This bipartisan infrastructure law (also known as the infrastructure investment and jobs act, public law 117-58) funded cooperative agreement is to provide funding to the greene county industrial…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Greene County Industrial Development Authority to conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Greene County, Pennsylvania under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Through this award, the recipient will inventory and assess up to 20 sites using Phase I assessments and up to 10 sites using Phase II assessments. Additionally, the recipient will engage the local community through 12 meetings and develop 4 site-specific cleanup plans. By the completion date of September 30, 2025, the recipient anticipates submitting quarterly reports detailing interim progress and accomplishments through the EPA's ACRES system. This funding will support brownfields assessment and redevelopment planning efforts to benefit the residents, businesses and stakeholders in and around Greene County.

This bipartisan infrastructure law (also known as the infrastructure investment and jobs act, public law 117-58) funded cooperative agreement is to provide funding to the greene county industrial development authority to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in greene county, pennsylvania. 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 a contaminant. 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 EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Specifically, the activities to be conducted include the assessment of community-wide sites located in greene county, PA, which includes the inventory of sites before field activities begin, community outreach and remediation planning - all eligible activities under the assessment cooperative agreement. Gcida has proposed to complete up to 20 phase i assessments and up to 10 phase II assessments in accordance with their approved EPA work plan.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the recipient anticipates conducting up to 20 phase i and up to 10 phase II environmental site assessments, holding 12 community meetings, developing 4 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 12 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near greene county, pennsylvania.