This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the city of chattanooga, tennessee

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee a $500,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support brownfield site assessment and cleanup planning activities in South Chattanooga from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

Specifically, the City will conduct twelve Phase I and eight Phase II environmental site assessments. It will also hold sixteen community meetings and develop eight site-specific cleanup plans and analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives. The City anticipates producing eight planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization in the target area. The subrecipient, Mr. Sam Saieed of the Southeast Tennessee Development District, will oversee project implementation and management as the Brownfield Coordinator. The work funded under this agreement aims to benefit residents, businesses and brownfield sites in South Chattanooga through environmental site characterization and redevelopment planning.

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. This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58) for the recipient to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in south chattanooga, hamilton county, tennessee. 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 the environmental protection agency's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:MR. SAM saieed, setdd-assistant director of community development/ brownfield director. MR.saieed will serve as the brownfield coordinator for the project. He has administered more than 150 economic and community development projects and programs. He will be charged with the implementation and management of the brownfield grant project activities and tasks.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting twelve phase i and eight environmental site assessments; holding sixteen community meetings; developing eight site-specific cleanup plans and/or analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives; developing eight planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization; and submitting sixteen quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfields in and near south chattanooga, hamilton county, tennessee.