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 Brownfields  2005
 Grant  Fact Sheet
         Nashua,  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 City of Nashua was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. This city of 86,605
residents was founded on industry, and as a result, has
many brownfields and asbestos-contaminated sites.
There are approximately 880 sites in the state's
contaminated sites database for the City of Nashua, of
which about 65 are hazardous waste sites. Many of
these sites are in downtown neighborhoods, where
residents have the lowest income levels in the city,
including many people living below the poverty level.
The city is also home to half the state's minority
population.  A city-wide master plan calls for creating
more pedestrian and bicycle greenways, developing a
commuter rail station, and expanding open space
  Assessment Grant    (20051
   $173,000 for hazardous substances

   EPA has selected the City of Nashua for a
   brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
   used to perform Phase I and Phase II environ-
   mental site assessments, and to generate cleanup
   scenarios for each site. Funds also will be used to
   form a community steering committee and
   conduct community outreach.
   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: City of Nashua, NH
  603-589-3075

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
networks along the Merrimack River.  Redevelop-
ment of brownfields will provide land for outdoor
recreational opportunities, and allow new businesses
to relocate in places such as old mill buildings,
creating economic opportunities for neighborhood
residents. Redevelopment will also eliminate con-
taminants that affect the air and water quality in
downtown neighborhoods.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA 560-F-05-026
                        May 2005
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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