Howland Tannery, Howland, Maine

Since it closed in 1971, the tannery has been a symbol of the Town’s economic doldrums. Today the site has new hope in becoming a focal point for community revitalization efforts. A team of experts, lead by CES, is guiding the Town through a process which involved clean-up efforts to remediate several areas of tannery debris, sludge, solid waste, and petroleum contamination along the shores of the Penobscot River. Our environmental staff has worked closely with Town leaders to develop a remediation plan that will help make the site usable for other reuse opportunities in the future. The project involves a cover system and landscape restoration plan. Currently, CES is coordinating a “visioning process” to determine what options for reuse would most benefit the town and surrounding communities after the cover system is installed. The project is being funded through stimulus dollars provided from the EPA Brownfields Program.

SERVICES PROVIDED
Surveying Services
Facilitation/Planning
Landscape Restoration Planning
Civil/Site Design
Local, State & Federal Permitting

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