Narrative proposal – single spaced, max 17 pages - City of Meriden

THRESHOLD CRITERIA FOR CLEANUP GRANTSA) APPLICANT ELIGIBILITYThe Office of Economic Development, City of Meriden, is an eligible entity for the USEPABrownfields Grant program. The City/MOED is a “General Purpose Unit of Local Government”as presented in Section III of the Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving LoanFund and Cleanup Grants.B) LETTER FROM STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITYAs an applicant other than a State or tribal environmental authority, the Meriden Department ofEconomic Development must provide a letter from the CTDEP acknowledging its plan to conductcleanup activities. We have provided such a letter prepared by the CTDEP’s Bureau of WaterManagement/PERD. See Attachment 2, State Letter.C) SITE ELIGIBILITY AND PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ELIGIBILITY1) Basic Site Information:a) Name of site: The Cooper Street siteb) Address: 77 Cooper StreetAttachment #3 includes an aerial photo of the site location in downtown Meriden.c) Current Owner: BL&A Associated LTD Partnershipd) Date you plan to acquire ownership: The City is prepared to take ownership througha condemnation or a tax foreclosure action by June of 2007.2) Status and History of Contamination at the Site:a) Contamination: Hazardous Substancesb) Operational history and current uses:From the late 1800s until approximately 1974, industrial processes historically conducted onthe site included silverware manufacturing. Typical processes associated with themanufacturing of silverware, plated ware, cutlery and flatware included plating. Platingrelated activities include pickling, degreasing, machining and trimming, polishing, grinding,buffing, waste and material storage, and shipping. Plating in Factory H is known to haveused oils, acid and alkali solutions, nickel, silver, chromium, copper, zinc, degreasing solventsrelated to plating. The property has remained vacant since the late 1970s, and is currentlyabandoned.c) Environmental Concerns at the site include soil contaminated predominately withhazardous substance including arsenic, copper, lead, petroleum hydrocarbons, and PAHs.Soil contamination is above the state remediation criteria adjacent to the factory building.d) How did the Site become contaminated; what is nature and extent ofcontamination?Soil contamination resulted from historic manufacturing uses. Silverware manufacturingactivities conducted on the site from the late 1800s until the 1970s are the cause of thepollution at the site. Soil is contaminated predominately with hazardous substance includingCity of Meriden FY 2007 Brownfields Cleanup Grant Application Page 4 of 19