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

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the City of Chiloquin, Oregon a $402,500 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA #66.818) program. The funding will support the city's cleanup of a brownfield site contaminated by hazardous substances. Specifically, the city will competitively procure environmental professional services to conduct site assessment and remediation activities. It will also create a community involvement plan, administrative record, and submit quarterly progress reports using EPA's ACRES system. The anticipated outcomes include remediating one brownfield property, holding four community meetings, finalizing one analysis of cleanup alternatives, and submitting eleven quarterly reports by the project completion date of September 30, 2025. The brownfield assessment and cleanup work funded through this award is expected to benefit local residents, businesses and other stakeholders in and near Chiloquin, Oregon.

This agreement will provide funding to the city of chiloquin to conduct remediation activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(3) in chiloquin, oregon. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the city of chiloquin to clean up a brownfield site. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site(s), 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 city of chiloquin will remediate 1 brownfield site and anticipates holding 4 community meetings, finalizing 1 analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 11 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near chiloquin, oregon.