Assessment & Cleanup of Contaminated Sites

Resources

City of Belfast Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program

The City of Belfast was previously awarded a $1,000,000 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to capitalize a City of Belfast Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program. The purpose of this program is to provide funding, in the form of below-market, flexible loans and/or subgrants, to facilitate the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties (brownfields) located within the City of Belfast, resulting in the generation of social and economic development benefits, the promotion of environmental justice, and the furthering of community revitalization. Loans are available to public entity, non-profit entity, and private for-profit owners of brownfield properties. Subgrants are available only to public entity and non-profit entity owners of brownfield properties. You may contact Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge at 207-338-3370, extension 116 to inquire about this program.

City of Belfast Brownfields Assessment Program

The City of Belfast has been awarded a United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Grant for conducting environmental assessments and cleanup planning at eligible properties in Belfast. For owners, developers, and/or prospective purchasers of commercial and industrial properties in Belfast that have redevelopment potential, but are currently vacant or underutilized due to known or perceived contamination from by petroleum or other potential hazardous materials (or just the perception of contamination), the City can provide the owner or future purchaser with an environmental assessment and/or cleanup plan for that property at no charge, in order to provide environmental due diligence in support of bank financing, to document the environmental liabilities and associated cleanup costs, to help revitalize these properties, and/or to protect the environment and public health. You may contact Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge at 207-338-3370, extension 116 to ask questions about this program.

Abbreviations

Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA)
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
Remedial Action Plan (RAP)

Assessments completed under the City of Belfast Brownfields Assessment Program:

Please note: many of these files are extremely large in size and require longer download times.

Brownfields Cleanup Grant Program

This program, offered through the United States Environmental Protection Agency, provides grants to nonprofit and government property owners, to facilitate the cleanup of abandoned or underused properties, that are contaminated with petroleum and/or hazardous materials and/or substances, in order to revitalize these properties and to protect the environment and public health. 

The City of Belfast has previously been successful in securing grants through this program for the following properties:

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program

This program, offered through the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, provides loans at attractive rates to private property owners, and grants to nonprofit and government property owners, to facilitate the cleanup of abandoned or underused properties, that are contaminated with petroleum and/or hazardous materials and/or substances, in order to revitalize these properties and to protect the environment and public health. Read more about the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program. 

The City of Belfast has previously been successful in securing loans through this program for the following properties:

The City of Belfast has previously been successful in securing grants through this program for the following properties: