Brownfields Assessment Grant Profile

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
Grant ID: 69600086.
Cooperative Agreement #: BF96109001

This profile provides a summary of basic grant information and the accomplishments reported to the US EPA by a Brownfields A brownfield is an abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facility/site where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. EPA's Brownfields initiative helps communities mitigate potential health risks and restore the economic viability of such areas or properties. grant recipient.

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Cooperative Agreement Contact
Properties Addressed By This Cooperative Agreement
Assessment Activities
Cleanup Activities
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Profile Information

Recipient Name

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

Cooperative Agreement #

BF96109001

State

Cooperative Agreement Type

BCRLF

Announcement Year

FY09

Award Date

08/05/2009

Initial Project Period

08/03/2009 to 08/02/2014

Current POP End Date

09/30/2020

Status

Funding Source

Regionally Funded

Total Funded

$1,375,000.00

Funding Type

Hazardous

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Cooperative Agreement Contact

Primary Contact Name

Christine Lombard

Primary Contact Email

Lombard.Chris@epa.gov

Primary Contact Phone

(617) 918-1305

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Properties Addressed By This Cooperative Agreement

Property Name	Address	Property Page Link
27 Main Street	27 Main Street BOXFORD, MA 01921	Open
29 Elm Street	29 Elm Street Salisbury, MA 01952	Open
Amesbury Riverwalk - 25 Water Street	25 Water Street Amesbury, MA 01913	Open
Amesbury Riverwalk - 31 Water Street	31 Water Street AMESBURY, MA 01913	Open
Brown School	42 Milk Street NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950	Open
City Branch Rail Corridor	Rear of 157 Water Street NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950	Open
Coastal Metals - Lot 20	2 Little's Court MERRIMAC, MA 01860	Open
Coastal Metals - Lot 7	2 Little's Court Merrimac, MA 01860	Open
Coastal Metals - Lot 8	2 Little's Court MERRIMAC, MA 01860	Open
Former Merrimac Paper	7, 9, 19 South Canal Street Lawrence, MA 01843	Open
Hooker Howe/Webster Building	46 South Main Street HAVERHILL, MA 01835	Open
ICBA Building	335 Groveland Street HAVERHILL, MA 01830	Open
Methuen Mill property	54 Osgood Street Methuen, MA 01844	Open
Moderno Furniture	143 Winter Street HAVERHILL, MA 01830	Open
Oxford Paper	21 Canal Street Lawrence, MA 01840	Open

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Assessment Activities

Property Name	EPA Funding	Completion Date	Activity	Leveraged Funding
Former Merrimac Paper	$0.00	10/22/2020	Cleanup Planning	$5,000.00
Hooker Howe/Webster Building	$0.00	03/14/2019	Cleanup Planning	$0.00
Moderno Furniture	$0.00	07/14/2021	Phase I Environmental Assessment	$4,500.00
Moderno Furniture	$0.00	06/25/2021	Supplemental Assessment	$2,000.00

EPA Assessment Funding: $0.00
Leveraged Funding: $11,500.00
Total Funding: $11,500.00
NOTE: Funding marked for deletion not included in totals

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Cleanup Activities

Property Name	EPA Funding	Is Cleanup Required?	Completion Date	Leveraged Funding
27 Main Street	$91,000.00	Yes	11/08/2023	$0.00
29 Elm Street	$346,000.00	Yes	01/03/2017	$0.00
Amesbury Riverwalk - 25 Water Street	$63,000.00	Yes	04/11/2018	$100,000.00
Amesbury Riverwalk - 31 Water Street	$58,853.00	Yes	04/11/2018	$101,000.00
Brown School	$4,500.00	Yes		$0.00
City Branch Rail Corridor	$187,200.00	Yes	10/01/2019	$0.00
Coastal Metals - Lot 20	$89,160.00	Yes		$0.00
Coastal Metals - Lot 7	$89,160.00	Yes		$0.00
Coastal Metals - Lot 8	$89,160.00	Yes		$0.00
Hooker Howe/Webster Building	$35,000.00	Yes		$29,950.00
Methuen Mill property	$18,900.00	Yes	10/28/2014	$0.00
Oxford Paper	$437,000.00	Yes	09/16/2014	$283,000.00

Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 91
Costshare Funding: $187,780.00
Leveraged Funding: $513,950.00
Total Funding: $2,022,883.00
NOTE: Funding marked for deletion not included in totals

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Institutional & Engineering Controls

Property Name	Are ICs Required?	IC In Place	Are ECs Required?	EC In Place
27 Main Street	No		No
29 Elm Street	No		No
Amesbury Riverwalk - 25 Water Street	No		No	No
Amesbury Riverwalk - 31 Water Street	No		No	No
Brown School
City Branch Rail Corridor	No		Yes	Yes
Coastal Metals - Lot 20	Yes	No	Yes	No
Coastal Metals - Lot 7	Yes	No	Yes	No
Coastal Metals - Lot 8	Yes	No	Yes	No
Former Merrimac Paper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hooker Howe/Webster Building
ICBA Building
Methuen Mill property	Yes	Yes
Moderno Furniture
Oxford Paper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Property Name	Start Date	Completion Date	Leveraged Funding	Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged
29 Elm Street	04/05/2018	08/31/2019	$8,750,000.00	66
Amesbury Riverwalk - 25 Water Street	05/01/2014	12/31/2014	$1,560,717.00	4
Amesbury Riverwalk - 31 Water Street	05/01/2014	12/31/2014	$1,560,717.00	4
Oxford Paper	02/01/2013	08/29/2014	$1,089,015.00	30

Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged: 104
Leveraged Funding: $12,960,449.00
NOTE: Funding marked for deletion not included in totals

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Brownfields Assessment Grant Profile

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Grant ID: 69600086. Cooperative Agreement #: BF96109001

More Details on Grant Awarded

Profile Information

Cooperative Agreement Contact

Properties Addressed By This Cooperative Agreement

Assessment Activities

Cleanup Activities

Institutional & Engineering Controls

Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
Grant ID: 69600086.
Cooperative Agreement #: BF96109001