This agreement provides $52,289.00 to fully fund the 2026 superfund management assistance program in support of minnesota PCA's activities including but not limited to the review of remedial…

This agreement provides $52,289.00 to fully fund the 2026 superfund management assistance program in support of minnesota PCA's activities including but not limited to the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at the burlington northern tie plant (brainerd/baxter plant), kurt MFG. CO., and general mills sites when the environmental protection agency (EPA) is the lead agency for remedial action. This can also include review of information, attending site-related meetings and participating in five-year reviews.activities:activities to be performed include the following support agency activities including but not limited to the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at superfund sites in the state of minnesota when the environmental protection agency (EPA) is the lead agency for remedial action. This can also include review of information, attending site-related meetings and participating in five-year reviews.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the environmental outputs/outcomes as a result of the assistance for the 5.7 million residents of the state of minnesota are as follows: 1. Review, design, oversight, and analysis of the site-wide or media specific investigations/tests conducted; 2. Review, design, oversight, and analysis of investigative work plans; 3. Review of the site investigations conducted by the prps, if necessary; 4. Review of the feasibility studies; 5. Review of the proposed plans and record of decisions or rod amendments; 6. Review of the remedial design and remedial action work plans. To accomplish these tasks, the MPCA will: review documents and other tasks associated with the remedial processes at the sites as requested by EPA; hire a state consultant to assist with review of the FS, remedial design, remedial action and associated documents as needed; and form a MPCA team consisting of a project manager, hydrogeologist; and if needed, human health risk assessor, ecological risk assessor, public information officer and/or lab QA/QC reviewer; and utilize the appropriate personnel per task; MPCA review time frames will be coordinated with appropriate EPA RPM.