Brownfields  2010 Revolving Loan  Fund Grant
               Fact Sheet
              Nashua, NH
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 City of Nashua was selected to receive a
brownfields revolving loan fund grant. Located in
southern New Hampshire, Nashua (population  86,605)
is approximately 30 square miles in size, and contains
1,278 currently or formerly contaminated sites. The
downtown Millyard area was once one of the region"s
premier industrial centers, but now contains mishandled
chemicals, storage tanks, and contamination in the soil
and groundwater. In one square mile of the city"s
downtown neighborhoods, there are approximately 60
brownfields totaling 180 acres. Poverty levels in these
neighborhoods are higher than the city and state
averages, and up to 24 percent of residents are
minorities. Brownfield cleanups conducted through the
RLF grant are expected to catalyze economic activity
that will expand the tax base, create jobs, and leverage
private and public funds.
                   Revolving Loan Fund Grant

                   $1,000,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the City of Nashua for a
                   brownfields revolving loan fund grant. The grant
                   will be used to capitalize a revolving loan fund from
                   which the City of Nashua will provide loans and
                   subgrants to support cleanup activities for sites
                   contaminated with hazardous substances. The city
                   expects to fund three loans and two subgrants. Grant
                   funds also will be used to market the RLF and
                   conduct cleanup planning and 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
                   (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

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

                   Grant Recipient: City of Nashua,NH
                   603-589-3260

                   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-10-026
        Apr 10

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