields?<\/h2>\n

According to the EPA, $17.45 was leveraged for each <\/span>b<\/span>rownfields dollar and 9 jobs leveraged per $100,000 of EPA brownfields funds expended on assessment, cleanup, and revolving loan fund cooperative agreements. <\/span>Over the past decade, NVCOG has managed more than $10 million in brownfields funding.<\/span> Through redevelopment projects, this funding has leveraged more than $100 million in additional <\/span>federal, state, municipal and private investment.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Cleaning up<\/span> and reusing<\/span> brownfields properties <\/span>provide<\/span> <\/span>many community benefits<\/span>. Redeveloping these <\/span>sites<\/span> can increase the local tax base<\/span>, create jobs<\/span> and spur economic development in surrounding areas. It can foc<\/span>u<\/span>s development on areas wher<\/span>e utilities and access are readily available<\/span>, and preserve ecologically sensitive, forested<\/span>, and open-space areas, also known as “greenfields”. <\/span><\/p>\n

Redeveloping <\/span>brownfields<\/span> can help protect<\/span> and improve<\/span> the health and<\/span> quality of life of residents<\/span> by removing blight and environmentally contaminated soils<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>While <\/span>Naugatuck Valley\u2019s <\/span>industrial <\/span>legacy has left many of our <\/span>cities and <\/span>towns <\/span>with challenging<\/span> environmental<\/span> problems,<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span>se sites <\/span>also present<\/span> <\/span>an incredible opportunity <\/span>for our <\/span>communities<\/span> to<\/span> <\/span>reclaim and <\/span>reimagine these spaces<\/span> to provide significant benefit<\/span> to residents<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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NVCOG\u2019s Brownfield Redevelopment Program<\/span> <\/span>works<\/span> <\/span>with the <\/span>support of the <\/span>Regional Brownfields <\/span>Partnership<\/span><\/a>, a<\/span> committee of 25 towns<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>help <\/span>transform these sites from community liabilities into community asset. The RBP provided access to grants and low-interest loans, and technical assistance to navigate the entire environmental process, from site assessments to cleanup. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our program is <\/span>committed to helping communities in Connecticut reclaim and revitalize brownfield properties, mitigate potential health risks, and restore economic vitality, especially for communities who are historically impacted by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Learn more about the Regional Brownfields Partnership<\/a>.<\/p>

View Current Brownfields Projects<\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Staff Contact:\u00a0<\/h3>

Ricardo Rodriguez
Brownfields Program Coordinator
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What is a brownfield?\u00a0 According to the\u00a0EPA,\u00a0a brownfield is\u00a0a property\u00a0where\u00a0the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.\u00a0Many\u00a0brownfield sites […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":248,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5954"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31038,"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5954\/revisions\/31038"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}