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 $500,000 to the City of Riverton under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2029. This cooperative agreement provides funding to conduct eligible environmental assessment and remediation planning activities related to brownfield sites in Riverton, Wyoming. The recipient will inventory, characterize, and assess real properties potentially complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, and will develop cleanup planning documents and alternatives analyses to support successful site redevelopment.

Under this agreement, the City of Riverton will complete 18 Phase I and 7 Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, develop four site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, create two planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization efforts, conduct four community engagement meetings, and submit quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The recipient will competitively procure and direct qualified environmental professionals to conduct all environmental site activities. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The deliverables under this award will directly benefit residents, business owners, and stakeholders in Riverton and surrounding areas by addressing blighted and underutilized properties and supporting community-driven economic revitalization.

This agreement will provide funding for city of riverton to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in riverton, wyoming. 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. Also, the recipient 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 anticipates conducting 18 phase i and 7 phase II environmental site assessments, holding four community meetings, developing four site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing two planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near riverton, wyoming.