This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the city of camden, south carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of Camden, South Carolina $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support the City in conducting eight to ten Phase I and six to eight Phase II environmental site assessments, holding four community meetings, developing five to six site-specific cleanup plans and three to four planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization. The City will also submit sixteen quarterly reports on progress under the cooperative agreement, which was awarded on July 1, 2022 and concludes on September 30, 2026. The work conducted with this EPA funding will benefit residents, businesses and brownfield sites in and near Camden, South Carolina by supporting environmental assessment and cleanup planning activities.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for the city of camden to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2).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 eight to ten phase i and six to eight phase II environmental site assessments, holding four community meetings, developing five to six site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing three to four planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfield in and near the city of camden, south carolina.