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  Brownfields  2006

  Grant  Fact Sheet

        Raymond, NH


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 Town of Raymond was selected to receive two
brownfields cleanup grants. Raymond (population
10,027) is a small, economically depressed town in
Rockingham County. Unemployment in the town
nearly doubled between 2000 and 2003. In addition,
poor soil conditions in the downtown area are causing
septic system failures, posing a threat to the town's
groundwater aquifer. There are 44 potential brownfield
sites in Raymond. The Rex Leather Tannery site is the
most visible of these, located just a few hundred feet
from the Lamprey Elementary School, the Lamprey
River, and the downtown area. Cleanup of the tannery
property will help alleviate health concerns for those
who live near the site and may increase property
values around the downtown area. A water treatment
facility planned for the site will help address the
  Cleanup Grants
  $400,000 for hazardous substances
  EPA has selected the Town of Raymond for two
  brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous sub-
  stances grant funds will be used for removal and
  offsite disposal of hazardous soils and capping of
  fill at the 11-acre Lot 120 and the 4-acre Lot 43
  of the former Rex Leather Tannery site at the
  corner of Old Manchester Road and Wight Street.
  The tannery operated from 1953 until it was
  destroyed by fire in 1972. Areas where leather
  scraps are buried are contaminated with a variety
  of metals. Funds also will be used for 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: Town of Raymond, NH
  603-895-4735

  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
failing septic systems in downtown Raymond and
reduce the threat of contamination to the town's ground-
water supply. This redevelopment is expected to help
attract retail, commercial, and light industrial businesses
to the town, thereby improving economic conditions for
area residents.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                          EPA560-F-06-215
                          July 2006
                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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