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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 awarded $2.0M to the City of Harlowton under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This cooperative agreement, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), supports comprehensive remediation of the Harlowton Railyard Site in Montana, a brownfield property contaminated with petroleum-based substances. The City will conduct site cleanup authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(3), including removal and landfarming of up to 20,000 cubic yards of petroleum-contaminated soils and chemical oxidation treatment of contaminated soils beneath existing structures.

In addition to remediation activities, the City of Harlowton will deliver multiple support services including procurement and direction of qualified environmental professionals to oversee site activities, development of a community involvement plan and administrative record, completion of four community meetings, and finalization of brownfield cleanup alternatives analysis. The City is required to document progress through up to 16 quarterly reports submitted to EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). No subawards are included in this agreement. The remediation efforts are expected to benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in the Harlowton area and surrounding communities.

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the city of harlowton. The recipient will conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(3) in the city of harlowton at the harlowton railyard site in montana. The city of harlowton will use these cooperative assistance funds to remove and landfarm of up to 20,000 cubic yards of petroleum contaminated soils from the railyard site. Petroleum contaminated soils that are located underneath structures on site will be treated via chemical oxidation injections. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site(s). 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(s), 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 the harlowton railyard site, and anticipates holding four community meetings, finalizing the analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives for the removal, treatment and disposal of petroleum contaminated soils on site, and submitting up to 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near harlowton, montana.