This agreement provides funding in the amount of $500,00 to the city of west columbia, south carolina, to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(2) in the city…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of West Columbia, South Carolina, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). This award funds eligible assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 104(k)(2) to address brownfield sites—real properties whose expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

Under this cooperative agreement, the City of West Columbia will conduct environmental site assessments, develop cleanup planning documents, and implement community engagement initiatives. Specific deliverables include conducting 24 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, developing four site-specific cleanup plans and alternatives analyses, hosting two community meetings, creating one planning document to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly progress reports through the EPA's Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The grantee will competitively procure and oversee a qualified environmental professional to perform the technical site assessment activities. No subrecipients are included in this award, and the anticipated outcomes are designed to benefit residents, business proprietors, and stakeholders within and adjacent to West Columbia.

This agreement provides funding in the amount of $500,00 to the city of west columbia, south carolina, to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(2) in the city of west columbia. 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:the activities to be performed involve inventorying, describing, analyzing, and conducting cleanup plans and community engagement initiatives. The recipient will competitively acquire (as needed) and oversee a qualified environmental professional to perform environmental site tasks. The grantee will provide updates on interim progress and final achievements by completing and submitting pertinent sections of the property profile form via EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include plans to conduct 24 phase i and II (10) environmental site assessments, hold 2 community meetings, develop 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, create 1 planning document to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submit 16 quarterly reports. The work performed under this agreement will benefit the residents, business proprietors, and stakeholders within and adjacent to the city.