This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to walker county, georgia to provide funding to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the County of Walker, Georgia a $500,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Through this award, Walker County will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for up to 20 brownfield sites. Specifically, the county will complete 20 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, hold 6 community meetings, develop 5 site-specific cleanup plans or analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submit 16 quarterly reports. By September 2026, this funding is expected to support environmental site activities and benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in and near Walker County, Georgia through redevelopment of contaminated properties. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to walker county, georgia to provide funding 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, 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). Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the recipient anticipates conducting up to 20 phase i and 10 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 6 community meetings, developing 5 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in and near walker county, georgia.