Maine Resources
ME Brownfield Programs
Maine DEP Brownfields ProgramState Funding Program: MEDEP provides funds to municipalities assist with site investigation and cleanup. For site investigation, MEDEP assigns a consultant under contract to conduct the investigation. Cleanup grants have a ceiling of $50,000. Forms to apply for each of the grants are available on the Brownfields Program website.
Liability Relief Program: Liability relief at the state level is provided through the Voluntary Response Action Program Law.
Partners in Network
State contact information
State Brownfield Program Contact, Maine DEP’s role in brownfields is to oversee the investigation and cleanup of contaminated properties under state environmental laws, provide technical and regulatory guidance, and administer brownfields programs and funding to support the safe assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of underutilized sites.
| Organization | Name | Contact | Roundtable resource |
| Maine Department of Environmental Protection(MEDEP) | Chris Redmound | christopher.redmond@maine.gov |
Regional contact information
Council of Governments (COG) serves as a regional coordinator and facilitator, helping multiple local governments work together on assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites. COGs often manage or support EPA brownfields grants, provide technical assistance, share data and best practices, and align brownfield projects with regional planning, transportation, housing, and economic development goals.
| Organization | Name | Contact | Roundtable resource |
| Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments | Amy Landry | alandry@avcog.org | |
| Eastern Maine Development Corporation | Lee UImphrey | lumphrey@emdc.org | |
| Greater Portland Council of Governments | Paul Johnson | pjohnson@gpcog.org | |
| Hancock County Planning Commission | Avery Varney | avarney@hcpcme.org | |
| Kennebec Valley Council of Governments | Jessie Cyr | jcyr@kvcog.org | |
| Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission | Emily Rabbe | ||
| Midcoast Council of Governments | Max Johnstone | mjohnstone@midcoastcog.com | |
| Northern Maine Development Commission | Robert Clark | rclark@nmdc.org | |
| Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission | Reagan Young | ryoung@smpdc.org |
Brownfields Inventory
Where can I find environmental standards and contaminated site information?
Maine DEP Remediation Sites & Brownfields Database
Source: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP)
Provides a statewide database of remediation sites, including properties participating in Maine’s Brownfields Program. Includes site locations, remediation status, institutional controls, and access to related site documents and GIS resources. Useful for identifying Brownfields properties and documenting known environmental conditions for EPA applications.
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Source: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP)
Provides Maine’s risk-based approach for evaluating contaminated sites and establishing cleanup targets for soil, groundwater, indoor air, sediment, and other exposure pathways. Useful for understanding Maine cleanup requirements and describing the regulatory framework for proposed Brownfields assessment or cleanup activities.
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Source: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP)
Collection of technical and regulatory guidance related to contaminated-site investigation, sampling, data validation, vapor intrusion, risk evaluation, and remediation. Useful for understanding Maine DEP requirements when developing the technical and regulatory portions of a Brownfields project.
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Maine Comprehensive Plans
Source: Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA)
Provides information on Maine’s Growth Management Act, municipal comprehensive planning requirements, planning guidance, and access to municipal comprehensive plans. Useful for demonstrating that a proposed Brownfields project aligns with community priorities, land-use goals, economic development, housing, and redevelopment strategies.
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Source: Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA)
Provides information about Maine’s regional planning organizations and their role in supporting municipal and regional planning. Regional organizations can provide planning assistance, regional data, and community-development expertise relevant to Brownfields applications.
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Maine GeoLibrary
Source: Maine GeoLibrary / State of Maine
Provides access to statewide GIS datasets and mapping resources, including environmental, transportation, land-use, parcel, and infrastructure information. Useful for mapping Brownfields properties and analyzing surrounding populations, transportation, environmental conditions, and redevelopment opportunities.
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Maine Statistics
Source: State of Maine
Provides links to demographic, economic, labor, health, education, crime, and other statewide statistical resources. Useful for documenting community conditions, economic distress, population characteristics, and socioeconomic factors in EPA Brownfields Grant applications.
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Source: University of Connecticut Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) Program
Provides state and national socioeconomic and health data that can be used to establish community conditions and provide comparison benchmarks for EPA Brownfields Grant applications.
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Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Central source for Maine public health data, reports, assessments, surveillance information, and health-related datasets. Useful for documenting community health conditions, vulnerable populations, and public-health needs in Brownfields applications.
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Maine Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides Maine-specific environmental and health data, including asthma, childhood lead poisoning, air quality, private wells, radon, birth outcomes, and other indicators. Useful for developing the health-impact and vulnerable-population portions of an EPA Brownfields application.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Provides nationally comparable environmental and health data that can be explored by geographic area. Useful for providing broader context and comparison data when documenting community health conditions in Brownfields applications.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Interactive mapping and data-analysis tool for exploring environmental and health indicators by geography. Can provide state, county, and other geographic comparisons for community-needs and health-impact narratives.
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Maine Tracking Network – Asthma
Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
PProvides data on asthma prevalence, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations, with tools for examining geographic patterns. Can help document community health conditions and vulnerable populations as part of a Brownfields application.
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Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on birth defects in Maine, including data for multiple categories of birth defects and geographic areas. Can provide background information for community health assessments, although the data have geographic and surveillance limitations.
🔗 Click to seeMaine Tracking Network – Childhood Lead Poisoning
Source: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides data on childhood lead poisoning, blood-lead testing, and related risk factors such as older housing and poverty. Town-level information can help document environmental-health burdens and vulnerable populations relevant to Brownfields applications.
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