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

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Town of Wendell, 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 Town in conducting eligible assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2) in Wendell, North Carolina. Specifically, the Town will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for 18 Phase I and 5 Phase II environmental site assessments. The Town will also hold community meetings, develop site-specific cleanup plans and analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives documents, and submit quarterly reports. No subawards are included in the Cooperative Agreement. The work conducted is expected to benefit residents, business owners, and the brownfield community in and near Wendell, North Carolina.

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 18 phase i and 5 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 1 kickoff meeting and multiple community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 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 wendell, north carolina.