Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM) received a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support remediation activities at a brownfield site located at 3940 North 35th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Key activities include:

• Conducting environmental site assessments, developing a cleanup plan, and performing remediation to address contamination including deteriorated caps, RCRA metals, volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
• Creating a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site.
• Reporting on interim progress and final outcomes, including holding community meetings, finalizing an analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting quarterly reports.

Once remediated, the site will be redeveloped according to a community-informed reuse plan. This Cooperative Agreement is intended to facilitate the expansion, redevelopment, and reuse of the brownfield property to benefit local residents, businesses, and stakeholders.

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for the redevelopment authority of the city of milwaukee to conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(K)(3) at 3940 north 35TH street, milwaukee, wisconsin. At 3940 north 35TH street, the primary environmental concerns include a deteriorated cap that exists over a previously closed former pickle liquor lagoon as well as rcra metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCS), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) in soils and groundwater. Once remediated, the site will be redeveloped according to a specific reuse plan that will be determined through a community engagement process. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site, 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:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient will remediate one brownfield site and anticipates holding one or more community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting sixteen (16) quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near 3940 north 35TH street, milwaukee, wisconsin.