New Hampshire Resources
NH Brownfield Programs
NH Department of Environmental Services Brownfields Main Page
State Funding Program: NH provides three types of funding programs: technical assistance for investigation, clean up grants (up to $200K on biannual basis) and access to a Revolving Loan Fund for low-interest loans.
Liability Relief: The NH Covenant Program provides liability relief for a current owner, prospective purchaser, secured creditor or municipality that did not cause or contribution to the contamination at a brownfield site.
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State contact information & Roundtable resource
The objective of New Hampshire’s Brownfields Covenant Program is to provide incentives in the form of liability protections for the investigation, cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties by those who did not cause or contribute to the contamination. Statewide supervisor for the brownfields program
| Organization | Name | Contact | Roundtable resource |
| New Hampshire Department of Environmental Serivces (NHDES) | Melina Bubier | melinda.s.bubier@des.nh.gov |
Regional contact information & Roundtable resources
An RPC/RPO supports local governments by coordinating regional brownfields planning, managing or assisting with EPA brownfields grants, providing technical and GIS support, and integrating brownfield assessment and redevelopment into broader land-use, transportation, housing, and economic development plans.
| Organization | Name | Contact | Roundtable resource |
| Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission | mmonahan@cnhrpc.org | ||
| Lakes Region Planning Commission | jhayes@lakesrpc.org | ||
| Nashua Regional Planning Commission | |||
| North Country Council | jsteele@nccouncil.org | ||
| Rockingham Planning Commission | troache@therpc.org | ||
| Southern NH Planning Commission | cprolman@snhpc.org | ||
| Southwest Region Planning Commission | jbmack@swrpc.org | ||
| Strafford Regional Planning Commission | lmurphy@strafford.org | ||
| Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commisssion | mbutts@uvlsrpc.org |
Where can I find environmental standards and contaminated site information?
NHDES Brownfields & Contaminated Sites
Source: NHDES NHEnviro
Provides access to NHDES site lists for contaminated and remediation sites, including Brownfields and sites with activity and use restrictions. Useful for identifying known Brownfields properties, reviewing site status, and researching environmental conditions relevant to EPA Brownfields applications.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)
Provides information and resources related to contaminated sites in New Hampshire, including remediation programs, site information, and related regulatory resources. Useful for understanding the environmental history and regulatory status of properties being considered for Brownfields assessment or cleanup.
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New Hampshire Master Plans & Planning Framework
Source: New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development / Municipalities
New Hampshire RSA 674 establishes the framework for municipal Master Plans, which guide future development, land use, infrastructure, housing, economic development, and other community priorities. Municipal Master Plans can help demonstrate that a Brownfields project aligns with locally adopted redevelopment and planning goals.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs,
New Hampshire has nine Regional Planning Commissions that provide municipalities with regional planning, technical assistance, data, and community-development support. Regional plans and planning resources can help connect Brownfields projects to broader regional priorities and provide supporting data for EPA applications.
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New Hampshire State Data Center
Source: New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development / U.S. Census Bureau
Provides access to Census data and customized population products, including population estimates, projections, American Community Survey data, housing, economic, and geographic information. It is New Hampshire's official source for population statistics and is useful for documenting demographics and socioeconomic conditions in Brownfields applications.
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Source: University of Connecticut Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) Program
Provides state and national socioeconomic and health data that can be used to establish community conditions and comparison benchmarks for EPA Brownfields Grant applications.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Interactive health and social-services data system providing information at the town, county, and state levels. Includes health outcomes, environmental health, demographic, and social indicators that can help applicants document community health conditions and vulnerable populations.
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NH GRANIT
Source: University of New Hampshire – NH GRANIT
New Hampshire's statewide GIS clearinghouse, providing access to geospatial datasets, online maps, applications, and other geographic resources. Useful for mapping Brownfields sites and analyzing surrounding land use, environmental resources, infrastructure, transportation, demographics, and other community characteristics.
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Source: University of New Hampshire – NH GRANIT
Provides a modern, searchable portal for discovering and accessing New Hampshire geospatial data, maps, dashboards, and applications. Particularly useful for Brownfields mapping and identifying environmental, land-use, infrastructure, and community characteristics surrounding a target property.
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New Hampshire Environmental Public Health Tracking
Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Provides environmental and health information through NH's Environmental Public Health Tracking Program and WISDOM system. Data cover environmental hazards, exposures, and health outcomes and can be used to identify community-level environmental-health conditions relevant to Brownfields applications.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Provides nationally comparable environmental and health data that can be explored geographically. Useful for providing broader context and comparison data for community health conditions and environmental-health concerns in Brownfields applications.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Interactive tool for exploring environmental and health indicators by geographic area. Selected cancer indicators available through the tool may be modeled estimates rather than actual cancer incidence rates, so applicants should review the methodology for each indicator before using it in a grant application.
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U.S. Cancer Statistics
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Provides official federal cancer incidence and mortality statistics derived from cancer registries and death records. Data are available at national, state, county, and congressional-district levels and can be used to provide actual cancer-rate comparisons for Brownfields community-health narratives.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Provides cancer-related health information through the NH WISDOM system, including data available at the county level. Community Health Outlook reports provide additional community-level health indicators and can be useful for documenting local health conditions in Brownfields applications.
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NH WISDOM – Asthma
Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Provides asthma information through NH WISDOM, including county-level data. Additional community-level asthma information is available through the Community Health Outlook reports. Useful for documenting respiratory health conditions and vulnerable populations as part of a Brownfields application.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Provides community-level health profiles covering approximately 35 health-related indicators across New Hampshire communities, including health outcomes, risk factors, behaviors, and community characteristics. Particularly useful for identifying health disparities, trends, and populations that may help establish community need in Brownfields applications.
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Source: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS)
Provides childhood blood-lead data through the WISDOM interactive dashboard, including information that can be examined by community and over time. Useful for documenting lead exposure, environmental-health conditions, and vulnerable populations in Brownfields applications.
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