This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for wisconsin dept

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $2 million cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section 104(k)(2) throughout Wisconsin from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027.

Specifically, the recipient will inventory, characterize, assess contaminated properties and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities. This includes competitively procuring environmental professionals to perform site assessments and investigations. The recipient will also provide $75,000 subawards to four local governments for community-managed grants and establish a vapor intrusion assessment task force. Key anticipated outcomes include conducting environmental site assessments and investigations, developing quality assurance project plans and remedial action plans, and submitting quarterly reports to the EPA. The agreement aims to enhance assessment of dry cleaner sites and benefit Wisconsin residents and businesses.

Of natural resource: remediation and redevelopment program to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(2) throughout the state of wisconsin. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (ACRES). Subrecipient:subwards are included in this assistance agreement. Four WAM community managed subgrants of $75,000 will be given to local governments. Outcomes: enhance dry cleaner inventory and establish vapor assessment task force. Further, through WAM the recipient anticipates conducting 8 phase I and 14 environmental site assessments, 10 site investigation reports, holding community meetings as appropriate, developing 4 qapps, 7 remedial action plans, and submitting 19 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in wisconsin.