This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the city of statesville to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in statesville north carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of Statesville, North Carolina a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the City in conducting eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERLCA 104(k)(2) in Statesville from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the City will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for 6 to 10 brownfield sites. The City will competitively procure environmental professionals to conduct environmental site work and report progress using EPA's ACRES system. Outcomes include 6 to 10 Phase I and 3 to 6 Phase II environmental site assessments, 12 community meetings, 2 to 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analyses of alternatives, and 2 to 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization. The work will benefit residents, businesses and brownfields in and near Statesville. No subawards are included in the cooperative agreement.

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.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, 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:the recipient anticipates conducting 6 to 10 phase i and 3 to 6 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 12 community meetings, developing 2 to 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 2 to 4 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfield in and near statesville, north carolina.