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Brownfields 2007
Grant Fact Sheet
Haverhill, MA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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 Haverhill was selected to receive two
brownfields assessment grants and a brownfields
cleanup grant. Located in northern Essex County on
the New Hampshire border, Haverhill (population
58,969) was once well-known for its shoe industry. In
1890, over 11,000 people were employed in the indus-
try, and that number continued to grow into the early
20th Century. Following World War II, the industry in
Haverhill faded and disappeared entirely by the 1970s.
The city was left with a legacy of abandoned and
underused sites that resulted in disinvestment in the
urban core. Of the 87 listed hazardous sites in
Haverhill, about 19 are in the downtown target area.
Of the 141 petroleum sites in Haverhill, about 30 are in
the downtown target area. The poverty level in the
area exceeds 20 percent. Twenty-six percent of
Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Haverhill for two
brownfields assessment grants. Hazardous
substances grant funds will be used to identify and
prioritize brownfields, and perform eight to ten
Phase I and two to three Phase II environmental
site assessments. Petroleum grant funds will be
used to perform four to five Phase I and two to
three Phase II environmental site assessments.
Both grants will be used to support community
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Cleanup Grant
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of Haverhill for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to clean up the former Ted's for Tires site at
57 Granite Street. Contaminated by petroleum
products, this site is currently a paved parking lot.
Funds also will be used to conduct cleanup
oversight and support community involvement
activities.
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
617-918-1424
http://www.epa.gov/region01/brownfields/
Grant Recipient: City of Haverhill, MA
978-374-2330
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 560-F-07-071
May 2007
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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residents are minorities. Assessment of the city's
brownfields will help expedite redevelopment, which
will, in turn, improve access to the Merrimack
Riverfront. Cleanup of the Granite Street site will
improve the quality of storm water runoff into the
nearby Merrimack River. The city is considering
reusing this site as a new intermodal transit center and
parking garage.
ated. Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
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