^    Brownfields 2009  Cleanup  Grant Fact Sheet
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this 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.
Additionally, funding  support is provided to state  and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The Town of Jaffrey was selected to receive three
brownfields cleanup grants. Jaffrey (population 5,476) is
located in southwestern New Hampshire, about 90 miles
from Boston. It is home to Mount Monadnock, one of the
world's most frequently climbed mountains, which is
visible from all the towns in the region. The target sites
are located in a mixed-use neighborhood with retail,
commercial, and multi-family residential properties
occupied predominantly by low-to-moderate-income
families. Groundwater contamination at the sites extends
for an estimated 15 acres, appears to be migrating toward
the Contoocook River, and is within a short radius of a
wellhead protection area of a town well. Cleanup of the
Elite Laundry sites will help protect the health of
downtown area residents and the Contoocook River
watershed by mitigating the potential harmful effects of
contaminants from the site. It also is expected to increase
property values by removing blight from the community.
Once the target sites are cleaned up, the town anticipates
that a small commercial retail store will open on the
property.
                     Cleanup Grants

                     $600,000 for hazardous substances

                     EPA has selected the Town of Jaffrey for three
                     brownfields cleanup grants. Hazardous substances
                     grant funds will be used to clean up the Elite
                     Laundry sites at 4, 6, and 10 Laundry Road. A
                     commercial laundry and dry cleaning business
                     operated at the sites from 1937 to 1997. Previous
                     environmental studies indicate the presence of
                     tetrachloroethene and related contaminants in site
                     soils and groundwater. Grant funds also will be
                     used for groundwater and gas management and
                     monitoring, and for community outreach 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
                     (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                     EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
                     (617)918-1424
                     EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)

                     Grant Recipient: Town of Jaffrey,NH
                     (603)532-7880

                     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
                     negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
                     fact sheet are subject to change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA 560-F-09-246
      May 2009

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