Brownfield redevelopment opportunities in the Ten-Mile River Watershed and Beyond

In 2022, the EPA awarded SRPEDD $500,000 to accomplish environmental assessment and site reuse planning at up to 10 sites within the Ten Mile River to Mount Hope Bay target area along the western edge of the district. Focusing on economic development through planning efforts in partnership with the project Brownfields Steering Committee - comprised of local communities, SRPEDD and relevant State and Federal agencies – this grant work will result in further understanding of next steps for environmental cleanup of these sites alongside a community-driven vision for their reuse as productive community assets. The sites addressed in this grant work, all of which are in State-designated Economically Distressed Areas, will be poised for private reinvestment in underutilized properties, creating jobs via commercial and/or mixed-use developments, while working to improve health and welfare in proximate residential neighborhoods.

Stakeholders: City of Attleboro; Town of North Attleborough; Town of Plainville; Town of Mansfield; Town of Seekonk; Town of Swansea; MassDEP; MassDevelopment; EPA

Proposed Investments and Initiatives: Immediate funded grant work includes three site reuse assessments, one site reuse vision, two site land use assessments, two site infrastructure evaluations, two resource roadmaps, 10 Phase I ESA’s, seven Phase II ESA’s, five site cleanup plans. Subsequent future work includes brownfields cleanup grants and activities, and site reuse support for relevant EDA and MassDevelopment Grants.

Strengths

• Incredible coastlines, rivers, natural resources, and recreation

Opportunities

• Brownfield remediation and redevelopment