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 Brownfields  2005
 Grant  Fact  Sheet
         Durham,  NH
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Town of Durham was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Durham (population
12,664), a town of over 25 square miles, is home to the
University of New Hampshire (10,850 students). The
town and university community have a diverse and
multi-national population. One-third of the town's
population are youths, and the poverty rate is almost 28
percent. The target two-acre Craig Supply site is
located near the Main Street gateway into town, in the
middle of the university campus. It abuts the high-
speed rail corridor that provides freight and Amtrak
passenger service, the university's arena, and the
women's soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey athletic
fields. Cleanup of this site will help protect the health
   Cleanup Grant
120051
   $200,000 for hazardous substances

   EPA has selected the Town of Durham for a
   brownfields cleanup grant. Funds will be used for
   community involvement activities and remediation
   of tetrachloroethene (PCE) contamination in the
   soil and groundwater at the former Craig Supply
   Co. site. The contamination is the result of spills
   and leaks from an aboveground storage tank and
   railroad tanker cars at the site. The company
   distributed dry cleaning supplies and chemicals to
   dry cleaners in the area between the 1940s and
   1989.
   Contacts
   For further information, including specific grant
   contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
   news and events, and publications and links, visit
   the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
   brownfields.
   EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
   617-918-1221
   http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
   Grant Recipient: Town of Durham, NH
   603-868-5578

   The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
   yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
   in this fact sheet are subject to change.
of the student athletes who practice and play next to
the site, visitors who attend events in the area, and
passengers who utilize the local rail service. Once
the site is cleaned up, Durham plans to build a much-
needed parking facility to serve rail users, the
university, and the adjacent arena; enhance access to
mass transit and the university; and reduce conges-
tion on the Main Street corridor. Proceeds from the
parking facility will be invested in the town's infra-
structure.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                         EPA 560-F-05-025
                         May 2005
                         www.epa.gov/brownfields

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