Cooperative Agreement 00E03222

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the City of Galion, Ohio a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the City in conducting eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERLCA 104(k)(2) from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Specifically, the City will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for fifteen brownfield sites. This will include fifteen Phase I and eleven Phase II environmental site assessments, three community meetings, development of four site-specific cleanup plans, and planning documents to initiate brownfield revitalization. The City will also submit twelve quarterly reports on progress to the EPA. The work is expected to benefit residents, businesses, and stakeholders in and near Galion through the assessment and redevelopment of contaminated properties.