The michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy will complete a feasibility study (FS) and a remedial design (RD) for the harbortown upstream and the harbortown shoreline remediation…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $9 million cooperative agreement to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on June 1, 2026, to complete a feasibility study and remedial design for the Harbortown Upstream and Harbortown Shoreline Remediation Sites in the Detroit River Area of Concern, under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469).

The recipient will develop remedial action objectives and preliminary remediation goals, evaluate remediation alternatives, select a preferred alternative, and produce a final remedial design. The deliverables include a completed feasibility study and remedial design document intended to support removal of sediment-related beneficial use impairments and eventual delisting of the Detroit River as an Area of Concern. Performance occurs in Detroit, Michigan, with a period of performance through September 30, 2031. No sub-recipients are included in this agreement.

The michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy will complete a feasibility study (FS) and a remedial design (RD) for the harbortown upstream and the harbortown shoreline remediation sites in the detroit river area of concern.activities:the activities include development of remedial action objectives and preliminary remediation goals, development of remediation alternatives, selection of the preferred alternative, and development of remedial design. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a completed feasibility study and final remedial design for the harbortown upstream and the harbortown shoreline remediation sites. The expected outcomes include implementable designs needed to remove the remaining sediment related beneficial use impairments (buis) and eventually delist the detroit river as an area of concern. The intended beneficiaries include all those who live and recreate in the detroit river area of concern.