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Shelton receives $2.9 million DECD cleanup award; NVCOG reports available RLF and new Brownfields funding
Summary
NVCOG staff reported a DECD cleanup award for Shelton and new funding rounds: assessment maximums are $200,000, cleanup awards raised from $4 million to $6 million, an EPA supplemental RLF of $2 million arrives Oct. 1, and NVCOG expects roughly $1.2 million in subgrant funds and loan capital.
NVCOG staff reported that the city of Shelton was awarded $2.9 million from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for complete remediation at 125 Canal Street. The project had progressed with earlier RLF-funded work and procurement documents are being reformatted to match DECD guidelines so contractors already engaged can continue into the cleanup phase.
NVCOG’s Brownfields staff asked municipalities to identify eligible projects for upcoming DECD rounds — staff said the next DECD funding round should open in late summer. The group summarized program limits discussed at the meeting: assessment funds through DECD are capped at $200,000 per site, and cleanup funding previously at $4 million has been increased to $6 million.
Staff also reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded NVCOG a supplemental revolving loan fund (RLF) allocation of $2 million, which will be available on Oct. 1. NVCOG estimated roughly $1.2 million in subgrant funding availability (with a $500,000 per-site maximum) and $2–3 million in loan capital for cleanups and redevelopment loans. Staff described loans as 0% for the first 24 months.
NVCOG highlighted ongoing local projects: procurement and remediation scheduling for 125 Canal Street in Shelton (cleanup-ready conditions), review of a remediation action plan for 2 Factory Street in Derby, assistance on 90 Main Street in Derby (north parcel), and a request-for-proposals drafting effort for O’Sullivan’s Island. Staff invited municipalities and developers to reach out if they have projects seeking assessment, cleanup grants, or loans.
Separately, NVCOG reported a DECD conditional award of $4 million for Kinneytown sediment management and remediation work; staff said they were preparing paperwork to finalize that award. For Kinneytown more broadly, staff said the region received $25 million in the state bond package to advance sewer work and support property acquisition by the Connecticut Brownfield Land Bank in advance of redevelopment and dam/removal-related work.
"If you have any good projects that you are considering requesting assessment or cleanup funding for, please let us know ASAP so we could start the process of getting all those required documentations for you," Brownfields staff Ricardo said.
