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

The City of Booneville has been awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under CFDA 66.818. The purpose of this award is to support the expansion, development, or reuse of brownfield properties that may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Key activities include conducting 12 Phase I and 8 Phase II environmental site assessments, developing 4 site-specific cleanup plans, holding community meetings, and submitting 16 quarterly progress reports. The expected outcomes include creating 6 hazardous material surveys. This funding will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the City of Booneville, Mississippi.

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This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to city of booneville. The purpose of this award is for the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant on brownfield properties. Activities include inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities, competitively procure and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using environmental protection agency's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system. Anticipated deliverables conducting twelve phase i and eiight phase II environmental site assessments, holding community meetings, developing 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives. Expected outcomes include developing 6 hazardous material surveys and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near the city of booneville, mississippi.activities:-subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:-